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Pain Management, Fertility & Women's health
Serving Pasadena & greater Los Angeles
90 North Baldwin ave, suite 3, Sierra Madre, CA 91024. (626) 841-2991
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Life after the pill: using acupuncture & Chinese medicine to get your cycles in order
One of the most common situations I see in the clinic is a woman who just came off the pill after years, sometimes a decade or more, and is waiting for her body to figure out what to do next. Sometimes the period comes back within a month. Sometimes it doesn't come back at all. And very often, it comes back the timing is unpredictable, the flow is different, there's more pain, or new symptoms have shown up that weren't there before. If this is you, know that this is not unusu

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Jan 10, 202210 min read


Managing endometriosis with acupuncture & Chinese herbs
Endometriosis is one of the conditions for which I feel Chinese medicine has the most to offer, partly because of how badly it gets managed in the conventional system. Unfortunately, many patients never even find out about the other tools that are accessible to them. The average time from first symptom to diagnosis is seven to ten years. Seven to ten years of being told your pain is normal, being put on the pill to manage symptoms, being dismissed, being sent home with ibupro

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Oct 23, 20218 min read


Body basal temperature charting (BBT) & Chinese medicine
BBT stands for Basal Body Temperature. It measures your oral temperature in the morning, before you start your daily routine. We use...

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Oct 2, 20213 min read


Acupuncture & fertility: how long does it take to work?
You know the clock is ticking, but are not quite sure if you are ready for a $20,000 IVF cycle that you are told yields less than 50%...

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Sep 17, 20213 min read


Seed cycling for fertility: Chinese medicine's perspective
When you are trying to plant and grow a seed... eat seeds! Seeds are nutritious superfoods, especially rich in lignans, a precursor to...

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Jul 21, 20214 min read


8 Chinese herbs for menstrual cramps
As a practitioner trained in China, herbs are my favorite tool. When it comes to women's health, they are so powerful and though slow...

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Jun 28, 20215 min read


Understanding the colors of your flow
Let's talk about your flow! If you have ever talked to an acupuncturist, you might have been surprised at how interested we are in all...

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Jun 25, 20212 min read
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