Q For uterine conditions, what treatments do you use besides herbal medicine? I am curious whether acupuncture alone is enough.
A With tailored herbal medicine as the foundation, we use large-moxa and deep heat therapy that delivers heat deep into the abdomen, yard fumigation (jwahun) therapy, and acupuncture together. Rather than a single method, we combine ways to warm and circulate the uterine environment.
Detailed Answer
Korean medicine treatment for uterine fibroids, endometriosis, and polycystic ovary syndrome often combines several treatments rather than using a single method. Centered on tailored herbal medicine matched to your constitution and pattern diagnosis, we warm the cold uterus with large-moxa (wangtteum) and deep heat therapy that delivers heat deep into the lower abdomen, and aid pelvic circulation with jwahun (yard fumigation) therapy. Adding acupuncture that supports the circulation of qi and blood, we proceed in a direction that relieves symptoms such as pain and menstrual abnormalities and improves the uterine environment itself.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
The reason Dongjedang emphasizes such warming and circulation treatments is that we see a cold, stagnant pelvic environment (cold patterns and blood stasis) as the foundation of uterine and ovarian conditions. Rather than merely suppressing symptoms, we aim to create a warm internal environment in which blood circulates well, building a foundation in which recurrence is less likely.
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