Endometriosis, Diet, and Naturopathic Medicine

Dietary changes that help endometriosis
Naturopathically, treatment for endometriosis will include a plan that provides both symptom relief and addresses the underlying cause of the condition. Since the endometrial tissue is sensitive to the hormone estrogen, many women experience worsening of symptoms due to an imbalance of the hormones estrogen & progesterone. Therefore, one of the [...]

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Acupuncture finds a place as fertility treatment

Once dismissed by many medical doctors as mystical quackery, acupuncture treatments are now recommended by some in-vitro specialists as a way to increase fertility.
Meanwhile, other women try Ayurveda — a 5,000-year-old system from India that incorporates mind, body and spirit — to ensure health. Women turn to it to rid their body of toxins and [...]

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Can Acupuncture Boost In Vitro Fertilization Pregnancy Rates?

A randomized controlled clinical study at the IVF center at the University of Witten/Herdecke in Germany examined 225 people undergoing in vitro fertilization. One group of 116 patients received luteal phase acupuncture according to the principles of traditional Chinese medicine. A second group of 109 people received placebo acupuncture. The treatment group had a significantly [...]

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Acupuncture & Pregnancy

According to Doctor Cherry, acupuncture helps women get pregnant in three ways. First, it increases blood flow to the uterus. Second, it modulates and balances sexual hormones, and third, it relaxes the patient.
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Chinese Medicine and Infertility

Chinese medicine, which consists primarily of acupuncture and herbal medicine, can treat infertility in women due to its effects on progesterone, FSH, LH, and estrogen levels. For female patients, an acupuncturist will ask detailed questions about your menstrual cycle, such as whether it is typically early, late, or alternates between being early and late, as [...]

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