FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT CONCEPTION Maybe we all learned our lessons a little too well back in junior high’s sex ed class when we were told how easy it is to get pregnant. The fact of the matter is, getting pregnant is often more difficult than we realize, especially as we age. So, to set […]
Read MoreTraditionally, a fertility specialist will assume infertility is present based on the following definition. When a woman is: Under 35 with regular cycles and no pregnancy after 1 year 35 to 39 with regular cycles and no pregnancy after 6 months 40 or over with regular cycles and no pregnancy after 3 months Do men […]
Read MoreMany men are stressed with impotence. Impotence can be caused by many factors, from imbalances in hormones, to actual physical damage, to psychological or emotional problems. Paul F. Engelhardt, MD, of the Hospital Leinz in Vienna, Austria, and colleagues did a study to see if men suffering from impotence that has more of a mental […]
Read MoreIn many Fallopian tube blockage infertility cases, chance of both sides of tube blocked is very rare. Most of time, one side of Fallopian tubes is blocked. How to treat the condition depends on the age, severity of tube blockage. Following is my sharing of treatment on blocked Fallopian tube. Patient A in her thirties with over […]
Read MoreEffects of myo-inositol supplementation on oocyte’s quality in PCOS patients: a double blind trial. Ciotta L1, Stracquadanio M, Pagano I, Carbonaro A, Palumbo M, Gulino F. Author information Abstract BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovary syndrome is the most common cause of chronic anovulation infertility in women in fertile period, and it’s characterized by an increased production of […]
Read MoreFertility Charting with PCOS – Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Charting with PCOS – Polycystic Ovary Syndrome PCOS is a hormonal condition that can impact your fertility. Women with PCOS secrete higher than usual levels of androgens (male hormones) which may cause cysts to develop in the ovaries (hence the name). Women with PCOS may have […]
Read MoreA patients with elevated prolactin (70s) and hypothroid came for acupuncture treatment. She also has anxiety and depression. Treatment is to tonify blood and facilate menstrual period. Also herbs such as TaoHong SiWu tea plus MianHuaiTang have been prescribed. After once month of treatment, her menstrual condition is improved and breast no longer tender and […]
Read MoreWhy morning sickness may be a good thing In the recent article in foxnews, as many as 80 percent of pregnant women experience nausea, vomiting, or both, Hinkle and colleagues, scientists at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda note in JAMA Internal Medicine. In general, women younger than 25 were more likely to experience […]
Read MoreEffects of acupuncture and exercise on insulin sensitivity, adipose tissue characteristics, and markers of coagulation and fibrinolysis in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: secondary analyses of a randomized controlled trial Elisabet Stener-Victorin, Ph.D.,a,b Fariba Baghaei, Ph.D., M.D.,c Goran Holm, Ph.D., M.D., € d Per Olof Janson, Ph.D., M.D.,e Gunilla Olivecrona, Ph.D.,f Malin Lonn, Ph.D., € […]
Read MoreInfertility patient advanced age 42 years old comes for acupuncture treatment. She tried four IVF 2010, 2011, 2015 and early of 2016. Each time about 10 eggs mature and fertilized. None of fertilized eggs passed the day 5. She had come for 2 months. Then she went to have IVF retrieval. 9 eggs matured. The […]
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