Clinic Blog of Lorne
Acupuncture Can Help Fertility Issues
I wanted to share a radio interview on how acupuncture can help fertility. Conceive on air with Kim Hahn interviews my colleague, Mike Berkely L.Ac, who is also a also a Fellow of the American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine (ABORM) on how Chinese medicine can boost your fertility.
The interview is an hour. I have highlighted some of the discussions below with the times in case you want to choose specific sections and not listen to the full 60 min.
Does stress affect fertility
I read recently how science is looking at the behavior of rats and how their response to stress can shed some light on human reproduction.
When I first mentioned this connection between stress and infertility in a public form in 2002 I was raked over the coals by a local RE. It was nonsense I was told and lacking any evidence.
PMS and infertility
As a Chinese medicine practitioner, one of the first things I set out to do is regulate the women’s menstrual cycle when treating infertility. Menstrual pain, clots in the blood and PMS maybe “normal” according to your medical doctor but these signs are not considered healthy from a Chinese medicine perspective.
Fertility work up - what test I need to ask from my GP
I am often asked by couples what western medical test are needed to have their fertility evaluated.
