Acupuncture for amenorrhea or lack of periods

Amenorrhea is the condition of having no periods for more than three months. Besides pregnancy, some of the most common reasons women miss periods or don’t get them at all can be

• excessive exercise

• low body weight

• nutrition imbalance

• chronic illness

• cold

• Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome /PCOS

• hormonal imbalance

• stress

• contraceptive pill use over a long time

In Chinese Medicine, amenorrhea is a symptom of an underlying cause and this is usually a deficiency or stagnation of Blood an Qi.  Acupuncture addresses the imbalance and restores flow of Blood and QI.