HOW MUCH ACUPUNCTURE SHOULD ONE TAKE BEFORE OR WHILE TTC WITH ASSISTED OR UNASSITED METHODS?

THIS IS A QUESTION I GET ASKED ALL THE TIME? CERTAINLY ONE HAS TO WEIGH THEIR FINANCES WITH TIME AND THEN THEIR DESIRE TO HAVE A BABY.

RULE OF THUMB:

1. TAKE AT LEAST 3 MONTHS OF ACUPUNCTURE BEFORE TTC IF POSSIBLE, IF YOU
HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH UNEXPLAINED INFERTILITY AND RULED OUT BLOCKED TUBES, OR OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS SUCH AS ENDOMETRIOSIS, PCOS OR POF(PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE) AND OR PREMATURE OVARIAN RESERVE. AND CONTINUE FOR THE FOURTH MONTH TO TRY AND CONCEIVE.

2. TAKE AT LEAST 6 MONTHS TO 9 MONTHS IF YOU HAVE A KNOWN OBSTRUCTION OR AUTOIMMUNE CONDITION WITH CLOTTING DISORDERS. THIS MUST BE CLEARED FOR THE MOST PART BEFORE TONIFYING THE DEFICIENCY OF INFERTILITY. IF SURGICALLY REMOVED SUCH AS SALPINGECTOMY OF THE TUBES, ENDO, WE STILL NEED TO TREAT THE UNDERLYING DISORDER OF WHAT CAUSED THE MUCUS BUILD UP, IF NOT STRUCTURELY FROM SOME PRIOR ACCIDENT OR SURGERY LEAVING SCAR TISSUE.

3. SAME RULE OF THUMB FOR BOTH OF THE ABOVE APPLIES TO MALES. IF THEY HAVE MORPHOLOGY ISSUES, IT COULD TAKE AS LONG AS 9 MONTHS TO A YEAR TO IMPROVE ESPECIALLY COMBINED WITH BLOCKAGE ISSUES SUCH AS VARICOCELE(AN ENLARGEMENT OF THE VEINS WITHIN THE LOOSE BAG OF SKIN THAT HOLDS A MALES TESTICLES IN THE SCROTUM. COUNT AND MOTILITY TAKE LESS TIME BUT INDICATE THAT THINGS ARE STARTING TO IMPROVE.

4. HOW MANY TIMES A WEEK? IF POSSIBLE I ALWAYS SAY TWO TIMES A WEEK REGARDLESS OF AGE AND OR ASSISTED OR UNASSITTED TECHNIQUES SUCH AS IVF OR IUI. CERTAINLY IF 39 PLUS SHOULD COME IN TWO TIMES WITHOUT A DOUBT.

5. THIS IS NOT TO SAY THAT COMING IN RIGHT BEFORE IVF, IUI, CLOMID OR NATURALLY CANNOT ENHANCE AN OUTCOME, UNFORTUNATELY IT DOES NOT AFFECT ANY UNDERLYING CONDITION THAT MAY BE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. SO ARE YOU WASTING YOUR MONEY TO COME FOR JUST 4 SESSIONS BEFORE IVF?? DEPENDS, ON ALL OF THE ABOVE AND HOW SEVERE THE CONDITIONS ARE.

OVERALL MAYBE NOT, BUT IS IT IDEAL? NO, AND MAY IN FACT BE A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY. ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE ON YOUR 2ND OR 3RD FET, IVF, OR IUI, DOES NOT MATTER. AT THIS POINT YOU NEED TO RETHINK YOUR COURSE OF THERAPY AND CONSIDER BUMPING IT UP WITH LIQUID HERBS AND ACUPUNCTURE.

