| Chinese medicine and fertility have only in recent | | | | stress, and American ginseng also helps the immune |
| years been seen in western countries to have | | | | system as well as the nervous system. |
| anything to do with each other. The breakthrough | | | | These must be administered as an aid to the |
| came in 2002, when a report from a group of | | | | acupuncture treatment that you undergo. It's |
| Chinese and German scientists revealed that patients | | | | important, therefore, that you have attention from |
| who had acupuncture treatment to complement their | | | | experienced practitioners who specialise in their |
| IVF treatment increased their success rate by around | | | | respective fields of herbalism and acupuncture, and |
| 50 per cent. | | | | who co-ordinate their treatments so they are |
| What does that mean to you? If you're undergoing | | | | complementary to each other. |
| IVF treatment, or considering doing so, then you can | | | | Your herbal treatment must be used to balance your |
| increase your chances of success by yourself | | | | diet, and more especially to ensure that you eat |
| undergoing acupuncture treatment before and during | | | | sufficient essential fatty acids and balance them with |
| the IVF treatment. | | | | alkaline foods. This has been shown, when done |
| But what if you don't intend to have IVF treatment, | | | | properly, to greatly improve fertility in both men and |
| or can't afford it? Will acupuncture assist you in | | | | women. A major factor in infertility in recent times is |
| regaining your fertility so you can conceive naturally? | | | | a poor diet of junk food and hastily eaten snacks |
| And is there any other aspect of Chinese medicine | | | | lacking in real sustenance. |
| that you ought to consider? | | | | A proper diet can help to settle down the digestive |
| In both cases the usual answer is going to be "yes". | | | | system and restore to full strength the immune |
| Chinese medicine incorporates herbalism as well. But | | | | system, which is closely linked to the reproductive |
| before you dash off to your local Chinese herbalist or | | | | system and fertility. Acupuncture treatment can help |
| acupuncturist, consider the following. The patients | | | | take the process further, not least by dealing with |
| who were the subjects of the 2002 study were | | | | stress. |
| given the very best treatments, both of IVF and | | | | Stress is a serious impediment to fertility. |
| acupuncture. You need to make sure that you will | | | | Acupuncture, administered by an experienced |
| also receive high quality treatment. Start by making | | | | practitioner aware of your fertility issues, is a major |
| discreet enquiries about Chinese medical practitioners, | | | | help in relaxing both the body and the mind, and |
| both herbalists and acupuncturists, who specialise in | | | | restoring fertility. For example, by improving blood |
| fertility issues. | | | | flow to the cervix and uterus it aids cervical mucus |
| Herbalism and acupuncture go together. The most | | | | fertility and helps combat endometriosis. |
| commonly used herbs in Chinese medicine are | | | | So, in summary, Chinese medicine and fertility go |
| angelica, astragalus, and American ginseng. Angelica | | | | together very much, and it is an avenue very much |
| improves the quality of the blood and circulatory | | | | worth going down, with a successful conception and |
| system, astragalus is a healing herb which gives the | | | | birth in many cases waiting at the end. |
| immune system a boost and also helps overcome | | | | |