It may seem like fertility treatment is a by-product of our modern, technologically advanced world. The very frontiers of high-tech science are pushed by the challenges of fertility treatment: hormones injections and IVF. And as wonderful as the advances are in helping couples to achieve their dream, the success rate is far from perfect, leaving many turning back to much older technology -the ancient Chinese art of Acupuncture. (more…)
Archive for the ‘Infertility’ Category
Acupuncture and Treating Infertility
Friday, December 21st, 2007Treating Infertility with Chinese Medicine
Thursday, December 13th, 2007By Carrie Elizabeth Sklar
For the 4.5 million couples experiencing infertility each year, acupuncture may be just what the doctor ordered. Acupuncture can increase fertility by reducing stress, increasing blood flow to the reproductive organs and balancing the endocrine system, according to several studies and medical research. (more…)
Acupuncture for Secondary Infertility
Thursday, December 13th, 2007
By Brian Benjamin Carter, MSci, LAc
Hello,
I am a physician that practices acupuncture treatment with patients with musculoskeletal injuries and with palliative care patients.
I have a patient/friend who is suffering from unexplained secondary infertility. They have tried various forms of assisted reproductive therapies all the way to intracytoplasmic sperm insemination. (more…)
Infertility, Male, Questions
Thursday, December 13th, 2007
By Gabrielle Matthieu, LAc and Brian Carter, MS, LAc
Gabrielle Mathieu is a Licensed Acupuncturist, with a graduate degree in Oriental Medicine .She has an undergraduate degree in medical technology and worked in hospitals as a lab technician for 12 years before coming to Oriental Medicine. She integrates both medicines in her Austin Texas practice. (more…)