Heavy, painful menstrual periods can completely put you out of commission with enough regularity that it makes it hard to live your life. They are incapacitating, depleting and excruciatingly painful. The hormonal swings and challenges in mood regulation make day-to-day living unpredictable and chaotic. The mere anticipation of getting your period can fill you with anxiety and dread.
Painful periods are not something you simply have to live with. In Chinese medicine, gynecological health reflects and refers to nature’s cycles and rhythms. There are cyclical rhythms to the days, the months, annually and throughout our lifetimes. As a physiological phenomenon that happens with regularity, your reproductive health gives us a lot of information about what is out of balance given the context of the season - either annually or in your life. Acupuncture and herbal medicine provide an all-natural approach to balancing your hormones and regulating your cycles.
If you have questions specific to your experience of dysmenorrhea, issues with hormonal regulation, irregular cycles or other menstrual health concerns, click the button below to schedule your free initial consultation today.