Experienced Integrative Fertility Care

Eastern Medicine Can Improve Fertility 

Becoming a parent is a wonderful calling. When difficulty arises, individuals often internalize the monumental task of seeking solutions. Our goal is your success, along with improved management of physical, mental, and emotional stress. We provide a fertility assessment for women (and couples) by asking detailed questions about health  history and ordering tests. Our services include acupuncture and herbal medicine, lab testing if needed, and a targeted nutrition plan prior to conception. Your body and mind will begin to shift, heal, and become more receptive to new life as soon as treatment begins. 

Eastern medicine has an extensive documented and anecdotal history of helping women and men with the conditions inhibiting pregnancy. We work with couples who are trying to conceive through various approaches: naturally, with fertility medications, Intra-Uterine Insemination (IUI), and with In Vitro Fertilization (IVF).  Studies have also shown that having acupuncture with fertility procedures can increase success rates. We can also help with referrals for reproductive endocrinology and male fertility diagnostic testing.

In a perfect world, the ideal time to improve your and your partner's fertility is in the 100 days before conception occurs, whether you hope to conceive naturally or with assisted reproductive therapies. When your body is brought into a better state of balance, even if chronic conditions persist, you have a greater chance of having a healthy pregnancy and child. 

It is our clinical experience that our services are beneficial for:

• Unexplained infertility, advanced maternal age, diminished ovarian reserve, male factor infertility, luteal phase defect, non-ovulating cycles, premature ovarian failure, PCOS, fibroids, thin endometrium, endometriosis, elevated FSH, low AMH, reproductive immunology challenges, absent or irregular menses, repeated miscarriage, unsuccessful IVF cycles, and implantation failure
• We order fertility blood testing to assess your reproductive status
• We refer out to reproductive endocrinologists for IUI and IVF
• When you have already seen an OBGYN doctor, Reproductive Endocrinologist, or Urologist and want to add acupuncture, supplements, nutrition, and herbs
• When your man also needs fertility treatment
• Increased uterine blood flow and improved uterine lining
• Reduced uterine spasms after IVF embryo transfer
• Numerous studies show increased success rate when acupuncture and herbs are done in preparation for and immediately after IUI and IVF. Acupuncture is recommended either the day before embryo transfer, the day of transfer, or within one day post transfer 
• Improving Pregnancy Rates
• Improving Sperm Quality
• Improving Sperm Progressive Motility
• Improving IVF Success

Do the vitamin/minerals we choose matter? Absolutely, and in our opinion, even more so for preconception/prenatal health. While there are many options out there, we LOVE Theralogix brand prenatal and preconception nutrient combos, and you can order them with a discount through our online Apothecary. Pictured here is just one of their products that includes Omega 3 Fatty Acids, Iron, iodine, and methylated folate. Contact us to learn more.

The Egg Whisperer Podcast- A podcast: The rockstar fertility doctor, Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh, M.D., in San Ramon, CA discusses all topics pertinent to fertility. Everything you ever wanted to ask a fertility doctor can be found here

Conscious Fertility Podcast- Dr. Lorne Brown hosts this weekly podcast about mind-body connection to improve your health and your fertility

It Starts with the Egg- A book: Rebecca Fett puts her education and her own experiences to the test in this book about tangible ways to improve ovarian reserve

The Infertility Cure- A book: The Ancient Chinese Wellness Program for Getting Pregnant and Having Healthy Babies by Randine Lewis, Ph.D.

Making Babies-A Proven 3-Month Program for Maximum Fertility A book: Sami S. David MD and Jill Blakeway, L.Ac. This book is excellent for explaining the combination of western medicine diagnostics and acupuncture and herbs for fertility.

Fertility Friday- A website and podcast: an absolute abundance of fertility information and enthusiasm by Lisa Hendrickson-Jack

Mind the Bump - A free mindfulness meditation app for fertility and pregnancy 

Mindful IVF- An app and website: Meditation practices during ART and pregnancy

Headspace- An app and website with meditation wellness tools

Calm -An app for Meditation Techniques for Sleep and Stress Reduction