Acupuncture and Reproductive Health

Acupuncture and Reproductive Health

By: Diane Joswick, L.Ac., MSOM Current statistics state that one in five couples over the age of 30 have difficulty conceiving after one year of trying. Many of these couples are turning to acupuncture and Oriental medicine for a safe, effective and natural solution...
Acupuncture May Improve IVF Pregnancy Rates

Acupuncture May Improve IVF Pregnancy Rates

In October I posted British Medical Journal Reports that Acupuncture Increased the Chances of Pregnancy with IVF by 65% here is some more information on the exciting study that came out in 2008.From the BMJ Group, Monday 11 February 2008What does the new study say?The...
Celebs Planning Pregnancy Turn To Acupuncture

Celebs Planning Pregnancy Turn To Acupuncture

This article is from the UK site – Bounty Nov 25 2008″Jennifer Aniston’s recent move towards acupuncture as an alternative way to boost fertility is expected to raise awareness among women trying to increase their chances of getting...
Dr. Andrew Weil on Endometriosis

Dr. Andrew Weil on Endometriosis

Endometriosis questions answered by Dr. Andrew Weil in the Vancouver Sun August 2008Almost one-half of affected women have problems with infertilityQ: You have not written much about endometriosis. Is there nothing a person can do nutritionally for this problem?A:...
British Medical Journal Reports that Acupuncture increased the chances of Pregnancy with IVF by 65%

British Medical Journal Reports that Acupuncture increased the chances of Pregnancy with IVF by 65%

In the February 2008 issue of the British Medical Journal, it was reported that acupuncture increased the chances of pregnancy in IVF treatments by 65%. The remarkable success rate occurred across seven acupuncture trials involving 1,366 women in a systematic review...
Fertility Research with Acupuncture Delivers Healthy Results

Fertility Research with Acupuncture Delivers Healthy Results

By: Jennifer Dubowsky L.A.C, M.S.O.M., Dipl.AcTraditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been practiced for thousands of years. Amazingly, the first written gynecological records date back to the Shang dynasty (1500 BC- 1000 BC), but here in the U.S. and other Western...