Do women need treatment for menopausal syndrome?

In daily life, menopause is a common gynecological disease that we are all familiar with. In addition to some conventional Western medical treatments, many patients are concerned about whether acupuncture therapy can be used to treat the disease. So do women with menopausal syndrome need treatment? Let us learn about it together.

Common body acupuncture treatments for menopause:

(I) Acupoint selection: Main acupoint: Changqiang. Auxiliary acupoints: Shenshu, Yinjiao, Sanyinjiao, Diji, Ba.

(II) Treatment is mainly based on Changqiang. If the effect is not obvious, add acupuncture points. First, let the patient lie prone. Select the acupuncture point in the depression between the lower end of the coccyx and the anus. Insert the 28-gauge needle to a depth of 1 inch and apply strong stimulation. Leave the needle in for 20 minutes and move the needle once every 5 minutes. For acupuncture points, the first three acupuncture points are needled with moderate stimulation, tonification method or flat tonification and flat drainage method; the last two acupuncture points are massaged with the needle for 5 to 6 minutes. Once a day or every other day, 10 times as a course of treatment.

(III) Evaluation of efficacy: A total of 40 cases were treated with the above method. As a result, 36 cases were cured, 4 cases were ineffective, and the total effective rate was 90%. This method is suitable for secondary menopause.

Main acupoints:

Zhongji, below the seventeenth vertebra, Gongsun, and then.

Acupuncture points:

Type I is insufficiency of the Chong, Ren and Du meridians, deficiency of Qi and blood, and malnutrition of the meridians. Add Guanyuan, Qixue, Baihui, Shenmen, Ganshu, Zhishi, Langshu, Fuliu and Qimen.

Type II is when pathogens invade Chong and Ren meridians, causing qi and blood stasis and loss of meridian function. Add Zhongwan, Dahe, uterus, Yaoshu, Ganshu, Pishu, Li Gou and Sanyinjiao.