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Acupuncture and herbal medicine are often used as complementary approaches to help reduce pain associated with endometriosis by calming inflammation, improving pelvic blood flow, and modulating pain signaling. Acupuncture has been reported to produce clinically relevant improvements in pelvic pain, likely through neural and circulatory effects that may reduce inflammation and ease pain perception, while some sources also describe benefits in promoting smoother blood flow in the pelvis and improving overall symptom relief.

Herbal medicine is often used alongside acupuncture to further reduce pain and support the body’s response to inflammation, and recent research suggests that combining acupuncture with Chinese herbal medicine may offer added benefit for endometriosis-related pain management 

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