How can acupuncture help ovarian cysts

Condition analysis:
In Chinese medicine, proper flow of blood (and qi) is considered the most important factor for the body to freely function without pain or illness. Many female health concerns such as endometriosis, uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts, dysmenorrhea, and amenorrhea are often associated with the Chinese medicine’s diagnostic criteria of blood stasis (stagnation of old blood). Signs and symptoms of potential underlying circulation problems include cold hands and feet, varicose veins, painful menses, and clotting blood in menstrual blood.

Instructions:
How can Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture help ovarian cysts? In Chinese medicine we view a cyst as a collection of stagnant fluid and blood. While usually not a life-threatening situation, it is nonetheless viewed as a disruption in the body’s healthy processes. Women who have cysts have a hormone imbalance and are not ovulating optimally. Acupuncture helps to bring balance to the endocrine system and hormones and can directly affect ovulation. There are many acupuncture techniques to help improve blood flow to the reproductive organs and optimize ovulation.

Chinese herbs may be used to help dissolve painful cysts as well. Women who have a tendency to develop cysts may have a pattern of symptoms that go along with this condition. It is possible that there are issues with sluggish digestion and the body produces excess mucus and dampness. This inefficiency can lead to dampness accumulating in other areas of the body as well such as ovarian cysts. Herbs can be used to improve the digestion and drain any dampness that is causing the body to develop points of stagnation.