Using birth control pill or lupron in the IVF world seems quite popular for advanced age patients, low ovary reserve or POI. 1) endometriosis “Based on our research on Endometrisos and speaking with other endometriosis patients it seems that ovarian suppression with GnRH agonists like LUPRON (3-months) or birth control pills (BCP) with Letrozole for […]
Read MoreWhen patient’s FSH in the blood tests high, we can see estrogen medicine will be prescribed by conventional OBGYN doctor. However, does it help her follicles grow? NO. We have to understand the cause-effect relationship. Estrogen is a product that follicles generate. “The discovery that most women with primary ovarian insufficiency have immature eggs remaining […]
Read MoreWhen I treat patients with acupuncture and Chinese herbs, many patients have question on why their basal body temperature dip 7 days after ovulation. Here is my answer: Ovulation happens when we see the bbt chart the temperature curve moves up. If there are sperms in the Fallopian tubes, fertilization can occur about 12-24 hours […]
Read MoreRegular bleeding is normal menstrual bleeding at regular term. However, unregular bleeding is a very broad topic for fertility treatment in regard to amount, time, color, smell, etc. Here I want to talk about bleeding during pregnancy. It is important to do BBT charting due to the limit of pregnancy testing at home. If patient […]
Read MoreA patient 38 years old with irregular cycle around 35 days and longer has visited my office recently. She has elevated prolactin and testosterone levels. Her face has acne. Her feet feels cold. she has hairs around mouth and chest. She is diagnosed with PCOS. She has stress and anxiety and PMS pain. She was […]
Read MoreIntrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) is a condition in which an unborn baby is smaller than it should be and it is not growing at a normal rate inside the womb. The baby with delay growth can be at risk of certain health problems during pregnancy, delivery, and after birth or in life later on. The […]
Read MoreAll shall know researches have proved acupuncture and Chinese herbs can improve fertility result including with IVF/IUI. However, the mechanism of how that works can be multiple or even we still don’t know. Therefore, acupuncture helps relieving stress or increasing circulation is one set of benefit. Others are more complicated such as meridian unblocking, Organ […]
Read MoreThere are several reasons that acupuncture is involved in the embryo transfer and sometimes FROZEN EMBRYO TRANSFER (FET). 1) Most well known situation is used prior to and after the transfer to increase the successful rate of implantation. Acupuncture has been demonstrated in studies to improve uterine lining for FET embryo implantation. Similar effect has […]
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 […]
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