Q I have endometriosis surgery coming up - does Korean medicine treatment help?
A Pre-surgical Korean medicine treatment improves pelvic blood flow and boosts immune function, leading to a better surgical outcome. Two weeks before surgery, we stop herbal medicines that could affect bleeding.
Detailed Answer
Korean medicine treatment for 2-4 weeks before surgery improves blood flow to pelvic tissue, reducing bleeding during surgery and speeding recovery. However, strong blood-invigorating ingredients such as Dang-gui (Angelica), Honghwa (safflower), and Doin (peach kernel) can promote bleeding, so they are stopped starting two weeks before surgery. We pause treatment on the day of surgery and immediately afterward, and resume with qi-tonifying and blood-nourishing prescriptions from the recovery period 1-2 weeks after surgery. Post-surgical large-cone moxibustion helps prevent adhesions and promote recovery.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
At Dongjedang, we operate a collaborative process of sharing the herbal ingredients being taken with the obstetrician-gynecologist performing the surgery. Tonic prescriptions for rapid recovery after surgery begin after the surgical wound has healed.
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