Homeopathy for Women

Women have an intricate hormonal system that changes cyclically every month. This subtle mechanism can malfunction, especially during the hormonal shifts in a woman's life. These hormonal shifts include menarche, pregnancy, postpartum, and menopause. Some women experience fibroids, ovarian cysts, and endometriosis. Generally, the only solutions offered in traditional medicine are artificial hormones or surgery. The menses is suppressed completely by artificial the hormones. Hormone replacement therapy, which has recently gained negative publicity, regulates menopausal symptoms, and in surgical procedures, fibroids are frequently removed entirely. The hysterectomy is still one of the top unnecessary surgeries performed in the US. Homeopathic care, and herbs can help many of the same conditions and symptoms that the traditional procedures seek to relieve.

Here is a list of conditions that frequently respond to homeopathic and herbal remedies:

• .    Heavy menstrual bleeding
  .    Bladder infections
  .    Endometriosis
  .    Headaches of hormonal origin
  .    Hot flashes
  .    Mastitis
  .    Menstrual pain
  .    Morning sickness
  .    PMS
  .    Postpartum depression
  .    Vaginitis
  .    Herpes
  .    Low libido
  .    Urinary incontinence
  .    Acne rosacea
  .    Absence of period (amenorrhea)
  .    Infertility
  .    Recurrent miscarriages
  .    Ovarian cysts
  .    Pelvic inflammatory disease
  .    Polycystic ovaries
  .    Acne vulgaris
  .    Anemia
  .    Osteoporosis
  .    Uterine fibroids
  .    Vaginismus

Tiredness, painful menses, and vertigo

The following is a case, from my practice, with a client whose name and identity have been changed to preserve their privacy.

I met Sophia about a year ago. She is a pretty, 33-year-old brunette, with beautiful dark eyes. When I saw her for the first time, her face was pale, and she had dark circles under her eyes. Sophia is a mother of two children. The younger one was about one year old when she first came to see me. Her chief complaint was that she was having digestive problems. When we talked for a while I found out that she felt very tired and experienced frequent spells of vertigo. She was tired all of the time, because she was working full-time, and taking care of two children. Her menses was very heavy, painful, and long. She would be extremely pale, tired, and felt very cold during her period. When I first saw her, she opted to use the Mirena IUD as a contraceptive in order to stop her periods. She noticed that her vertigo got worse when she began using Mirena. (I am usually worried for women who completely suppress their menses with Mirena, and since her vertigo got worse after the device was inserted, I was worried that Sophia was experiencing side effects of the IUD.)

I gave Sophia the remedy called Cocculus. Cocculus is a great remedy for vertigo, especially the kind that comes up after losing sleep from taking care of others. In Sophia's case, she was taking care of her children and was, as a result, losing sleep. Cocculus can also help with menstrual pain, heavy bleeding, and digestive problems.

At her first follow up, Sophia felt significantly better. Her vertigo was almost gone, the digestive symptoms were significantly improved, and  she had more energy to take care of her kids as well as herself. We talked about removing the Mirena in order to get rid of side effects. I suggested she switch to other natural means of contraception. Although Sophia was worried about having painful menses, she decided to give it a try. I saw her one month after that session. Her first period after removing the IUD was not heavy or painless. She had enough energy to work, and be with her kids, and her vertigo was gone!

I have been working with Sophia for more than a year now. She no longer experiences vertigo. Her menses are regular, with no pain, no heavy bleeding, and no PMS. Her digestive symptoms are much improved, but most importantly, her energy is good enough to take care of the family and continue working.