Acupuncture for Post Pill Support in Encinitas, CA

At Purnima, we craft individualized treatment plans tailored to your unique needs – helping you achieve regulated ovulation and menstrual cycles, symptom management, and improved overall health. Our holistic approach brings your body back into harmony, supporting you to feel your best and thrive in your reproductive health.

We help with these common post-pill symptoms:

  • Acne

  • Anxiety

  • Bloating

  • Breast tenderness

  • Brain fog

  • Changes in libido

  • Cramping

  • Depression

  • Digestive issues

  • Light or absent periods (post-pill amenorrhea)

  • Mood swings

  • Nausea

  • Weight changes (gain or loss)

  • Yeast infections or vaginal flora imbalances

  • Difficulty conceiving

  • Fatigue

  • Hair loss or shedding

  • Headaches or migraines

  • Hot flashes

  • Insomnia or trouble sleeping

  • Irregular ovulation

  • Joint pain or stiffness

Why Our Approach to Post-Pill Support & Hormonal Health Works

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Often, the simplest approach offers the greatest results. At Purnima, our focus is on understanding each individual’s unique cycle and hormonal pattern, then creating a custom treatment plan.

This may include acupuncture, herbal supplements, and easy, sustainable lifestyle practices to restore hormonal balance and support optimal menstrual health.

A Simplified Approach:

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Our focus is on supporting your body at its deepest levels through custom Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment plans. These include acupuncture, herbal supplements, and simple lifestyle recommendations to guide your body back to balance. Your body inherently strives for health, balance and vitality.

Our goal is to help it remember how to achieve this and provide you with clear steps to maintain optimal health.

A Proven System:

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Whether you’re dealing with missing or irregular periods, digestive issues, or preconception care, we focus on identifying the underlying root cause of your body’s imbalance and work steadily to restore it.  

Our approach is designed to naturally and effectively balance hormones and optimize the menstrual cycle. We’re also happy to collaborate with your Western medical providers and reproductive care team to enhance your results.

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POST PILL SUPPORT

COMING OFF THE PILL & HOW TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE CAN HELP:

  • At Purnima, we assess patients individually and work in partnership with them to address any systemic imbalances. Here are three common ways acupuncture excels when it comes to supporting post-pill patients:

    • Regulating the Cycle: treatments are tailored to address the underlying pattern diagnosis and support the body through each cycle phase (menstrual, follicular, ovulatory, and luteal).

    • Treating Mood Disorders: We see anxiety, irritability, and depression as stagnation, and treatment plans are designed to support mental-emotional clarity and ease.

    • Digestive Support: birth control can impact gastrointestinal health and disrupt our gut microbiome. In Chinese Medicine, healthy digestion is essential for blood production and, therefore, vital for optimal ovulation and menstruation.

    • More conditions that acupuncture supports with post-pill include low libido, painful or missing periods, hormonal acne,  brain fog, and more.

BEHIND THE SCENES:

The female reproductive system is anatomically and physiologically intricate, with a monthly hormonal cycle that can be easily influenced.

Acupuncture stimulates specific points on the body to regulate efficient communication between the brain and ovaries — the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) and Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Ovarian (HPO) axes. This clarity of communication between the ovaries and hypothalamus + pituitary glands promote regular ovulation cycles, a crucial component of the menstrual cycle.

IDEAL POST PILL TREATMENT:

We recommend beginning treatments at least one month before discontinuing use of the  oral contraceptive pill (OCP), or ideally three months earlier. This preparation supports hormonal shifts and helps regulate the menstrual cycle. Our treatments focus on enhancing ovarian health, nourishing the uterine lining, and supporting the hormonal interplay that creates smooth ovulation and menstruation. 

Once the OCP has been stopped, acupuncture treatments are offered weekly for a month, followed by twice-monthly sessions. Our treatment plans are designed to suit each individual and their unique cycle needs.

WHICH APPOINTMENT SHOULD I BOOK?

We recommend booking an Integrative Acupuncture Evaluation & Initial Visit at Purnima Clinic.

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We love working hand in hand with women to achieve their best health, no matter where you are in your fertility or reproductive health journey.

If you are a new patient, please fill out our initial intake form and schedule your first appointment. Our reception team is also available to support you (760-470-4779).