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Why A Diagnosis of Premature Ovarian Failure is not always what it seems ...
Why A Diagnosis of Premature Ovarian Failure is not always what it seems ...

I have just finished treatment with a 31-year-old patient who was told by more than one doctor that she was in Premature Ovarian Failure (essentially early menopause) and would need donor eggs.

Since starting treatments in October 2019 she's had 2 periods and has ovulated twice according to her ovulation predictor kits...

...once in Nov, and once in Dec.

Apparently, her ovaries weren't "failing" at all.

And, because she is still relatively young (based on my 10+ years' experience in this realm), I'm predicting she'll be pregnant within 3-6 months at the MOST.

So what happened? Read more …

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Chinese Medicine, Fertility, Hormonal Health, Womens HealthYin Studiofertility, Infertility, Women's health, hormones
How to Sail through Menopause
How to Sail through Menopause

The change’, ‘the time of life’ – call it what you will, it is an unavoidable fact that all women go through menopause. However, for many women this natural process is a time of anxiety and distress due to the various symptoms that can accompany it. Some menopausal changes can also be brought about by treatments for cancer, including chemotherapy, ovarian ablation and hormone therapy. What can acupuncture and Chinese medicine do to help you sail through this transition with energy and vitality.

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Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Hormonal Health, Womens Health, WellbeingYin Studiomenopause, hormones, Women's health
One Little Imbalance Was Stopping Naomi From Falling Pregnant
One Little Imbalance Was Stopping Naomi From Falling Pregnant

If you’ve had all the tests, and nobody’s yet found a reason … it can be extremely frustrating and demoralising.

Sometimes we never know exactly why things happen the way they do. Sometimes things just can’t be explained by scientific tests.

This is where I go back to trusting nature - to sticking to what we know works, and getting back to simply supporting nature’s incredible, unfathomable power.

People often go in circles for months – years even – looking for a specific reason why they can’t get pregnant. Saliva tests, urine tests, blood tests, nutrient tests, food-allergy tests – and still no baby, no pregnancy.

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Fertility, Chinese Medicine, Case Studies, AcupunctureYin Studiofertility, Infertility, pregnancy, BBT