27 Mar

Acupuncture and herbal support can help greatly in difficult infertility treatment

Dr. Caroline Smith -University of Adelaide, AU “Some couples might choose to try complementary and alternative medicines before they commence infertility treatment or might choose to use it as an adjunct while undergoing infertility treatment. Acupuncture has long been used for gynecological and obstetric problems, such as amenorrhea, menorrhagia, morning sickness, and problems during labour […]

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26 Sep

Is medication depleting ovary reserve and causing menopausal effect in IVF treatment?

I have patients who were scared of their high FSH or low AMH level. I always ask them, “did you just have IUI/IVF?” Some even has menopause sign – hot flashes. If they just had IUI/IVF medication, then it is not likely their nature ovarian reserve degraded. I feel the following statement from Shady Grove […]

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10 Feb

Acupuncture and herbs can help increase quantity of mature follicles

I have patients ranging from 30s to over 40s having problem of lower ovarian reserve. Many of them, their quantity of mature follicles increased dramatically in the IVF/IUI sessions. These ladies, prior to acupuncture and herbs, their number of mature follicles are below 3 or 4 follicles in IVF/IUI and thus the chance of successful […]

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