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Acupuncture for Infertility - Case 3

Posted by Peng Zhang on Thursday, April 10, 2014, In : Reproductive system 
June and her husband decided to start a family but didn't succeed after trying for a year. As June was 33 now, both of them were getting a bit anxious, so they went to see the doctor to have examinations. Apart from June's estrogen level was on the lower border, nothing came out positive. June had regular periods with normal blood colour and no obvious discomfort during the periods. She did have a tendency of feeling cold easily. Her tongue looked slightly pale and her pulse felt thin and tau...

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Acupuncture for Infertility - Case 2

Posted by Peng Zhang on Tuesday, September 17, 2013, In : Reproductive system 

32-year-old Julia tried to have a baby with her partner for 2 years but didn't succeed. In the past during her previous marriage, she had tried for 3 years and nothing happened either. Both she and her partner went for examinations and no problems were found. Her periods were normal, but her energy level was a bit low and she often felt tired and headachy. Her extremity, especially the feet, always felt cold. She also suffered from water infection from time to time. According to her symptoms ...


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Acupuncture for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and Related Infertility - Case 1

Posted by Peng Zhang on Tuesday, July 3, 2012, In : Reproductive system 

Anne, a 29-year-old educational consultant, was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) three years ago. She had irregular menstrual cycle, which was between 2-8 weeks. Her periods would start with black and clotty bleeding then became very heavy with bright red colour, always accompanied with abdominal pain especially on the right side.  The PCOS also caused high blood sugar level, for which she had to take medication. What worried her more was that the hormone imbalance in PCOS wo...


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News: Chinese Medicine and Infertility

Posted by Peng Zhang on Tuesday, November 29, 2011, In : Herbal medicine 
UK media Daily Mail published an article today titled as "Chinese medicine
could double the chances of childless couples conceiving".

Please click the link to read the article online:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2066254/Chinese-medicine-double-chances-childless-couples-conceiving.html
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Acupuncture for infertility - Typical Case 1

Posted by Peng Zhang on Wednesday, October 19, 2011, In : Reproductive system 

A few years ago, after trying to conceive for 13 months, Kerry finally was pregnant. But unfortunately, a miscarriage happened in week thirteen of her pregnancy. From then on, she couldn’t conceive again. Both she and her husband went for thorough examinations and nothing was found abnormal. As Kerry was nearly 40 years old, she thought there was not much chance left, so they tried IVF, but it failed. Finally Kerry decided to try acupuncture. When she first came to see me, I was told that a...


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