Women’s Hormone & Cycle Support

Regulate • Restore • Rebalance
Supporting Women in River Forest • Oak Park • Chicago

Holistic Acupuncture, Stress Regulation and Natural Therapies for PMS, Painful Periods, Irregular Cycles & Perimenopause

Acupuncture and East Asian Medicine offer clinically proven, drug-free solutions for women struggling with hormone imbalance, painful periods, PMS mood swings, irregular cycles, and the transitions of perimenopause. These therapies regulate the nervous system, improve circulation to reproductive organs, and restore healthy hormonal communication throughout the body.

Whether you’re dealing with monthly discomfort or long-term hormonal shifts, treatment focuses on the whole person — balancing the cycle, reducing inflammation, relieving pain, and supporting emotional well-being.

How Acupuncture Helps Women’s Hormones

Modern research shows acupuncture helps regulate the endocrine system by:

• Reducing cortisol and stress overload

• Supporting optimal estrogen & progesterone balance

• Improving blood flow to the ovaries & uterus

• Calming an overactive nervous system (often the root of cycle imbalance)

• Reducing inflammation and prostaglandins that cause period pain

• Improving sleep, digestion, and mood — key pillars of hormonal health

These changes help your body return to a healthy, predictable rhythm.

Support for Painful Periods (Dysmenorrhea)

Acupuncture reduces menstrual pain by relaxing uterine muscles, increasing blood circulation, and decreasing prostaglandin levels that cause cramping.

Benefits include:

• Less cramping and pelvic pain

• Reduced back, leg, and abdominal discomfort

• Fewer headaches or digestive issues during the cycle

• Lighter, smoother periods over time

Most clients feel relief within 1–3 cycles.

Support for PMS & PMDD

Emotional and physical symptoms before menstruation are closely tied to stress and liver qi stagnation in Chinese Medicine.

Acupuncture helps:

• Stabilize mood and emotional swings

• Reduce irritability, anxiety, and low mood

• Decrease breast tenderness & bloating

• Improve sleep quality

• Calm nervous system overwhelm

A consistent treatment plan provides significant improvement in symptoms.

Support for Irregular Cycles

Irregular cycles often come from stress, disrupted sleep, hormonal imbalance, or inflammation. Acupuncture helps regulate the menstrual rhythm by supporting healthy ovulation and balanced endocrine function.

Treatments help:

• Lengthen short cycles

• Normalize long cycles

• Support regular ovulation

• Restore predictable timing of the cycle

This is also beneficial for clients preparing for conception.

Support for Perimenopause & Menopause Transition

As hormone levels shift, acupuncture helps stabilize the nervous system and reduce inflammatory responses.

Benefits include:

• Fewer hot flashes and night sweats

• Reduced anxiety and mood swings

• Improved sleep

• Better energy levels

• Less joint pain, brain fog, and irritability

• Support for weight changes and metabolism

When combined with cupping, gua sha, or craniosacral work, results can be even stronger.

Other Modalities That Support Hormonal Balance

Your session may incorporate additional therapies to enhance results:

Cupping Therapy

• Reduces inflammation

• Relaxes back and pelvic muscles

• Improves circulation and lymphatic drainage

• Beneficial for PMS, pelvic tension, and stress-related cycle issues

Gua Sha (Body & Facial)

• Moves stagnant qi and blood

• Helps relieve headaches, jaw tension, neck tension, and stress

• Supports healthy circulation, which is essential for hormone balance

Craniosacral Therapy

• Balances the autonomic nervous system

• Reduces anxiety, overwhelm, and chronic stress

• Helps regulate sleep and mood — major factors in hormone health

Reiki & Energy Balancing Work

• Helps calm emotional reactivity during PMS or perimenopause

• Supports overall mind-body balance

• Encourages deep relaxation and hormonal reset

A Personalized Treatment Plan

Most clients see significant improvement in 4–6 weeks, with deeper hormonal balancing over 3–4 cycles.

Treatments are personalized based on:

• Your cycle patterns

• PMS or pain levels

• Stress and sleep

• Hormonal symptoms

• Digestive and metabolic health

• Whether you are in your reproductive years or perimenopausal

Who This Is Perfect For

Clients who want:

• Natural solutions to period pain

• Relief from PMS or PMDD

• Regulation of irregular cycles

• Hormone support without medication

• Nervous system and emotional balance

• Help navigating perimenopause

• A holistic approach addressing root causes