EITHER WAY, I AM WILLING TO WORK WITH YOU, BUT THE ABOVE IS STRONGLY SUGGESTED AS FOOD FOR THOUGHT, NOT AS A SALES TACTIC! MY SUCCESS IS YOUR SUCCESS AND THAT BUILDS FORTITUDE, THAT STANDS AGAINST THE ODDS OF FAILURE. A GOOD TEACHER WILL TELL YOU THE TRUTH AND HOW TO PREPARE YOURSELF AND SUCCEED AND A GOOD DOCTOR IF SHE TRUELY CARES WILL DO THE SAME, REALIZING THE BODY STILL HAS A WISDOM OF ITS OWN. EPIGENETICALLY AS FAR AS POF AND POR AND MORPHOLOGY ISSUES OF SPERM ARE CONCERNED, WE KNOW ACUPUNCTURE, NUTRITION, LIFESTYLE PLAY A FAR LARGER ROLE THAN WE EVER IMAGINED.

HAVE YOU REACHED THE END OF YOUR ROPE…? THATS WHAT IT TAKES BEFORE SOME OF US ARE WILLING TO MAKE SOME RADICAL CHANGES IN OUR LIFE TO
ALLOW WHAT OUR HEART DESIRES TO TRUELY MANIFEST. AS MY ONE TEACHER ALWAYS SAYS AND MANY OF YOU IN MY PROFESSION KNOW HER, "LET'S PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS!"

TWO STARS SIZZLE WITH ACUPUNCTURE'S BABY BOOSTING EFFECT!

Everyday she recieved acupuncture and it paid off! MAKE IT YOUR COMMITMENT!



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WHY ACUPUNCTURE COULD HELP YOU GET PREGNANT

When it comes to Fertility it is not all down to the woman; It is 50/50 and the male should also come in for acupuncture and herbs, even if he has super sperm. His diagnostic pattern in Chinese Medicine could negate the numbers if he is extremely inbalanced say with his liver/spleen.

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The stars swear by it, so we asked acupuncturist Melanie Hackwell to explain how it helps boost fertility
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TEFLON COATED PANS AND PLASTICS LONG AGO LINKED TO INFERTILITY

PTFE, PFOA, chemicals in nonstick Teflon pans and BPA linked to CANCERS AND INFERTILITY. UNIVERISTY OF ROCHESTER

Numerous years ago I read about the dangers of using Teflon coated pans in Readers Digest no less and this weekend looked into buying a waffle iron I knew would be coated with the nonstick stuff, however I found one that was ceramic coated, and free of PFOA and PTFE at Walmart. Now I need to know is it BPA free? On the box it did not say nor does this article really say. It appears to be the same coating as they line aluminum cans, which I discovered is not BPA free as I had thought. Anyway the link with pans and cans not free of the following chemicals has been linked strongly with cancers and infertility.

BPA FREE AND PFOA FREE – WENDY BLANCHARD, M.S.
I have begun cooking and baking with cookware that is free of PFOA and PTFE. Although the research is conflicting, I don’t want to put anything into my body, or in my home that is toxic, so I have invested in new cookware that is free from any toxins. In an article from the University of Rochester Medical Center it states, “You probably have some pots, pans, or baking tins in your kitchen that are coated with Teflon. The chemical name for Teflon is polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). This chemical is what keeps food from sticking to nonstick cookware and it has been used commercially since the 1940s.
The potential problem with nonstick cookware comes from another chemical used in making Teflon. This chemical, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), has been linked to cancer in laboratory animals, and possibly linked to elevated cholesterol, thyroid disease, and reduced fertility in people.
PFOA has come under scrutiny by the EPA because the chemical has shown up in samples of people’s blood. This concerns the EPA because PFOA lasts a long time in both people and the surrounding environment. The EPA doesn’t know how dangerous PFOA is to health. For now, the agency says that the evidence for its causing cancer is “suggestive.” The long term health effects of PFOA are being intensively studied by the EPA along with other agencies.”
To read the article in its entirety, visithttp://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?
In addition, all of the plastic that I store my food in is BPA free. BPA stands for bisphenol A. This is a toxic chemical that has been used to make certain plastics since the 1960’s. In my research, I have learned that BPA can get through to food and drink from the containers that they are housed in. This is of great concern to our health because there are possible effects from BPA on the brain, and may affect unborn babies. The FDA claims that BPA is safe in low levels, however, I’d rather not allow any type of chemical into my body. Therefore, I use BPA free food containers, and even my water bottle is BPA free.
To reduce your exposure, you can do the following:
1. Purchase products that are labeled BPA free. Some plastics marked with recycle codes 3 or 7 may be made with BPA.
2. Try to eliminate using canned foods since most are lined with BPA-containing resin.
3. Use porcelain, glass or stainless steel containers for hot foods and liquids.
To your good health!
Wendy



