May our eyes remain open even in the face of tragedy.
May we not become disheartened.
May we find in the dissolution
of our apathy and denial,
the cup of the broken heart.
May we discover the gift of the fire burning
in the inner chamber of our being –
burning great and bright enough
to transform any poison.
May we offer the power [...]
Acupuncture has long been used to foster health during pregnancy. It is a great asset for fatigue, hypertension, gestational diabetes, water retention, pain, labor preparation, stress and anxiety. Of course preventative medicine is the smartest medicine and Acupuncture is a great way to stay healthy through pregnancy, labor and postpartum. Read more…
The methods and techniques used in Traditional Chinese Medicine have been time tested over thousands of years and have helped literally millions of people. Recently Oriental Reproductive Medicine has been proven to increase pregnancy rates in several research trials. However, unlike Reproductive Endocrinologists, at this time there are no set regulations on how acupuncturists report [...]
Fox News – Acupuncture: A Cure for Infertility?
A group of researchers at the University of California while studying flies who lay eggs late in their lives discovered that they possess a gene which allows them to both live longer and reproduce later in life. Interestingly humans have a similar gene which when stimulated may someday allow women to reproduce at a [...]
The researchers demonstrated that clinical and ongoing pregnancy rates were significantly higher in patients who received acupuncture before embryo transfer during in vitro fertilization with intracytoplasmic sperm ejaculation.
Acupuncture on the day of embryo transfer significantly improves the reproductive outcome in infertile women: a prospective, randomized trial – Lars G. Westergaard, M.D., Ph.D., Qunhui Mao, M.D., [...]
In this study acupuncture was administered 25 minutes before and after embryo transfer during in vitro fertilization. Pregnancies were documented in 42.5% of the acupuncture group, whereas the pregnancy rate was only 26.3% in the control group.
Influence of acupuncture on the pregnancy rate in patients who undergo assisted reproduction therapy – Wolfgang E. Paulus, M.D., [...]
These findings suggest that acupuncture may be a useful compliment to gonadotropin therapy among women undergoing ICSI. In this study, acupuncture increased the number of follicles produced as well as estradiol levels.
Acupuncture Treatment For Infertile Women Undergoing Intracytoplasmic Sperm injection – Sandra L. Emmons, MD, Phillip Patton, MD
Two hundred twenty-eight women were divided into either an acupuncture group or a control group. The acupuncture group received treatment three times around embryo transfer during in vitro fertilization. The control group received sham acupuncture with placebo needles. The pregnancy rate was 31% in the acupuncture group and 23% in the control group. This is [...]
Effect of acupuncture on the outcome of in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection: a randomized, prospective, controlled clinical study – Stefan Dieterle, M.D., Gao Ying, M.D., Wolfgang Hatzmann, M.D., and Andreas Neuer, M.D.