Infertility

The goal of the treatment is

To enhance your chances of conceiving naturally.

To increase your chances of conceiving through assisted fertility treatment, including in vitro fertilization (IVF), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), intrauterine insemination (IUI), assisted hatching (AH), gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT), zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT), frozen embryo transfer (FET), egg or embryo donation, etc. TCM is used in conjunction with the above treatments.

To reduce the chances of miscarriage.

To know more details about infertility treatment please read this article “TCM in the Management of Infertility”

We treat a wide array of disorders associated with infertility/subfertility including: polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), poor ovarian reserve, poor egg quality, luteal phase defect, recurrent miscarriage, thin endometrium, endometriosis, irregular periods, amenorrhea, hyperprolactinemia, unexplained (idiopathic) infertility, some tubal diseases.

News (07 Aug 2008)

Clomifene or unstimulated IUI are unlikely to be more effective than no treatment

A recent study published in the British Medical Journal showed that in couples with unexplained infertility existing treatments such as empirical clomifene and unstimulated intrauterine insemination (IUI) are unlikely to offer superior live birth rates compared with no treatment.

Health-Related Quality of Life Not Linked to Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)

HRT did not improve health-related quality of life in menopausal women, according to longitudinal study published recently in Menopause.

Excess Weight Gain in Pregnancy May Increase Risk for Overweight Children

Increased weight gain by pregnant women may increase the risk for overweight children at age 7 years, according to the results of a retrospective study reported in the recent issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.