| The Treatment Of Endometriosis Using Herbal Medicine And Acupuncture |
| Written by Stacy Smith | |
| Monday, 24 May 2010 | |
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Endometriosis causes severe pain for women that suffer from the condition; it has many health related issues associated with it. Some women prefer treating endometriosis using herbal medicine and acupuncture instead of traditional forms of medicine. There are many kinds of treatments offered for endometriosis; they vary depending on what the women's choice is for the future and the overall level of severity.
Endometriosis causes severe pain for women that suffer from the condition; it has many health related issues associated with it. Some women prefer treating endometriosis using herbal medicine and acupuncture instead of traditional forms of medicine. There are many kinds of treatments offered for endometriosis; they vary depending on what the women's choice is for the future and the overall level of severity. Typically endometriosis is diagnosed in women between the ages of 25 to 35 who are suffering from pain around the pelvic area, but the condition can occur any point after a women has begun her menstrual cycle. Every month the ovaries prepare for the possibility of a fertilized egg by creating hormones that cause the cells of the uterine lining to increase. The specific cells that cause the increase in uterine lining are endometrial cells. These cells should only grow in the uterus, but for women that suffer from endometriosis the cells also grow outside the uterus in various locations. When the endometrial cells grow outside the uterus a great deal of pain is felt. This can also lead to scaring on the area surrounding the pelvis, tubes, and ovaries. It can result in long term pelvic pain, infertility, and development of large cysts in the pelvis. There are many treatments offered by a medical doctor such as: various types of medication, surgery, and a hysterectomy. Not all women want to take drugs on a consistent basis or have a surgery that could result in them not being able to have children. So some women search for other alternatives, like acupuncture and herbal medicine. Medical drugs are used to treat the physical conditions of an illness while the conjoint use of acupuncture and herbal medicine treat the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual conditions. Acupuncture has been used for treatment of various illnesses in China for more than three thousand years, while in America it has been used for only about fifty years. One of the most common uses of acupuncture in America is for the treatment of pain. An acupuncturist inserts small sterile needles into specific points of the body based on the purpose for the treatment. Common locations where the needles are inserted for the treatment of endometriosis are the back, legs, feet, ears, wrists, and abdomen. The amount of time that the needles will be inserted vary on the severity of the condition, typically they remain in place for 20 to 40 minutes. It is believed that acupuncture treats endometriosis by balancing hormone levels, increasing circulation, and reducing pain by boosting the amount of endorphins produced by the body. One of the first forms of medicine practiced was herbal medicine. Herbalists use a very wide variety of medicinal plants to provide their patients with medicine that is used both externally and internally for the treatment of an illness or sickness. Herbalists base their techniques on traditional uses for plants as well as modern breakthroughs in science to develop new uses for medicinal plants. Many different plants can be used in the treatment of endometriosis such as: horsetail, dandelion, cramp bark, motherwort, burdock, and wild yam. Herbalists use many of these plants as well as others for the treatment of endometriosis because they can aid the body in creating a balanced level of hormones. They can also increase the strength of the immune system which helps the body naturally fight sicknesses and illnesses naturally. Like most medicines and treatments the use of acupuncture and herbs may take some time to produce results. When a woman chooses acupuncture or herbal medicine they should only be performed under the careful watch of an acupuncturist or herbalist. For women that suffer from endometriosis, acupuncture and herbal medicine offer an alternative to surgical procedures and drugs produced in a lab. The Article Author: The Berkley Center for Reproductive Wellness provides a natural alternative to the treatment of endometriosis Having specialized in the treatment of infertility in endometriosis for twelve years, it is safe to say that you will be under the care of an expert in acupuncture, herbal medicine and infertility specialist when visiting the Berkley Center. |
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