Women’s Health
Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine are holistic treatments and therefore have their strength in treating systemic conditions.
This is why traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) may help a variety of women’s health issues, particularly gynaecological conditions, as they are orchestrated by hormones which affect the entire body as a system.
Details of how Christine can help in various stages of a women’s life are below:
Fertility
IVF
Pregnancy
Menopause
Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine may also help with the following:
PMT / PMS
- Abdominal bloating
- Acne
- Backache
- Concentration difficulties
- Constipation/ change in bowel habit
- Depression/ low mood
- Diarrhoea/ loose bowels/ change in bowel habit
- Fatigue/ tiredness
- Food cravings
- Headaches
- Irritability, mood swings
- Nausea
- Sleep pattern irregularities/ insomnia
- Sore/ tender breasts
Menstrual
- Delayed Menarche
- Absence of periods for more than 3-6 months (Amenorrhoea/ amenorrhea); (in the absence of a pregnancy during reproductive years)
- Very short, regular cycles (Polymenorrhoea/ polymenorrhea)
- Frequent, irregular cycles (Metrorrhagia)
- Irregular, infrequent, very light periods (Oligomenorrhoea/ oligomenorrhea)
- Very light flow (Hypomenorrhea/ Hypomenorrhea)
- Heavy, Prolonged periods (Menorrhagia)
- Heavy, frequent and irregular periods (Menometrorrhagia)
- Painful periods (Dysmenorrhoea/ dysmenorrhea): Primary and Secondary
- Other general symptoms with menstruation: same as PMT/ PMS (please refer to above)
Other
- Absence of Ovulation (Anovulation)
- Cystitis
- Endometriosis
- Fibroids
- Leukorrhea/ Heavy Vaginal Discharge
- Peri-menopause, Menopause
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
- Premature Ovarian Failure (POF)
- Prolapsed Uterus
- Thrush/ Yeast Infections
- Vestibulitis, Vulvodynia