Dong-Ye Acupuncture

Pre-menstrual syndrome is a catch all phrase describing abnormal signs and symptoms many women experience prior to the onset of menses. Chinese herbal therapies can help...

A woman's menstrual cycle is part of the normal programming of a healthy body that is hard wired into her genetic makeup. If a woman is in balance, her cycles should start so that by fourteen years of age she can become pregnant. Beginning cycles might not be as regular or last as long. Having a normal cycle is possible...

As mentioned throughout this website, our bodies are programmed at conception to be self-repairing as well as to carry the ability to reproduce. If a woman's body is in balance, pregnancy should occur without difficulty. However, most American women are no longer in balance. The inability to become pregnant or to sustain a pregnancy is seen more and more often in the Industrialized Nations, America included.

Menopause is defined as the cessation of menstruation (a woman's period). Menopause usually begins around age 40 and is complete by age 55. Women will experience changes in their cycle, usually fewer cycles per year, longer and longer apart, until no more periods occur.

Dysmenorrhea is the term used to describe pain during or before menstruation. The pain can be located in the lower back, abdomen or legs. For some women, the pain is so bad that the woman cannot carry out normal everyday activities.