Acupuncture in Gynecology and Obstetrics

In the first manuscripts of Chinese medicine found in the tombs of Mawangdui that date from the second century before our era already appeared texts specialized in obstetrics. The purpose of these treatments was to improve the woman's fertility and preserve the health of her future child, not that of herself, since at this time the role of women was totally secondary and linked to motherhood. Later the texts of Hua Tuo (110-208) are known and especially those of the famous doctor Sun Si Miao (581-682) who worked specifically on gynecological issues emphasizing the importance of regulating the menstrual cycle.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

• It provides a very positive action in different pathologies and dysfunctions of women.
• Uses of acupuncture: dysmenorrhea, alteration of the menstrual cycle, fertility, ovarian pathology, menopause ...
• It can play an important role in coordination with conventional therapies.

Since then, numerous classic and current texts have emphasized the essential role of acupuncture in this type of pathology and millions of women around the world use it regularly to treat different types of dysfunctions and pathologies in this area.

In addition, several teams of researchers around the world are working in this field, resulting in several very positive studies that open new avenues of collaboration between acupuncture and conventional medicine.

• Breast pathology - With acupuncture we can treat non-oncological breast pathology in a complementary way as well as help in lactic deficiency in women who need it.
• Pathology related to pregnancy - During pregnancy, acupuncture helps to improve nausea and vomiting in the first trimester, to treat common pathologies such as pelvic pain, lumbar pain, digestive acidity or insomnia and to intervene in the case of poor fetal position with the use of heat at an acupuncture point located on the foot. All this without having to use drugs that we must avoid in this period of women.

IN CONCLUSION

As we have seen, acupuncture can and should play an important role in coordination with conventional therapeutics, not only because of its beneficial action but also because its use does not lead to an increase in the pharmacology of the patient.

In gynecology and obstetrics, acupuncture provides a very positive action in different pathologies and dysfunctions due to its effect on the central nervous system, on the hormonal system and on the autonomic system that governs the internal organs.

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