Restore Hormone Balance
Hormones require a delicate balance and have evolving needs from menarche, to menopause, and beyond. For over six decades now, while dealing with hormone imbalances, the standard of care for both conventional and integrative physicians has been Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). Whether it be a teenager with painful periods put on the Birth Control Pill, a 30 year old woman with anxiety and acne prescribed Progesterone, a menopausal woman experiencing hot flashes and weight gain given Estrogen Patches, or even an adult male with low libido handed supplemental Testosterone, this “replacement therapy” or “topping off” approach is far from the solution to most hormonal woes.
Are you struggling with hormone imbalance?
Do you spend ¼ to ½ of the month battling mood swings, fatigue, pelvic pain, bloating, and other symptoms related to your hormones and menstrual cycle?
These symptoms are annoying at best and debilitating at their worst.
This is our specialty and understand that the struggle is real!
We help women and teenage girls:
- Regulate ovulation and menstrual cycles for PCOS, irregular or painful periods.
- Treat endometriosis and pelvic pain without drugs.
- Resolve PMS, depression, anxiety, stress, and postpartum blues.
- Manage fibroids and heavy, painful periods.
- Safely and successfully get off birth control pills and treat Post Birth Control Pill Syndrome.
- Hormonal acne that fluctuates throughout the menstrual cycle.
- Regulate all hormones, including blood sugar, insulin, and thyroid.
- Thyroid disorders and autoimmune diseases such as Hashimoto’s.
- Overcome sleep problems, energy slumps, and recover from adrenal fatigue.
- Transition healthily and with empowerment through perimenopause, and lower hot flashes, mood swings, brain fog, UTIs, low libido, and insomnia.
- Get pregnant when ready naturally or with assisted technologies such as IVF and IUI.
- Nurture and sustain your pregnancy, and address symptoms like nausea, indigestion, and aches and pains.
- Turn breach babies, prepare for labor, and encourage post-term babies to arrive.
As a Female Hormone Specialist, I understand that hormones involve a delicate balance with many interacting systems. From menarche to menopause and everything in between, we are here to support you, help uncover root underlying causes, provide actionable steps that you can take, and offer both diagnostics and natural treatments. Together, we create a plan that addresses your specific imbalances, needs, and is specific to your situation.
Brianna Browning, LAc, FABORM
Hormonal shifts are a natural part of life.
Fluctuations of our hormones keep us in a state of dynamic balance like the ebbs and flows of ocean tides.
If yours feel like a tsunami, give acupuncture a try.
Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine for Hormone Health
Acupuncture has been a staple of Traditional Chinese Medicine for thousands of years. Acupuncture can increase circulation of blood and nutrients throughout the body, support the production and regulation of hormones, and put the body into a relaxed parasympathetic state. This natural approach gently guides your body’s innate healing capacity.
Don’t worry — acupuncture isn’t painful. In fact, many people find it quite relaxing. If you’re looking for research backed alternative ways to address hormonal symptoms, we’re here for you.
A 2011 study found that acupuncture worked as well as bioidentical hormone therapy for balancing follicle-stimulating hormone in menopausal women.1
Acupuncture can help with fertility issues caused by hormonal imbalance by supporting healthy sex hormone levels.2
Acupuncture can balance cortisol levels to relieve stress, regulate adrenal function, and normalize your stress response.3
In a case study, a woman with infertility caused by endometriosis saw a significant decrease in her endometrial cysts and became pregnant after starting acupuncture.4
A 2018 study of 30 women found that acupuncture relieved symptoms of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and decreased insulin resistance.5
Want 1-on-1 help identifying what root causes might be causing your symptoms?
References
- Azizi, H., Liu, Y. F., Wang, C. H., Du, L., Bahrami-Taghanaki, H., Ollah Esmaily, H., … & Xue, X. O. (2011). Menopause-related symptoms: traditional Chinese medicine vs hormone therapy. Alternative therapies in health and medicine, 17(4), 48. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22314633
- Zhu, J., Arsovska, B., & Kozovska, K. (2018). Acupuncture Treatment for Fertility. Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences, 6(9), 1685. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6182526/
- Yang, J. W., Li, Q. Q., Li, F., Fu, Q. N., Zeng, X. H., & Liu, C. Z. (2014). The holistic effects of acupuncture treatment. Evidence-Based Complem https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3913204/
- Zhu, J., Arsovska, B., Sterjovska-Aleksovska, A., & Kozovska, K. (2018). Acupuncture Treatment of Subfertility and Ovarian Endometrioma. Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences, 6(3), 519. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29610611
- Shen, L. Y., Liang, C. M., Yang, W. J., Pan, L., Li, H., & Hu, H. (2018). Acupuncture treatment of polycystic ovarian syndrome patients with abdominal obesity by regulating dai meridian: a randomized controlled clinical trial. Zhen ci yan jiu= Acupuncture research, 43(4), 255-259. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29888581
