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By: Emilie Salomons

I arrived in Chapagong, Nepal with two large bags overflowing with medical supplies. Appointed as the sole available doctor for the monsoon season in the ongoing rotation of health care practitioners organized by the Acupuncture Relief Project, which provides services at the Vajra Varahi Health Centre.

The attached article, written by Emilie Salomons, was featured in Urban Baby and Toddler Magazine in Winter 2009. We are so pleased to have Emile join our team at Acubalance (August 2010). She has been a positive influence for years in Vancouver and I personally want to welcome Emile and her patients from her previous private practice to Acubalance.

Click here to watch webinar on the Ovarian Assessment Report.

The Ovarian Assessment Report provides women with an accurate assessment of ovulatory egg supply available through the use of a single blood sample. The report provides women with their Egg Retrieval Score (ERS) which is a unique index score that more accurately estimates the ovulatory egg supply by combining age with multiple ovary-related hormones.

Professor Elisabet Stener-Victorin discusses her research on using acupuncture for infertility. (video interview below)  I entered the time and subject matter so you could easily find the section that interest you. - Lorne Brown, Dr. TCM, FABORM

Acubalance Wellness Centre now offers laser acupuncture on the day of
IVF/ICSI/FET transfer. This is the same laser used for transfer day
treatments cited in  the study cited below.  I had the privilege to
discuss the protocol used in the laser study with some of the
acupuncturists and medical doctors involved in the study so we are now

For Immediate Release April, 2010

Study Shows Psoriasis Increases Risk of Miscarriage

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Effective Treatment for Psoriasis

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Julie* and Dan met at university while they were pursuing their graduate degrees, and were married after two years of dating.  They spent three years touring South America, and returned to Canada as work opportunities came up for both of them. They were successful in their careers and decided to postpone their plan to have children until they were financially well-established. Five years into their marriage they agreed it was time to start a family.  They were looking forward to raising children together. After trying and not conceiving for six months they consulted Julie’s physician, who referred her to an ObGyn. A few months and numerous tests later, they received the news that Julie was not ovulating regularly, which explained why they were not conceiving.

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Optimizing Your Fertility