Dr Xiang Yun Zhang

Qualified both in Western Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM), Dr Zhang's experience includes general gynaecology, with a major interest in infertility, the menopause and gynaecological cancer, in which she has twenty years experience.

After graduating in medicine (both Western Medicine and TCM) in 1985, and completing an intern year in China, Dr Zhang commenced training as an obstetrician and gynaecologist. She has a formal post-graduate qualification in Human Reproductive Medicine, and was awarded the degree of MD in 1991. She then commenced PhD studies and was awarded her Ph.D. degree in 1996 in Gynaecological Oncology.

Dr Zhang has a longstanding interest in integrated approaches to women’s wellbeing and successfully integrated TCM therapy into her clinical practice while she was working in China. Following post-doctoral research in the area of human immunity in gynaecological patients in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at St. George’s Hospital in London, she has returned to the full time practice of TCM in caring for women.

Dr Zhang is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, a member of the British Fertility Society and a member of the Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She works closely with consultant gynaecologists.

Dr Xiang Yun Zhang

MB, MD, Ph.D, MATCM

xzhang@womenshealthclinic.co.uk

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.