Secondary infertility means having trouble getting pregnant again after you’ve already had a child. This can be frustrating and emotionally challenging, especially when you expected it to happen easily the second time. From a Chinese medicine point of view, the reason isn’t just about age or medical problems — it’s often because your body’s energy…
How do you cope with negative fertility messages? Have you visited your GP or gynecologist to find out why you are struggling to conceive? Only to be told your eggs are old, your eggs are no good, your amh is too low and you have low ovarian reserve or your endometrial lining is not thick…
We have heard a lot about how endometriosis effects our fertility, yet there are women that suffer from silent endometriosis. These women have no symptoms, and only find out when they are struggling to conceive. One in ten women have endometriosis yet it can take an average of eight years for a diagnosis. Some women…
There is a famous Chinese proverb “When the soil is well prepared, the harvest will be bountiful.” What is fertility acupuncture? There has been a lot of research into the benefits of acupuncture assisting in assisted reproductive medicine. However even for couples planning to fall pregnant naturally, acupuncture may be used to support your health…
What is adenomyosis? Adenomyosis is where the deposits of endometrial tissue burrow into the muscle layer of the uterus. If it worsens, it can cause thickening of the muscle tissue and can be misdiagnosed as fibroids. Adenomyosis can be asymptomatic. When symptoms do occur, they can include: When menstruation happens, endometrial tissue bleeds into the…
As women, understanding our menstrual cycle and the energies that are related to the different phases can bring about peace and balance in our bodies. Through understanding we can let go the judgement many of us have towards the way we respond to our reproductive hormones. Our judgement of menstruation The way we view and…
Basal body temperature is called the BBT and if you come to Mei Hua Chinese Medicine Clinic for fertility support you will be filling in a BBT chart. The BBT chart is a diagnostic tool in Chinese Medicine, and it is a tool we use to gather data to assist in diagnosis and treatment. There…
Our body is so amazing! And if we are in tune to it we can work out when we are fertile. The fertile window every month is so short and if we get the timing of when we think we are ovulating wrong we might think we are infertile. This leads to going down the…
Timing is actually crucial to fertility in a number of ways. This is not about your age and being told time is running out for you! 1. Is your timing of ovulation spot on? Every month there is a small window to conceive. And this time varies from month to month. If you are trying…
Fertility is not just about getting pregnant. It is about having a healthy baby. Have you wondered how does Chinese medicine help with infertility? Or how does acupuncture help with fertility? In this podcast, you may have many of your questions answered. Chinese medicine is not something many of us have grown up with. For…
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