Acupuncture for Women’s Health (Periods, Fertility, Perimenopause & Menopause) in Hasssocks

Traditional Chinese Medicine (Acupuncture, Herbal Therapy, Dietary & Lifestyle advice) truly excels when it comes to resolving conditions relating to Women’s Health. It is a gentle yet extremely effective medicine, which encourages the body to heal itself.

Acupuncture has long been used to treat Women’s health in areas such as periods (heavy, painful, irregular or absent), Fertility, Pregnancy, Postnatal Care, Perimenopause & Menopause.

Regular acupuncture treatments gently yet consistently rebalance the body by regulating female reproductive hormones such as Estrogen, Progesterone, LH, FSH & Prolactin while at the same time reducing high levels of stress hormones such as Cortisol & Adrenaline.

The resulting effect of the rebalancing of these hormones are calmer, happier women whose periods are trouble-free and without symptoms of PMT, or whose hot flushes, body aches and anxiety have been drastically reduced or resolved.

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Women’s Health conditions treated at Acupuncture Hassocks:

Acupuncture for Fertility

Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine, along with dietary and lifestyle advice, can significantly enhance a woman’s ability to conceive either naturally or via IVF/IUI.

Whether the cause of the fertility issue is known or not, acupuncture can usually resolve the issue within a few months of regular treatment to allow conception to occur (assuming there are no male fertility issues which can also be addressed by acupuncture and/or herbs).

If IVF is required, the chances of conception are dramatically increased by undergoing treatment with acupuncture in the preceding 3+ months.

Acupuncture for PMS or PMT (Pre-Menstrual Syndrome)

Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) Or Premenstrual Tension (PMT) defines the wealth of symptoms that can affect women in the 1-2 weeks before the onset of their period.

Symptoms of PMS include irritability, anger, frustration, headaches, low mood, bloating, breast pain and distention, fatigue and craving sweet foods and can be quite debilitating for those women who suffer from them.

Fortunately, acupuncture can completely resolve all symptoms of PMS within a few weeks of regular treatment.

Acupuncture for Heavy Periods (Menorrhagia) or Painful Periods (Dysmenorrhoea)

Acupuncture helps Heavy or Painful Periods

Many women suffer considerably with heavy or painful periods each month and it can completely take over their lives for that week or two. Typically these women will also suffer with a host of other symptoms which come along with difficult periods: bloating, irritability, fatigue, sore or distended breasts & craving sweet foods.

Both heavy and painful periods tend to result from disharmony within the Liver organ system in particular. When the Liver is imbalanced, we tend to feel impatient and frustrated, and often will have other symptoms such as PMS or headaches.

Fortunately, by regulating the Liver, Spleen & Kidney Systems, acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Therapy can completely resolve heavy and/or painful periods, as well as the other symptoms which can regulate the entire hormonal environment to make difficult periods a thing of the past!

Acupuncture for Irregular Periods (Oligomenorrhea)

Irregular cycles are common amongst menstruating women of all ages, but are particularly common amongst younger women, women approaching menopause and those with conditions such as Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), elevated Prolactin levels, hormonal imbalances, ovarian cysts or Diminished Ovarian Reserve.

Fortunately, whatever the cause, acupuncture can help. Acupuncture can regulate female reproductive hormones, encouraging the body to ovulate in a timely manner and therefore regulate cycles, resulting in predictable periods where women feel less ‘hormonal’ and more in control of their lives.

Acupuncture for Absent Periods (Amenorrhoea)

Amenorrhoea is defined as the absence of periods. Primary Amenorrhoea is generally defined as a girl not starting her periods by age 16, while Secondary Amenorrhoea is defined as a woman’s periods ceasing for 6 months or 3 cycles.

Most cases are caused by 4 conditions: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), Hypothalamus issues, high Prolactin levels or ovarian failure.

In most of these cases, regular acupuncture (sometimes with Chinese Herbal Medicine) will regulate hormones, allowing ovulation to re-start within 2-3 months of treatment.

Acupuncture for Endometriosis or Fibroids

Endometriosis and Fibroids are both gynaecological conditions which are characterised by the inappropriate growth of uterine tissue within the reproductive system (ovaries, fallopian tubes, wall of the uterus). This tissue can also grow elsewhere in the body, such as around other organs, especially the bowels.

This wayward tissue growth can cause painful, heavy periods as well as damage to the reproductive (and other) organs, which, as well as being hard to tolerate with each menstrual cycle, can also affect fertility.

Fortunately, Traditional Chinese Medicine has long had an understanding of why Endometriosis and Fibroids occur (from a Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective) and it has the necessary tools to resolve the symptoms of heavy and painful periods within 2-3 months of regular acupuncture treatments, usually combined with Chinese Herbal Medicine.

Acupuncture for Menopause or Perimenopause

Acupuncture helps Menopause and Perimenopause

The symptoms of Menopause and Perimenopause (irregular bleeding, hot flushes, night sweats, aching joints, anxiety, depression, sleep issues & fatigue) can significantly affect a woman’s wellbeing for months or years at a time and can feel quite debilitating.

Fortunately, acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine have the ability to heal the body from the inside out and are capable of regulating hormones, reducing or resolving hot flushes and night sweats, reducing the severity of anxiety & depression, reducing pain and improving sleep.

Within a few weeks of regular acupuncture treatments, symptoms are usually drastically reduced or resolved.

Acupuncture for Pregnancy

Acupuncture can be a beneficial treatment throughout pregnancy and is recommended by the NHS for pregnancy symptoms such nausea, morning sickness, pain associated with Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction (SPD) and sleep issues.

Acupuncture can also help with issues such as sleep, headaches and oedema of the legs.

Another great use for acupuncture during pregnancy is to help to turn a breech baby and to help to induce labour!

How can I find out more about how Acupuncture Hassocks can help with Women’s Health Issues?

To find out more about how Katie at Acupuncture Hassocks can help with any Women’s Health issue call or text Katie on 07854 987806 or email acupuncturehassocks@gmail.com.

All treatments are carried out at Acupuncture Hassocks Clinic based in Hassocks, West Sussex. The clinic is near to Hassocks train station, so is easily reachable from Brighton, Burgess Hill or Haywards Heath. If you are travelling by car from Hurstpierpoint, Ditchling or surrounding areas, there is free on road parking.