ACUPUNCTURE FOR YOUR CYCLE & HORMONAL BALANCE· PORTLAND, OR
Whatever stage you're in, your body deserves more than 'that's just normal.’
Whether your cycle has never felt easy, or your body’s shifting into a new phase you didn’t expect this soon, hormonal care shouldn’t mean waiting until symptoms are unbearable to be taken seriously.
PMS · PMDD · Irregular or Painful Periods · Perimenopause · Menopause · Hormonal Imbalance
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WHERE YOU MIGHT BE
CYCLE CONCERNS
PMS or PMDD that derails a week or more of every month, cramping or pain that sends you to bed, periods that are unpredictable, too heavy, too light, or missing altogether, mood swings that feel disproportionate to what’s actually happening in your life.
HORMONAL TRANSITIONS
Hot flashes or night sweats, sleep that’s fallen apart, brain fog, a mood that feels less stable than it used to, irregular cycles signaling perimenopause has started, or the sense that your body is unfamiliar in ways no one prepared you for.
Different stages, same underlying idea: your hormones operate as one connected system. Treating a single symptom in isolation rarely holds. Treating the pattern underneath it does. I meet you wherever you are in the process.
You’ve been told your labs are “normal” but you don’t feel normal
THIS PRACTICE IS FOR YOU IF
PMS or PMDD is disrupting your work, relationships, or peace of mind every month
You’re in perimenopause and want support beyond “just wait it out”
You’re managing menopause symptoms and want options alongside or instead of HRT
You’re ready for care that looks at the whole hormonal picture, not just one symptom
You want a provider who treats your cycle as information, not an inconvenience
HOW WE WORK TOGETHER
I see one person at a time; no rotating rooms, no split attention. Your first visit is 1.5-2 hours: part conversation, part treatment. I work through the lens of Five Element Acupuncture, a style of Chinese Medicine that addresses the root patterns beneath your symptoms rather than managing them on the surface.
For cycle and hormone concerns, that often means tracking how your symptoms move across your cycle or across a season, not just how you feel today. Treatment often includes acupuncture, moxibustion, and custom herbal formulas timed to support you through the specific phase you’re in.
My job isn’t to fix you. It’s to help your body find its way back to its own rhythm.
WHAT THE RESEARCH SHOWS
This isn’t just tradition. It’s increasingly backed by clinical research. Systematic reviews have found acupuncture measurably reduces PMS and PMDD symptoms compared to control groups, and multiple reviews of dysmenorrhea (painful periods) show meaningful pain reduction, particularly with sustained treatment across several cycles. For perimenopause and menopause, recent reviews point to real improvement in hot flashes, sleep, and mood, with several studies noting acupuncture performs well both on its own and alongside standard medical treatment.
Results vary person to person, and treatment is most effective as part of a consistent, ongoing approach. There’s a growing, credible body of evidence behind acupuncture for reproductive health.
Further reading: Acupuncture for premenstrual syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis · Acupuncture for perimenopausal insomnia: a systematic review and meta-analysis · Electroacupuncture for primary dysmenorrhea: a meta-analysis
COMPLEMENTARY CARE
Many of the people I see are already working with a doctor on their hormonal health, and this becomes one part of that larger care picture, not a substitute for it. If bloodwork, imaging, or a medical workup would help clarify what’s going on, I’ll say so.
What I offer is support for the symptoms that hormonal shifts bring: pain, sleep disruption, mood, and the sense that your body is working against you instead of with you. I’m here to support you, and treat the whole person in front of me, not just isolated symptoms.
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Ready to begin?
If you’re not sure if acupuncture is the right fit yet, that’s a completely normal place to start.
Schedule a free 15-minute call, and talk through what’s going on before committing to anything.
Rooted care for a restless world.