21 Sep

Poor Egg Quality Infertility: with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs

According to Chinese Medicine, the poor egg quality is due to the Kidney Ying Deficiency. Some people has poor egg quality because of her prenatal Kidney deficiency. Or others are because of their aging, which runs out the prenatal Jing (material determines reproduction power) if not compensated by post natal Jing. The use of acupuncture is […]

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21 Sep

Infertility: Common causes of problems in women

The followings are causes listed based on examination result. It does not reflect/elevate to the functional pattern differentiation and use of acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. Highlights Endometriosis Ovulation problems Poor egg quality Polycystic ovarian syndrome Blocked fallopian tubes Sperm allergy Unexplained fertility problems Combination fertility problems Reviewed by Anthony Propst, M.D., August, 2006   http://www.babycenter.com/0_common-causes-of-fertility-problems-in-women_1228906.bc

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21 Sep

IVF: Treatment Step By Step

I like the following link on its simplicity and clarity to describe the IVF procedure, one of popular way to treat infertility on some server structure disorders. Remember this does not include treatment of acupuncture or Chinese Medicine. Both could enhance the successful rate of the procedure. http://infertility.about.com/od/infertilitytreatments/ss/ivf_treatment.htm or “BEYOND IN VITRO FERTILIZATION – NEW […]

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21 Sep

Menstrual Cycle Disorders

The menstrual cycle disorders consist of irregularities on cycle, bleeding days, bleeding amount, color, quality (dense,light,clotting,etc), smell. Most often are: Menstrual coming ahead, coming late, or irregular, bleeding too much, too less, too long, bleeding in the mid of cycle, or no cycle. Pains can be dysmenorrhea, headache, body pain, diarrhea, sores, fever, etc. A woman’s […]

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20 Sep

Infertility

Video Acupuncture for Fertility Can acupuncture be used to treat infertility? Yes. In China,for centuries, Acupuncture, frequently combined with herbal medicine, has been used to treat some causes of infertility. For example, acupuncture and herbs have been implemented to address pelvic inflammatory disease or endometriosis. In case of tubal adhesion, a situation individual could still […]

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05 Aug

Endometriosis and Fibroids

Endometriosis (from endo, “inside”, and metra, “womb“) is a gynecological medical condition in which cells from the lining of the uterus (endometrium) appear and flourish outside the uterine cavity, most commonly on the ovaries. The uterine cavity is lined by endometrial cells, which are under the influence of female hormones. These endometrial-like cells in areas outside the uterus (endometriosis) are influenced by hormonal […]

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28 Jul

PCOS: Conventional Medicine and TCM

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, or PCOS, is one of the most common female endocrine disorders, affecting approximately 5%-10% of women of reproductive age (12–45 years old) and is thought to be one of the leading causes of female subfertility. The principal features are obesity, anovulation (resulting in irregular menstruation) oramenorrhea, acne, and excessive amounts or effects of androgenic (masculinizing) hormones. The symptoms and severity of the syndrome […]

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