Acupuncture in Gynecology and Obstetrics

Clinical practice and evidence

The conditions of women in the acupuncture we use most today are:

•  Dysmenorrhea - Acupuncture is very useful in treating dysmenorrhea or menstrual pain of unknown cause and the symptoms that accompany such as irritability and insomnia. A recent German study certifies this statement and explains that its cost-effectiveness is highly desirable.
• Alteration of the menstrual cycle - Acupuncture can regulate the menstrual cycle in both cycles pathology short or too long and in excessive bleeding. It can also help in cases of lack of menstruation, amenorrhea, of unknown cause, by its action on hormones at the central nervous system.
• Ovarian Pathology - Acupuncture improves ovarian tissue blood flow and thus seems to have a beneficial effect on him. This fact supports its action in polycystic disease according to recent studies conducted by Dr. Elisabeth Stener.
• Pathology of menopause - the effect at this level will help with the symptoms of heat and also for other associated symptoms such as irritability and insomnia.
• Fertility - Special mention acupuncture treatments in terms of fertility. The treatments can be performed without any other intervention in cases where there is no apparent pathology and the two partners.

In addition we now have clear evidence that acupuncture applied jointly to standard treatments in vitro fertilization pregnancy increase by more than the result for every 10 women treated.

• Breast pathology _ With acupuncture we can try complementary breast disease and cancer not help in lactase deficiency in women who need it.
• Pathology related to pregnancy - During pregnancy acupuncture helps improve nausea and vomiting in the first quarter, to treat common diseases such as pelvic pain, back pain, heartburn, insomnia and digestive or intervene in the case of fetal malposition using heat in an acupuncture point located at the foot. All without having to use drugs to be avoided in this period of women.