University of Rochester Medical Center
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Endometriosis

When women come in with Stage 4 Endometriosis, I know I have to clear the obstruction of the Endo out before I can boost their Fertility.  How does one go about this? Ok they have an obstructive imbalance of blood and Qi stagnation, meaning the blood is not flowing, it is stuck and often they experience large clots, dark in color, and lots of pain with their periods.  So how can the ovaries get enough nourishment if blood their main source of food, is not fluid enough to feed them?  Their reproductive region is clogged by toxins, by the body's response to stress, by an inherited imbalance, by years of being on the pill, by not enough movement, by the blood escaping the uterine cavity.  What's tricky is by the time they get to Stage 4 Endo, in addition to the obstruction, they have become blood deficient as well. 

 So while I need to clear out the adhesions created by the Endometriosis, I need to nourish without nourishing the adhesions and Endo with acupuncture and Chinese Herbs.  Tricky, so I have to primarily clear out as much as I can the week before the period, before the floodgates are about to burst open, to give it a good shove out the door if you will and then especially during the period and right after it for a week, when estrogen is building up in the Follicular phase.  Endometriosis is usually an excess of Xeno-Estrogens and these Xeno Estrogens feed the adhesions that Endometriosis makes. These false Estrogens  appear to minic the effects of Estrogen with negative effects  like all the BPA chemicals found in Plastic for those of you still drinking daily out of plastic bottles and microwaving your food in plastic.  Food additives like BHA and others do this too, even foods and beverages like alcohol, coffee, and processed foods and too much sugar create what is called "damp heat" to contribute to the build up of toxins and blood that congeals with clotting issues and pain, all typical of Endometriosis.

Then after 3 months on this Protocal, I can begin to nourish the blood without the worry of creating more cysts and excerbating the Endometriosis and Adhesions.  I will still be clearing just not as heavily nor will I tonify the blood too much just yet.  Just like with any infection, you do not want to take a bunch of vitamins, or really fortifying foods like meats while you are sick.  Your body is  not strong enough to even digest them.  Always clear out the infection and with foods like chicken broth and cleansing green drinks you can nourish at the same time.  

Grilled Summer Fruit and Fresh Produce

I love summer fruit but grilling them as always been something I have wanted to do for a unique twist to bring out all their sweetness with a hint of savory! And the balsamic on the watermelon pulls out the sweetness even more! The cardamon is a great spice to help your digestion, as summer fruits in Chinese Medicine can create some dampness but cardamon is warming and balances out the cooling nature of fruits. It is good for the spleen. Then the grilled Kebabs is a another great idea and grilled avacado who would have thunk! I am going to share this with my family this summer at our camp when it is my time to cook! Check out today's Tampa Bay Times /Things-to-Do


Recipes for unexpected grilled sides: avocado, peach panzanella, fruit kebabs
Add some sparkle to your traditional barbecue fare this Fourth of July with unexpected grillables.
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17 Week Sonogram

Delighted to hear everything looks good on this 17 Week Sonogram for a Mom who received Acupuncture! She refused to give up and her conviction and determination blessed her with this little one, whose face you can already see. Even her Doctors were amazed! She researched all the supplements like PQQ and Inositol, both helpful for Fertility and she found them on her own, way before they became well known. God Bless and may he keep your baby safe and healthy for both you and your husband. Thanks for Sharing! She is due 12/3/15