Hello friends, I am available to answer your questions regarding your health or fertility. Here is a letter I received recently from a woman looking for help: Hello, I am 40 years old and have been trying to get pregnant for 2 years. My doctor has told recently told me that I have poor egg [...]
As I work with couples who are having difficulty getting pregnant or keeping a pregnancy, I often think about the genetic factors that are at play here. It is often genetic mutations to the DNA of the mother's eggs and the father's sperm that lead to infertility. Herbs, acupuncture, detoxification and avoidance of toxins, and [...]
I practice in Boulder, Colorado, and many of my patients are vegetarians. Some are vegans (who eat no animal food at all.) In my experience, vegetarians eventually become qi and blood deficient. It is hard to make strong blood from plant sources of protein. When these are women who are suffering from from infertility or [...]
I offer couples a fertility wellness approach, which looks at the body from a holistic perspective, seeking to correct imbalances that may be contributing to fertility problems. My approach includes educating women about their menstrual cycles (interpreting BBT charts, understanding how reproductive hormones work, and learning how to identify and enhance cervical fluid). Therapies include [...]
Clinical efficacy of macrophage-activating Chinese mixed herbs (MACH) in improvement of embryo qualities in women with long-term infertility of unknown etiology. Ushiroyama T et al, Am J Chin Med. 2012;40(1):1-10. American Journal of Chinese Medicine. Abstract Despite the recent technological advances in in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET), a significant proportion of women still [...]
By Molly Greacen, Lic Ac Nausea during pregnancy or morning sickness affects 50-80% of women. For many women, this occurs throughout the day and even into the night. Most women experience it beginning between week 5 and 6, gradually diminishing until week 12 to 16. Elevated hormonal levels of hCG (human chorionic gonadotrophin) secreted by [...]
Some women are using marijuana during pregnancy to control nausea. I have advised against this practice, recommending acupuncture and herbal medicine to use instead. Here is an interesting study that shows that maternal marijuana use is associated with an increased risk of having small-for-gestational-age (SGA) babies and of an increase in neonatal intensive care unit [...]
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