Women above age 40 years represent the most rapidly growing age group having children. So is the situation that patients undergoing in IVF are aging rapidly. In recent paper “Improvements in IVF in women of advanced age” published in “Journal of Endocrinology”, it concluded that the concentration on methods of embryo selection in older women […]
Read MoreFertility treatment is by no means a one-size-fits-all field of medicine. The types of treatment that can help you or your partner grow your family depends upon your diagnosis and your unique physical and emotional needs. IVF, or in vitro fertilization Success Rates: The Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology has calculated the average IVF success […]
Read MoreIf patient has already gone through the following tests, please bring copy to acupuncture consultation/treatment session. If there is no test done yet, we would prefer to have some of them done later with your fertility or OB/GYN doctor and update to us. Tests and Diagnosis Some patients have already had some diagnostic testing for infertility […]
Read MoreEven though acupuncture and Chinese medicine is much cheaper than the traditional IVF per cycle, treatment cost has the similar trend as IVF in that the more age advanced, the more cycles and cost will be. In a survey conducted, most of women do not know or realize the age related cost of infertility treatment […]
Read MoreAcupuncture ‘doubles the chances of getting pregnant through IVF’ Over 46 per cent of women undergoing acupuncture treatment conceived While only 21.7 per cent of the women became pregnant in the other group. Treatment may be offered as a possible method of improving IVF outcome. Expert says it may only work due to patient spending […]
Read MorePatient previous menses is normal with 28 days. After she was infected with virus and became hyperthyroidism and then changed into hypothyroidism. Her cycle changed to 40 days. She always feels cold. Her face has acne and weight gains. She has been tried for pregnancy but failed. She stopped TTC under advice of her Endocrinologist. After […]
Read MoreFor thousand years, acupuncture has been used to treat menopause vasomotor symptoms or hot flashes. And following is recent research done by scientists in Duke University. Acupuncture in Menopause study: a pragmatic, randomized controlled trial Avis NE, et al. Menopause. 2016. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to evaluate the short and long-term effects […]
Read MoreFactor V Leiden is a mutation of one of the clotting factors in the blood called factor V. This mutation can increase the chance of developing abnormal blood clots (thrombophilia). Both men and women can have factor V Leiden. Women may have an increased tendency to develop blood clots during pregnancy or when taking the […]
Read MoreJournal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2918430/ Women receiving Chinese herbal medicine treatments were more likely to get pregnant within a four-month period than those receiving conventional Western medical fertility drug treatment or IVF. Results One hundred and four (104) women with unexplained infertility were included in this observational study. Participant mean age was 32 […]
Read MoreCongratulations! My heart is as joyful as my patients when they get confirmed that they are pregnant. Some of them asked me: “When I will stop acupuncture treatment?”. I would tell them any time they like. However, for certain conditions, I will recommend following groups to stay until ten weeks, which is the same as […]
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