Menopause

Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine for Menopause in Melbourne

Chinese herbal medicine, in tandem with Acupuncture, may nourish the kidney yin, clear internal heat and balance the body's hormones. In addition, it also focuses on restoring the body's balance so that to improve menopausal symptoms. Symptoms during menopause include hot flushes, irregular periods, vaginal dryness, night sweats, sleep disturbance, skin and hair problems, fatigue, difficulty in sleeping, difficulty in concentrating, irritability, feeling unhappy and depressed, weight gain, bloating, anxiety. panic attacks, anxiety, loss of interest in sex, etc, Menopausal stage women experience a lot of these symptoms daily. By Applying acupuncture, menopausal symptoms are decreased and potentially some of the symptoms relieved entirely.(Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25017715/)

(Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25003620/)

In most cases, within 3 days to a week of acupuncture therapy, it may help to reduce the menopausal symptoms such as poor quality of sleep, hot flushes, etc. (Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22943846/) Hence, it could lead to a vastly improved quality of life in the long term. (Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4874921/) 

Conclusions

"We found that a course of acupuncture treatments was associated with a significant reduction in VMS, as well as several quality of life measures, compared with no acupuncture, and that clinical benefit persisted for at least 6 months beyond the end of treatment." - Nancy E Avis PhD

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