Women are more likely than men to seek out health care both for themselves and their children. However, women often have reproductive health concerns that present their own unique set of challenges. According to one group of researchers, “Menopause, premenstrual syndrome, dysmenorrhea [menstrual cramps], female fertility, and mastalgia [breast pain] are common problems not easily treated by conventional medicine. Women often seek alternative therapies to help address these conditions.”1 Getting to the root cause is essential, because for every action within the biochemistry there is an equal and sometimes greater ripple effect.
In this article, we will address common female health concerns and approaches that functional medicine providers can use to eradicate or improve women’s health issues. While reading this article, it is important to recognize that it takes a while to change the ecology and microecology of the body to the point where efforts lead to significant improvement in women’s health.
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