What is Sperm DNA Fragmentation – A Useful Tool for Unexplained Fertility?
Most of my fertility patients will have heard me mention sperm DNA fragmentation and its possible involvement in unexplained infertility. But it’s not generally well known, and even I hadn’t heard much about it until a few years ago. As such, it is often overlooked when fertility assessments are offered and could be therefor be […]
Acupuncture working together with IVF
IVF is a great tool to improve pregnancy success rates by increasing the amount of eggs produced and correcting any pre implantation issues. Unfortunately, it is unable to greatly influence the endometrium or egg quality. This is where acupuncture can lend a helping hand working alongside IVF, by improving endometrial thickness and egg quality, increasing success rates of IVF where IVF alone fails. Acupuncture is now […]
Improving Sperm Health with Acupuncture
You may have heard that acupuncture can be used to increase fertility for women, but did you know it can help men too? Men continually produce new sperm. It takes approximately 72-90 days to create and mature sperm. This is when acupuncture can be used to provide the optimum conditions for healthy sperm to be […]
My interview with the IVF London clinic in Elstree
Please have a look at my interview with renowned consultant embryologist Aleph Doshi. He is the founder of IVF London based in Elstree. In this interview we look at several issues regarding when to have acupuncture and how to incorporate it into your IVF treatment. https://youtu.be/YH8nfDmYd54
How Acupuncture Works
Have a look at this video from the British Acupuncture Council explaining how acupuncture works. To the Point
Trying to Conceive? Here’s When to Have Sex.
When you’re trying to boost your chances of conception, timing is everything. But how do you know when the time is right? Chances are, you’re already familiar with the fertile window – the few days each month when you’re able to conceive. For most people, this is the five days leading up to ovulation, the […]
The Effects of Stress on Fertility: How Acupuncture Can Help
Trying to conceive naturally or by IVF can be an extremely emotional and stressful time. How many times have you heard someone say, “Just relax and it will happen”? But releasing stress can be an impossible feat when everyone around you is getting pregnant. And how can it affect your chances of conceiving anyway? How […]
Why You Might Want to Try Acupuncture During Pregnancy
I love the fact that I can follow my patients through their pregnancy journeys, from trying to get pregnant to treating their pregnancy issues. But many pregnant women worry about whether acupuncture is safe during pregnancy. Acupuncture performed by an experienced acupuncturist is perfectly safe and effective throughout the pregnancy. Treating during pregnancy does differ […]
Could your Microbiome be the Cause of Unexplained Infertility?
It is so frustrating and devastating to think you are doing everything right to get pregnant and yet you are struggling with infertility or recurrent miscarriage. You may have been told you have ‘unexplained infertility’. In most cases it should be more aptly renamed ‘undiagnosed infertility’, in other words, not every test available has been […]