Menopause symptom control and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) pros and cons have been in the news endlessly in the last few years. The controversy and the questions remain. Is it safe? What combination of progestins and estrogens are safest with the fewest potential risks? If your menopause symptoms are bad enough you may feel that…Continue reading Menopause Symptoms and How to Cope
How to Get Pregnant Quickly
I want to get pregnant quickly. I have heard women say this often enough. But how to do it? One of the best ways to get pregnant quickly is to know when you are ovulating. You can do this either with an ovulation predictor kit or with a basal body temperature chart (BBT chart) or…Continue reading How to Get Pregnant Quickly
Is perimenopause keeping you up at night?
You may be surprised to learn that many of the symptoms of menopause show up long before menopause actually occurs. This is called perimenopause. “Great!” you say, “just what I need while trying to raise two teenagers.” If you are experiencing: hot flashes nightsweats insomnia mood swings depression anxiety dryness low libido headaches hair loss…Continue reading Is perimenopause keeping you up at night?
Fertility Acupuncture and IVF
Many fertility clinics are now embracing the use of acupuncture as an adjunct to fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilization and other assisted reproductive technologies. Why would they do this? Because of the increased success rate of those procedures when acupuncture treatments are used concurrent with treatment. A large well designed German study showed…Continue reading Fertility Acupuncture and IVF
Menopause Help with Meditation
Many women these days are not taking hormone replacement therapy and are looking for solutions to their menopause symptoms. Studies have shown that acupuncture can be helpful to reduce menopause symptoms, but research has also found that meditation and stretching used in mindfulness practices can be very useful to women too. According researchers from the…Continue reading Menopause Help with Meditation
Menopause Symptoms-Natural Remedies
A natural approach to dealing with menopause symptoms is on the minds of many women these days. After the continuing bad press regarding hormone replacement therapy (HRT) many women now fear using HRT. When the results of the Women’s Health Initiative were released relaying the many serious health consequences of use, many women on HRT…Continue reading Menopause Symptoms-Natural Remedies
Does High Stress Equal Infertility
Many of my patients already suspect that stress is a factor in their fertility and their ability to get pregnant. Now it looks like there is real evidence that this is indeed the case. British scientists have found evidence of this from the saliva samples of 400 fertile aged women. The samples measured alpha-amylase, an…Continue reading Does High Stress Equal Infertility
Good News for Male Fertility
Here is some good news for male fertility. A newly published review has shown that oral antioxidants may prove statistically significant in improving pregnancy rates for couples in which the male has sub-fertility (meaning sperm that aren’t well, formed, inadequate supply or poor swimmers). According to sources between 30% to 80% of male subfertility cases…Continue reading Good News for Male Fertility
Reduce Hot Flashes with Acupuncture and Herbs in Los Angeles
I am frequently asked if the menopause symptom of hot flashes can be reduced with herbs and acupuncture. The answer is most definitely YES. In the majority of cases women will experience substantial relief of symptoms of menopause with regular acupuncture treatments and herbal therapy. Many women would prefer not to take hormone replacement therapy…Continue reading Reduce Hot Flashes with Acupuncture and Herbs in Los Angeles