Your Instructor
The Pelvic Acu
Dr. Krystal Lynn Couture, DPT, LAc, The Pelvic Acu, is an acupuncturist and physical therapist specializing in Pelvic Health. As a pelvic care acupuncturist, she brings to her practice a background steeped in both biomedical and holistic knowledge. She has an extensive formal background, with a Doctorate in physical therapy from Husson University as well as a Master of Science in acupuncture from the Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture.
Dr. Krystal has been published in Acupuncture Today and Medicinal Roots Magazine. She's been featured on Michelle Grasek's Acupuncture Marketing School Podcast, Qiological, The American Acupuncture Council, Hofstra Radio and Dao Labs.
Krystal teaches Pelvic Care to Acupuncturists around the globe!
"It is my greatest passion to share the sacred medicine of the pelvis with acupuncturists around the globe. Over the past decade, I have developed a comprehensive approach that incorporates a range of acupuncture tools, including Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the Spirit of the Points, Manual Therapy, and Muscle-Specific Ashi Point Needling (also known as Dry Needling), to effectively treat the pelvis and the whole person. I'd love to have you join me in sharing this work with your clients."
BV, Candidiasis and Trichomoniasis get grouped together constantly, but they are not the same pattern. Candidiasis is excess damp heat, self contained, and clears when treated. BV and Trichomoniasis carry a Spleen Qi deficiency underneath the damp heat, which is why they keep recurring even after a successful course of antibiotics. A 2025 gene expression study found 6506 genes differentially expressed in vaginal tissue from women with recurrent candidiasis compared to healthy controls (Hasselrot et al, 2025). This course covers the full differential, root versus branch treatment strategy, and point selection by pattern.
HSV and HPV are not infections you clear once, they are latency conditions. An estimated 70% of the global population carries HSV1, 10% carries HSV2, and most never have a symptomatic outbreak. This course covers the Liver and Gallbladder channel damp heat toxin pattern, the zheng qi building strategy, and the psychosocial layer.
Bartholin's abscess and Hidradenitis Suppurativa present as a mass, not a discharge, requiring palpation and structural assessment. A VA clinical trial on Battlefield Acupuncture found more than 75% of participants reporting immediate pain relief, tested specifically for HS pain (NCT04218422).