Acupuncture for Women’s Health in Derby

Women’s health is complex and ever-evolving, and hormone imbalance can have such a profound and detrimental effect on health. Acupuncture can be an excellent treatment for a range of women’s health conditions. I support women at all stages of their life with a holistic and individualised approach, and I appreciate that everyone should be treated as an individual.

Often women explore acupuncture treatment when they feel they haven’t been listened to, or that the treatment they’ve been given isn’t really getting to the root of their problems. I commonly see women with hormonal issues, whether they are trying to conceive, or struggling with symptoms and wanting to improve their quality of life.

Below are some of the areas where acupuncture can be beneficial. If any of these apply to you, acupuncture might just be the treatment you are looking for:

• Have menopausal or perimenopausal symptoms and you are looking for a natural and holistic treatment to use either alongside, or instead of HRT.
• Have PCOS and you are looking for support with regulating your cycle / fertility support.
• Have endometriosis and you are looking for natural support to help with pain management, symptom control / fertility support.
• Your cycle has been disrupted, and you want help getting it back to a healthy rhythm.
• Have PMT and want support with physical and emotional symptoms, and to feel more on an even keel.
• Have painful periods and you are looking for something to provide relief and help you to get along with your life.

How does acupuncture help to improve hormonal health?

Acupuncture has been shown to play an important role in modulating the HPA (Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal) axis, which is a critical component of the neuroendocrine system, and is activated by stress. The HPA axis is connected to the Central Nervous System and endocrine system, and any disruption in the modulation of this axis can have profound effects on health, including hormonal health.

Acupuncture is about balance, or to put it in more scientific terms, homeostasis, and that is what we aim to achieve through a course of treatment. The holistic approach of acupuncture treatment can provide benefits not just to your physical symptoms, but can also benefit your general wellbeing and emotional health too.

The effects of acupuncture build with each session, and I recommend an initial 3-month treatment programme of weekly sessions for women’s health conditions.