Old eggs? Optimising ovarian reserve

Here you can find a great webinar on natural ways to optimize ovarian reserve, including acupuncture and herbal medicine. The webinar is put together for the general public by one of my colleagues in United States Dr. Brandon Horn, PhD, JD, LAc, FABORM.

It takes about an hour and 20 minutes.

Learn and take control!

The seminar is no longer available. However, here is an introduction below to a seminar aimed at acupuncturists.

Success. After taking control when trying to conceive

Tracy Ryan had given up hope of having a second child. Two years of trying to conceive, including three failed artificial inseminations, had finally culminated in a successful in vitro fertilization-and 2-year-old Christopher. But further attempts at IVF had left Ryan, 35, disappointed and exhausted.

Desperate to feel better, the stay-at-home mom from Fair Haven, N.J., decided to try acupuncture, kick her six-can-a-day Diet Pepsi habit, and eat more fish, fruits, and vegetables. Eight weeks later and slimmer by 7 pounds, Ryan was shocked to discover that she was pregnant. “I was literally shaking when I saw the pregnancy test,” she says. “My husband made me buy a different brand to verify it.”

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Doctor strongly recommends acupuncture to improve IVF success rate

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Medical researcher Dr Shaun Holt used to belong to New Zealand skeptic society, an organisation known for being critical of acupuncture.

Dr Holt reviewed a lot of research on natural medicine and as a result, has changed his opinion about some of the natural medicines. Yesterday he appeared on TV endorsing acupuncture as a very safe and effective treatment for back pain, headaches and improving the success rate of IVF (in vitro fertilisation). Watch the report on TVNZ.

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