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Traditional Chinese Medicine and Women's Health

Women's lives are a series of transitions, and traditional Chinese medicine can help you move smoothly through those transitions. Acupuncture and herbal medicine offer natural symptom relief for a variety of conditions, from menstrual problems through fertility support, healthy pregnancies, menopause and beyond.

Women’s Health

Treating the Whole Person

The area of women’s health encompasses conditions related to a woman’s monthly cycle, fertility, pregnancy, and menopause. To me, though, “women’s health” signifies much more. One of the great strengths of traditional Chinese medicine is its recognition of the link between our physical and emotional well-being. Insomnia, depression, anxiety, and irritability can all be addressed with acupuncture and herbal medicine.

Menstrual Issues and Menopause

Too many women suffer needlessly every month from symptoms related to their menstrual cycle. Mood changes, breast tenderness, cramps, low back pain, headaches–all these symptoms can be addressed safely and effectively with acupuncture and herbal medicine. By addressing the root imbalance underlying your symptoms, you can work to eliminate them rather than mask them with medication. Acupuncture and herbal medicine also offer a safe and natural option for women with moderate to severe menopausal symptoms who wish to avoid hormone replacement therapy.

Consider acupuncture and herbal medicine for:

Painful periods
Menstrual irregularities
Premenstrual Syndrome
Headaches
Menopausal Syndrome
Ovarian cysts
Vaginal itching

Healthy Pregnancies

At Whole Family Health, we believe pregnancy is a time for celebration. If morning sickness, fatigue or other aches and pains are preventing you from enjoying your pregnancy, consider acupuncture. We also offer specialty prebirth and postpartum care, as well as a class on acupressure for pain relief during childbirth. To learn more about conditions that can be helped with acupuncture, along with many useful self-care tips, please click here.

The importance of Chinese Herbs

Many Americans are unaware of the fact that most of traditional Chinese medicine is actually herbal medicine. While acupuncture alone can be sufficient for many conditions, we highly recommend the use of herbal medicine in the area of Women’s Health. Click
here for an abstract from the Cochrane Review on the use of Chinese herbal medicine in the treatment of painful periods.

From Marie...

I had a great experience while being treated by Leah. Her knowledge and confidence made me feel very secure with her as a practitioner. She was very patient and supportive with my being very needle sensitive. She encouraged me to play an active role in my healing process and as our practitioner-patient relationship developed, I grew to trust her. As I look back now I realize that these were all key ingredients to the progress I made while in her care. I would highly recommend Leah as a practitioner. Her knowledge of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine is only a part of what she has to offer, she truly is a great healer.

From Julie...

My name is Julie and I am 47 years old. In May I choose to have my ovaries removed because of a strong family history of ovarian and breast cancer. I started to get mild hot flashes and night sweats but they steadily progressed and by late summer they were awful. My gynecologist called it surgically induced menopause. He suggested that I talk with Leah Olson about Chinese medicine because it was not recommended that I take hormone replacement because of the estrogen. This is why the ovaries were taken out in the first place. Leah has done wonders for me. She put me on some Chinese herbs and although the hot flashes/night sweats are not gone they are so much better and I can tolerate them now! I am hopeful that I will get to a point where they will be completely gone.