Balneotherapy – with its proven ability to soothe, disinfect, reduce pain and normalize metabolic process – can be an important part of a holistic approach to treating a wide variety of disorders particular to women.
Women Health: Problems With Conception
Difficulties with conception also lead European women too seek treatment at hot and mineral springs. Balneotherapy is recommended for treating sterility caused by inflammations of the fallopian tubes, irregularities of the mucosal lining of the cervix, and hormonal problems that affect ovulation. Approximately 30 % of women who visit French spas for gynecological complains have one or more of these problems.
Women Health: Problems With Genital Pains
Other women visiting these spas suffer from various types of genital pain. Some may be result of infections, sexually transmitted disease, postoperative pain, cyclic pain (including premenstrual problems), or other type of pain related to vaginitis, depression, poor circulation, injury, stress, or some other cause.
Women Health: Menopausal Difficulties
Specific spas can help women with menopausal difficulties including: hot or cold flashes, feelings of weekness, and mental depression in some cases.
Other symptoms like: vaginal distress, vaginitis, circulatory complains, osteoporosis, urological and metabolic disorders.
Some mineral springs that help with gynecological disorders are:
Americas medical spas:
- Argentina: Los Molles, Cachueta, Rio Hondo, Rosario de la Frontera
- Canada: Miette Hot Springs, Radium Hot Springs
- Mexico: Ixtapan de la Sal, San Jose Purua
- USA: Berkley Springs – West Virginia, Hot Springs – Arkansas, Hot Springs – Virginia, Glenwood Springs – Colorado
Europe medical spas:
- Belgium: Spa (Liege)
- Bulgaria: Blagoevgrad
- France: Luxeuil les Bains, Salies de Bearn, Salies du Salat, Neris, Bourbon l’Archambault
- Germany: Baden Baden, Bad Kissingen, Bad Nauheim, Bad Pyrmont
- Greece: Aedipsos, Loutraki, Thermopylae
- Italy: Albano Terme, Agnano Terme, Bagni di Lucca, Ischia Terme
- Romania: Baile Felix, BAile Herculane, Baile Olanesti, Calimanesti, Sovata
- Switzerland: Rheinfelden