Women of Northern Colorado- Fort Collins, Loveland, Windsor- PCOS and Endo are no small fish. They can ROCK your world and it’s easy to be overwhelmed by the mass amount of info out there and find yourself lost on where to even begin! We can help!
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
We’re just going to come right out and say it- PCOS is ridiculously common, wildly misdiagnosed, and often totally misunderstood. If we here one more story that involves a Cyster being told “just lose weight” we might actually combust. Poof! That or “just go on birth control and come back when you want to get pregnant” without any additional guidance or explanation.
The diagnostic triad (the Rotterdamn Criteria) includes having two out of three of the following- elevated androgens (hello acne and chin hair), missing or irregular menstruation (always be prepared!), or polycystic ovaries (that’s right, you don’t actually have to have cysts on your ovaries to have PCOS!). A major key to successfully treating PCOS is recogizing which of the four types (we say five) you have- aka, who is driving the bus? Insulin resistenant, adrenal-driven, inflammatory, post pill, or thyroid (not official, but you bet we’re checking that out in PCOS too!). Treat the root for better success.
PCOS responds super well to lifestyle modifications, nutrition, acupuncture, and Chinese Herbal Medicine. We might recommend Functional Lab Testing if we want to suss out your bus driver!
Endometriosis (Endo)
We’d like to start our Endo section by simply saying we’re sorry that you’re here reading this. If you’re an Endo Warrior, our hat’s go off to you. It’s not just a “bad period,” and anyone who’s had it or loved someone with it knows- it’s nothing to joke about. Buuuut, we’re gonna joke about it. Just a little. Laughter is medicine!
Endo is not a gynecological disorder, it’s whole body inflammation that has you curled in a ball overeating brownings (the recommended serving size doesn’t know you!), praising your heating pad, and binge watching Gilmore Girls (Gossip Girl? The Summer I Turned Pretty? Outlander?). Endometrial tissue is attaching to your uterus, your ovaries, your bowel, your bladder, and growing lumps and bumps like a witch’s nose. Had to put that in there since some women have nasal endometriosis and can experience cyclic nosebleeds. Not even kidding.
Research shows acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine are effective at reducing pain and blood flow associated with Endo. We can also dig into some functional lab work and see if we can address that systemic inflammation component!
