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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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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2020 Year of the Rat
25th January marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year. In 2020 it is the Year of the Rat. This start of a new decade will be a year that makes it an important year for new beginnings and new possibilities. It is time to bring out new ideas, new plans and say yes to new opportunities. It is a good year for reinvention and starting over.
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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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Acupuncture for Back Pain
Yin Studio provides treatment for all types of musculoskeletal conditions, especially back pain. Back pain is a common problem affecting most adults at some point in their lives and left untreated can lead to more serious issues, such a spinal and disc degeneration.
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How Debbie Conceived Despite Low AMH
AMH, if you’re unfamiliar, supposedly tests your ovarian reserve to predict your fertility potential. Without digging into why I think this test is extremely questionable (and therefore certainly not something I see as a defining result), I see women’s AMH results dramatically improve after following a few simple steps which we will dig into here today. That tells me one of two things – either we are not born with all of our eggs (I think likely since every other cell in our body has the ability to replicate) OR this test isn’t accurate. Whatever the reason, it doesn’t really matter. Let’s just improve your hormones as much as possible and maximise your fertility on the whole to set you up for your best possible outcome. Read this patient case study…
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