World Endometriosis Awareness Week

Sun 3rd Mar - Sat 9th Mar 2019

Endometriosis Week aims to raise awareness about this hidden and often unrecognized condition. Aims of Endometriosis Week include:

• promoting - a greater awareness & understanding of endometriosis as a real, debilitating and disabling disease

• highlighting - the consequences of living with endometriosis for the sufferer, carer and all those affected by the disease

• creating - a greater awareness and understanding of endometriosis amongst the medical profession, education sector, employers, politicians and society in general

• seeking - a best practice and consistent care and treatment for everyone wherever they may live

• providing - an opportunity for those whose lives have been affected by endometriosis to play an active part in helping making a difference

What Is Endometriosis?

Endometriosis affects women and occurs when tissue, similar to the lining of the womb (uterus) grows in other areas of the body. This tissue grows mainly in the abdominal cavity (see diagram).

The tissue is linked to the woman's hormonal cycle. However, unlike a period, the tissue remains within the body and bleeds forming adhesions (scar tissue), lesions and blood-filled cysts.

Symptoms of endometriosis include:

• bleeding

• pain

• infertility

• fatigue

• suppressed immune system

  Acupuncture’s skill in balancing hormones is the first step to relieving the discomfort and interference in your life from endometriosis.

  At our clinic we support your course of healing armed with nutrition guidance to nourish the body, fertility assistance, !pain relief with body therapy and acupuncture, and really listening to your daily needs - always adjusting treatments to best suit you as changes occur or circumstances shift

  Most of all we see you as a unique individual - with a different presentation than anyone else, and we tailor your healing treatments to what is absolutely best for YOU, physically and emotionally.