Archive for the ‘Gynecological’ Category
Acupuncture Treatment of Hot Flashes
Chief Complaint: Hot flashes
Western Diagnosis: Menopause
Medical History: A forty-nine year old patient, experiencing menopausal symptoms, was on Hormone Replacement Therapy for eight months. She felt great, had no hot flashes, but developed an ovarian cyst. The entire ovary had to be surgically removed. She’d been off of HRT for 11 months when she came in for acupuncture. Hot flashes were getting more frequent and more intense, moving from the groin up to her head. She did not want to take any medications or herbs. Her mother died of ovarian cancer. She had been on HRT since the age of 50.
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Tags: Acupuncture, hot flashes, menopause · Posted in: Gynecological
Chinese Herbs and Acupuncture for PCO
Chief Complaint: would like to get pregnant
Western Diagnosis: Polycystic ovarian syndrome/Infertility
Medical History: History of excessive body hair growth and acne with polycystic ovarian syndrome. Took birth control pill for over 10 years, stopped taking BC 1.5 years ago. Had full fertility workup and did three rounds of Clomid- developed an ovarian cyst. Since cyst development and break from fertility treatments, menstrual bleeding has been heavier and longer, increased cramping, back pain, lots of tissue and clots, dark “tar” color, pink, dark read and brown.
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Tags: Acupuncture, anxiety, PCO · Posted in: Gynecological
Herbs and Acupuncture for Dark Scanty Menstrual Flow
Chief Complaint: dark scanty menstrual blood
Medical History: Patient is a 35 year old pilates instructor.
– very active lifestyle with a 4 year old daughter
– eats irregularly and often on the run
– healthy pregnancy and no surgeries or major illness
Questioning exam: – blood dark in colour, brownish purple and scanty with some clots.
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Posted in: Gynecological
Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Treatment of Endometroisis
Chief Complaint: Chronic Pelvic Pain
Western Diagnosis: Endometriosis
Medical History: 30y.o. female presents with main complaint of chronic lower pelvic pain. Patient states she got off of Aleese (birth control pill) approximately 6 months ago and began experience pelvic pain around ovulation and menses.
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Tags: Acupuncture, endometroisis, Herbs · Posted in: Gynecological
Acupuncture Treatment of Painful Periods
Chief Complaint: Painful periods
Western Diagnosis: Dysmenorrhea
Medical History: The patient is a 29 year old female with primary dysmenorrhea. Her menses started at the age of 12 and problems started at the age of 13. At the age of 8 she suffered a left inguinal hernia located about Liver 12, which was repaired surgically. The patient drinks alcohol on the weekends and smokes cigarettes regularly.
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Tags: Acupuncture, dysmenorrhea, menstrual pain · Posted in: Gynecological
Acupuncture and Herbs for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Chief Complaint: Pain Fatigue Weight-gain Delayed Menstrual Cycle
Western Diagnosis: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Medical History: Patient has experienced menstrual irregularities with delayed menstruation and worsening pain before menses since the previous year. Weight gain has also increased as well as fatigue and now depression. Patient has experienced hirsutism for the previous 2 years.
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Tags: Acupuncture, delayed menstruation, fatigue, Obesity, pain, PCO · Posted in: Gynecological, Metabolic
Acupuncture Treatment of Excessive Menstrual Flow
Chief Complaint: extended menstrual cycle
Western Diagnosis: hypermennorhea
Medical History: Patient is a 42 year old female that outside of the diagnosis appears to be in good health. She is otherwise in good health, with no other chief complaints or diagnoses. Blood panels reveal occasional anemia.
Questioning exam: Menstrual cycle lasts 7 days, on average, although cycle occurs at regular intervals, otherwise. Menstrual coloration is dark red, flow is heavy for the first four days, and is accompanied by some cramping and clotting. Patient expressed a feeling of exhaustion, immediately following her cycle, and lasting up to one week.
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Tags: Acupuncture, menstruation · Posted in: Gynecological
Oriental Medicine for Infertility
Chief Complaint: Infertility
Western Diagnosis: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Medical History: Central obesity. Excess high GI/sweet foods. Deficient dietary fibre. Sedentary lifestyle. No red meat. Too many cold raw foods
Questioning exam: Central obesity,acne, hirsutism, yellow leucorrhoea, abdominal bloating, irregular scanty periods, dysmenorrhoea with dark-clotted blood, lower abdominal pain, backache, dizziness, floaters, night-sweats, facial flushing,feelings of heat rising, irritability.
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Tags: abdominal, infertility, PCO · Posted in: Gynecological, Reproductive
Acupuncture and Herbs for Menopausal Hot Flashes
Chief Complaint: Hot flashes
Western Diagnosis: Menopause
Medical History: A 56 year old female presented with hot flashes. She had undergone mastectomy and chemo therapy a year prior to her first visit at my office.
She had also undergone a series of Tibetan and Chinese herbal therapies for cancer treatment with a practitioner in another state.
With her history the patient wanted to avoid anything that might cause a recurrence of her breast cancer; that is she wanted to avoid any food and/or herbs with phytoestrogens.
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Tags: Acupuncture, anxiety, hot flashes, menopause · Posted in: Gynecological, Metabolic, Well-Being
Chinese Medicine for Delayed Menstruation
Chief Complaint: Delayed Menstruation
History: 25 year old female. Menarche at 14 years old. No history of significant illnesses or trauma.
Symptoms: Delayed menstruation since menarch. Menstrual cycle between 40-60 days. Day 34 of cycle. Scanty, pale menstrual blood. Cramps, occasional clots, low back pain with onset of menses. Headaches and fatigue after menses.
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Tags: Acupuncture, amenorrhea, Herbs · Posted in: Gynecological
