Health
How Acupuncture Restored My Lost Cycle (And My Hope)
After over a decade of countless attempts to regulate my menstrual cycle, nothing seemed to be working. With birth control, endless doctor consultations, and disheartening dead ends, there was a point in the process where I began questioning my womanhood – what was wrong with me and my body? Why was I not getting a period? I was about to give up hope until I found something that changed my life forever: acupuncture.
By Ani Dietman4 min read
My period began right on time. I was around 13 years old, and when it happened, I ran out of the bathroom to tell my mom. She gave me a big hug, and we quietly celebrated in each other’s arms, both knowing what this rite of passage symbolized. I was entering into a new season of my body and what it meant to be a young woman.