Another area that hypnosis can be helpful is in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Hypnotherapy for childbirth has been used intermittently by different people for years. It can reduce or eliminate pain associated with childbirth, thereby eliminating or reducing the need for medications. It can also facilitate comfort in suturing episiotomies or other lacerations. Hypnosis does have its limitations.
Obstetrical hypnosis requires training prior to the onset of labor and delivery.
Response rates vary among users. The women who have extensive practice prior to labor usually will do considerably better. Other areas where hypnosis has been used in selected patients in gynecology include chronic pelvic pain, painful intercourse, painful menses, and post menopausal symptoms. How Hypnosis Works Anyone of normal intelligence and willingness can be hypnotized. Hypnosis requires the subject to allow herself to relax and let her subconscious mind open to information.