Menopause occurs naturally when a woman's ovaries run out of functioning eggs. Loss of estrogen is believed to be the cause of many of the symptoms associated with menopause.
What treatments we typically prescribe?
Acupuncture treatment, moxibustion, and herbal medicine are the choices to use, but it more depends on which conditions you are.
About your Condition
However, Chinese medicine actually considers menopausal symptoms as being pathological. If a woman is healthy and balanced, she should have a totally symptom-free cessation of her menstrual cycle.
A menopausal woman at onset of transition, a diagnostic pattern “Deficiency of Kidney Yin Resulting in Empty Heat” may be made in accordance with her clinical manifestations, such as hot flash, insomnia, night sweating or mood swing.
A pattern of “Deficiency of Kidney Yin and Kidney Yang” may be labeled later on when the postmenopausal stage is attained, become elder.
Symptoms
- Hot flushes
- Anxiety
- Insomnia
- Night sweating
- Palpitation
Results
2-6 months
