Complementary & Integrative Medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), also called Traditional East Asian Medicine or TEAM, is a form of complementary medicine that dates back several thousand years, starting around the 5th century BCE. TCM uses acupuncture, herbal medicine, and diet/lifestyle changes to help promote good health. “Fuke”, translated as “gynaecology”, was a significant medical specialisation by the time of the Song dynasty (960-1279 CE), with new emphasis on the importance of blood in women and on regulating the menstrual cycle to prevent or cure disease. 

Disease in TCM is viewed in terms of patterns of disharmony, where the body has lost its adaptive ability and this has caused an upset in the harmony, or equilibrium, present in the body. Disease is thus a manifestation of “a pattern of disharmonious relationships” within the body. Therefore, it is not the disease itself that is being treated but the underlying imbalance; by rearranging the pattern of disharmony into one of harmony and balance, the condition itself is treated. This means that your TCM practitioner will look at all your symptoms, not just those that might be related to your endometriosis, to come up with a treatment plan.