Acupuncture and moxibustion have been used to treat a wide variety of gynecological conditions for over thousands years in countries such as Japan and China.

Female hormones affect many health conditions
Female hormones not only affect reproductive organs but also influence many other organic functions through interaction with major neuro-endocrine systems including stress hormones, thyroid hormones, and autonomic nervous system (FIG.1).  It is therefore, a lack of optimal functioning of female reproductive system can impact a wide variety of other physical and emotional health conditions. It has been frequently documented that patients suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), migraine headache, skin conditions, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue syndrome report worsening of their symptoms around the time of their menstruation. Acupuncture and related traditional East Asian medicine and therapies can be an effective tool for balancing and optimizing female hormone functions.

Female health conditions that acupuncture and other traditional East Asian medicine modalities can help:
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
Menorrhagia (heavy and prolonged menstrual bleeding)
Perimenopausal Syndrome
Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease
Recurrent cystitis
Vulvodynia, vulvar vestibulitis
Recurrent candidiasis (yeast infection)
Pregnancy related symptoms
Perimenopause symptoms
Infertility (thin uterine lining, luteal phase defect, high FSH, unexplained infertility etc.)
Oligomenorrhea (infrequent or scanty menstruation)
Painful Menstruation
Irregular Menstruation
Short menstrual cycle
Amenorrhea (absence of menstrual bleeding)
Anovulation (no ovulation)
Endometriosis
Uterine myoma (fibroid) related symptoms
Ovarian Cyst
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS)