Women’s health issues respond well to acupuncture treatment because acupuncture has a nuanced yet profound effect on the HPA specifically and the nervous system overall. Menstrual Irregularities from Western/Eastern Perspectives From a western point of view, menstrual irregularities originate as functional disturbances of the hypothalamus-pituitary axis (HPA) or the ovaries, tubes, uterus, or cervix. Eastern medicine (acupuncture […]