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Can acupuncture enhance a woman's sexual desire and pleasure?
Acupuncture and Chinese herbs have been used to strengthen and
promote optimal sexual health for centuries. Chinese Emperors took
their sexual health quite seriously and would consult with a team of
physicians if they experienced any difficulties in the bedroom. While
Oriental medicine is well know for improving men�s sexual performance;
in fact, there have been medical textbooks devoted to the subject;
acupuncture can quickly increase female libido and restore sexual
desire.
1. How can women use acupuncture to improve a lagging libido?
To understand how acupuncture can improve a lagging libido, you have
to know the underlying factor that is causing the problem. Causes of
waning sexual interest include emotional issues, post-childbirth,
breastfeeding, onset of menopause, drug reactions, stress, weight gain,
relationship conflicts, hormonal imbalances and physical responses,
such as pain or inability to reach orgasm.
With Chinese medicine, a low libido is seen as an imbalance of Qi
(energy) within the organ systems, specifically the Kidney and Heart
system. Once the cause of the problem is discovered, specific points
are stimulated to alter various biochemical and physiological
conditions in order to strengthen both the mind and body to bring you
back to prime sexual health. Chinese herbs are chosen that will enhance
the treatment by increasing vaginal lubrication, calm the mind and
regulate hormone imbalances. Ginseng, for instance, can balance the
glandular system, which effects mood and sexual desire. Hormonal
precursors, such as Horny Goat Weed, boost natural levels of
testosterone to arouse sexual drive and libido. Other herbal extracts
combine synergistically to awaken and enhance female sexual pleasure as
well as increase orgasmic strength.
2. Are there other benefits for women�s sexual health that can be garnered through acupuncture?
Acupuncture is not only for a lagging libido, it can be used for
numerous sexual health conditions for both men and women. Here is a
brief list of Sexual Health problems that Oriental Medicine and
Acupuncture can help:
- Diminished Libido
- Vaginal Dryness
- Infertility
- Menopause
- Premature Ejaculation
- Low Sperm Count
- Diminished Sperm Motility
- Impotence
- Male Climacteric (men-opause)
3. Why should a woman investigate acupuncture as compared to conventional medicine to improve their sexual health?
One of the most appealing qualities of acupuncture and Chinese
Herbal Medicine is the low risk of adverse reaction or side effects.
While conventional medicine may treat some symptoms of lowered libido
it can also increase the risk of certain types of cancer and have a
number of significant side-effects.
Another benefit is that acupuncture treatments work synergistically
to treat the whole person. In Chinese medicine, due to our diagnostic
system, we are able to assess a persons whole constitution (the health
of their whole body) and treat the root (or cause) of a health concern
along with a branch (or the symptoms) of a health concern. It is in
this way that we are able to treat a person�s whole body and mind,
rather than just a symptom.
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