A qualitative study has examined the experiences of women receiving acupuncture treatment for polycystic ovary syndrome. Researchers interviewed eight women (age range 23 to 38) living in western Sweden, after they had received a course of acupuncture, and found that the positive results of acupuncture, were providing hope that their bodies were capable of more normal functioning, and were empowering them to take responsibility for their future wellbeing. Half of them experienced noticeable changes in their symptoms, and associated acupuncture treatment with improvements, for example, in more regular menstrual bleeding, decreased hair growth, improved mood, reduced sweet cravings and decreased acne.
(Acupuncture with Manual and Low Frequency Electrical Stimulation as Experienced by Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Qualitative Study. BMC Complementary Altern Medicine, April 2012.)
Author: Robin Costello
I offer traditional Chinese acupuncture in Exeter, from a tranquil clinic a mile from the city centre, and next to the University of Exeter. I graduated originally from the London School of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine’s 3 year full time Acupuncture Diploma (DipAc) course. I am on the practitioners register of the British Acupuncture Council (MBAcC), a regulatory and professional body with an entry standard of a full three year undergraduate degree level training.
I have worked in a hospital in south west China, deepening my knowledge and using acupuncture and Chinese massage (tuina) as the treatment of choice in its country of origin. I have taught Chinese medicine in colleges, the NHS and at university level. I also practise Qi Gong, and Chinese dietary therapy, that is the medicinal use of ordinary foods, chosen to help achieve particular therapeutic effects in different individuals.
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