1. Pinpoint your ovulation. If you have only a vague idea of when you ovulate or if you think that just because you have a 28-day menstrual cycle you probably ovulate on day 14, then you may be missing your opportunity to get pregnant every month. Use basal body temperature (BBT) charts, ... Views: 7894
In recent years acupuncture has enjoyed a tremendous surge in popularity and acceptance. Just the other day, my mother called to tell me "Oprah's talking about acupuncture on her show today!" Despite Oprah's coverage, the questions I hear over and over again about acupuncture tell me that what I ... Views: 3721
Whenever I tell a woman that Chinese medicine can help make her menstrual cramps a thing of the past, she regards me with a great deal of skepticism. I understand, as I once suffered from cramps so intense that I routinely took six ibuprofen at a time during my periods, just to be able to ... Views: 1877
One of my professors in acupuncture school was fond of telling us that, as acupuncturists, we'd have about two weeks to make patients feel better. He reasoned that most people will discontinue treatment if they don't see any improvement in their condition in that time frame. We all laughed ... Views: 1677
Usually, people come in for acupuncture when they have a specific health problem they want to tackle. Only rarely does someone come in just to see how acupuncture can help them stay well, but the truth is that acupuncture is at its best when used as a tool to prevent illness and maintain ... Views: 2346
It's fairly well-known these days that acupuncture can help couples who are trying to conceive a child. When a patient calls or comes by to give me the happy news that she and her partner are pregnant, often she'll ask me, "So what do we do now?" Unless she has experienced a number of early ... Views: 1994
What happens when you've gone through all the recommended fertility testing and treatment but instead of getting pregnant you receive the puzzling diagnosis of "unexplained infertility"? What if the fertility specialist or clinic tells you that there’s nothing more they can do for you but you’re ... Views: 2989
For far too long women have shouldered the blame, and the shame, for a couple's inability to have a baby. The truth is, male factor infertility, where a problem with a man's semen and/or sperm keep it from fertilizing a woman's egg, accounts for about 40% of all infertility. Why so much ... Views: 1431