Women's Health
Women have a complex system of hormones.
Starting with the first menstrual cycle, through pregnancy and finally at menopause, hormones are in constant fluctuation. These changes can affect your sleep, mood and energy levels to such a degree, that your quality of life maybe severely compromised.
Medical treatment with the contraceptive pill or hormone replacement therapy suppress particular hormones which may lead to long term side effects.
The hormonal system is a very finely balanced feedback system which involves not only the reproductive system but also the adrenal, pituitary and thyroid gland. If one of these systems are out of balance others respond and try to adapt. For this reason, the homeopathic approach will look at all the systems and match a remedy that will be work on all, not just one hormone at a time.
Homeopathy is a natural, holistic treatment. It restores the body’s natural ability to heal, regulating and re-balancing its own hormonal system. There will be an overall improvement in health and wellbeing.
In order to choose and prescribe the best remedy for your the homeopath will need to understand you and your symptoms on a physical, mental and emotional level. Consultation Process Homeopathy is successful in treating…
- Cystitis
- Poly cystic ovary syndrome
- Endometriosis
- Pre-menstrual syndrome
For Pregnancy
During pregnancy our hormones go into overdrive and cause a whole raft of emotional and physical changes. Homeopathic remedies can help re-balance our hormones.
Homeopathy helps support women through the most challenging and intense moments of childbirth
Homeopathy helps strengthen and regulate contractions. When fear and exhaustion becomes overwhelming homeopathy can help calm the mind, give strength, release the fear and provide courage to birth in away that you wish.
Because it uses immeasurably small amounts of active ingredients Homeopathy is perfectly safe to use during pregnancy, childbirth, the post natal period and for breastfeeding mums and their babies
- Pregnancy, labour, and birth
- Fertility problems
- Mother and baby
- Postnatal depression
Menopause
The reduction of the hormones oestrogen and progesterone causes ovulation to cease and in turn menstruation. This generally happens between the ages of 45-55 .
These hormones have a huge influence on our emotions. Oestrogen stimulates serotonin and betta- endorphins which are associated with positive mood. When hormones fluctuate women may experience mood swings, anxiety and depression.
How we feel emotionally can influence how we feel physically
Common symptoms are:
- Depression, anxiety, mood swings.
- Memory lapses / poor concentration.
- Night sweats
- Hot flushes
- Sleep problems
- Headaches
- Recurrent urinary tract infections
Homeopathy is a safe, complete system of medicine that can be very effective in the treatment of hormonal symptoms.
