Experiencing gender-based complaints can be a cause of distress, but also embarrassment, with many feeling uncomfortable to discuss these complications with their doctor.
Traditional Chinese medicine has been used for centuries to offer relief from such problems. Your Meridian Medical Centre practitioner can provide confidential advice and treatment for a range of issues; so please come and talk to us today.
IMPOTENCE
Since the kidney is the organ responsible for growth, maturation and aging, the traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis for conditions such as low sexual function or desire is usually a kidney Yang deficiency or kidney Jing deficiency.
This diagnosis is true for both men and women. Acupuncture together with Chinese herbal medicine can be very effective when treating impotence. It not only treats the symptoms, but also the root cause of the problem.
MENOPAUSE
In Traditional Chinese medicine, deficiencies in the kidney is strongly related to the signs, symptoms and complications of menopause.
This is because the kidneys are the organs responsible for growth, maturation and aging. In addition to kidney Yin deficiency, other common conditions that occur in menopause can be kidney Yang deficiency, kidney essence (Jing) deficiency, liver energy (Qi) stagnation, blood deficiency, and uprising deficiency in heat. Therefore, treatment of menopause using Chinese herbal medicine can be divided into two parts: primary diagnosis and treatment, and differential diagnosis and treatment.
PERIOD PAIN
Period pain is the experience of pain around the lower abdominal region at the beginning of menstruation. Possible causes may be stress, hormonal imbalance, genetics and endometriosis.
Symptoms are pain around the lower abdominal region at the beginning of menstruation, abdominal cramps, soreness in the lower back, cold sensations around the knees, and blood clots. Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine treats period pain by reducing mental and physiological stress in the body, correcting of hormonal imbalances, purging the blood clots, and calming the mind and body.
PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME
PMS is common in young and middle-aged women—three in four women experience PMS symptoms. It can start up to two weeks before your period and usually goes away when your period starts.
Symptoms include clumsiness, forgetfulness, feelings of sadness or hopelessness, feelings of anxiety, hostility or aggressive behaviour, as well as loss of sex drive, mood swings, poor judgement, poor self-image and sleep problems. PMS can affect your quality of life and relationships. Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine can be used to treat patients according to their specific conditions, and in most cases, women enjoy immediate relief.