Getting pain medicine is very convenient now a day by going to grocery store and making choice in OTC stands. However, not many people realize that taking pain medicine can affect men’s fertility functions. A small study, which was published Jan. 8 2018 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, discovered that […]
Read MoreMy answer is to let IVF doctor decide as some of my patients ask me about this question. The reason is simple, not to add psychological burden or confusion in their heart while doing IVF. Doctors who do not know much of Chinese herbs may not agree to use herbs during the IVF cycle for […]
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 MoreAcupuncture and Herbs can regulate menstrual cycle back to normal for pregnancy Patients has irregular menstrual cycle with short luteal phase. After months treatment, her cycle Then she later, she stopped treatment. Her cycle changed back to old form. After months of treatment, she got pregnant. And her BBT chart can show her improvement.
Read MoreHello, I am acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist in DC helping patents overcome fertility. I disagree with your comments regarding to Chinese herbs. It seems you did not spend time studying Chinese herbs. What you listed “blue cohosh, pennyroyal, and red clover” are sold by retailer here. You are treating herbs like OTC drug or vitamins. […]
Read MoreConventional Medicine, Luteinized unruptured follicle syndrome (LUFS): Failure of the follicle to release an egg even though it has reached maturity. Commonly seen when an LH surge is not followed by ovulation. LUFS can be confirmed with ultrasound. In the case of LUFS, progesterone level cannot tell since with LUFS the body goes through all […]
Read MoreIn December issue of the journal Complementary Therapies in Medicine, women receiving Chinese herbal medicine treatments were twice as likely to get pregnant within a four-month period than those receiving conventional Western medical fertility drug treatment or IVF. There are eight RCTs, 13 cohort studies, three case series and six case studies involving a total […]
Read More— Cathy Margolin, L.Ac An international nonprofit organization, known as the Cochrane Collaboration, studied the effectiveness of Chinese herbal medicine in relieving menstrual pain compared to western drugs. Their conclusion: “Chinese herbal medicine for primary dysmenorrhea roughly doubled pain relief and improvement in overall symptoms compared with conventional Western pharmaceuticals,” reported Xiaoshu Zhu. (1) Here […]
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