ACUPUNCTURE FOR MENSTRUAL & HORMONAL HEALTH
All Aspects of Menstrual Health
Painful, irregular, heavy or absent periods are common but common doesn't mean it is normal. Acupuncture and Chinese medicine offer a well-established approach to menstrual health, weather you have a diagnosis of PCOS, endometriosis, adenomyosis, amenorrhoea or just know you have painful periods.
CONDITIONS WE SUPPORT
What we see most often in our clinic
Painful Periods
Cramping, lower back pain, nausea and pelvic pain during menstruation. One of the best-studied applications of acupuncture with consistent evidence for pain reduction.
Irregular Cycles
Short cycles, long cycles or unpredictable timing can make trying to conceive challenging. Acupuncture may help support menstrual cycle regulation and hormonal balance, with treatment tailored to your individual cycle and symptoms.
Heavy Periods
Excessive bleeding, flooding, large clots. We work alongside GP assessment to rule out structural causes and provide supportive care for heavy menstruation.
Absent or Missed Periods
Secondary amenorrhoea periods that have stopped or become very infrequent. We assess for contributing reasons and treat you accordingly to establish and maintain a regular cycle.
PMS & PMDD
Mood changes, bloating, breast tenderness and irritability in the days before your period. Acupuncture and herbal medicine can provide relief from premenstrual symptoms.
Endometriosis & PCOS
Both endometriosis and PCOS (PMOS) affect menstrual cycle patterns significantly. We offer dedicated pages for each with condition-specific guidance on how we approach these diagnoses.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Common questions
about menstrual health acupuncture
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It depends on why your period is absent. Acupuncture may support the body by helping regulate the menstrual cycle, reduce stress and support healthy blood flow and hormonal signalling. However, there is no guarantee that acupuncture will bring back a period, and the underlying cause of amenorrhoea should always be investigated.
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Yes this is absolutely fine and often a good time to come in if period pain is your main concern. Acupuncture during menstruation can be particularly effective for acute dysmenorrhoea. Also, given it is the start of the mensural cycle we often recommend using it at this time to help impact the rest of they cycle.
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A late or long cycle may reflect delayed ovulation, which can be related to stress, PCOS, thyroid dysfunction, or simply constitutional cycle patterns. Acupuncture for cycle regulation aims to support more timely ovulation and consistent cycle length this matters particularly if you're trying to conceive. We find a cycle tracking approach, often basal body temperature can help us understand your pattern more clearly.
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For acute pain relief, some patients notice improvement within the first 1–2 sessions. For lasting cycle-level improvement reducing pain consistently across multiple cycles — a course of treatment over 3–4 menstrual cycles is typically recommended, with sessions timed around cycle phases. See our Period Pain page for more detail.