What is AMH and Why It Doesn’t Determine Your Chances of Natural Conception
If you’ve been told you have low AMH and that IVF is your only option, you’re not alone. This is something I hear all the time in my clinic. And while AMH (Anti-Müllerian Hormone) is a helpful marker for certain things, it is not a definitive measure of your natural fertility. Let’s break it down. […]
The Magic of Acupuncture?
Alright, let’s talk acupuncture – the ancient art of poking people with tiny needles (in the nicest way possible) to help them feel better! So, how does acupuncture work? Think of it as giving your body a little nudge to help it get back on track: Balancing Your Body’s Energy, or “Qi”: In traditional Chinese […]
Why Choose Me on Your Fertility Journey?
Why Choose Me? What Makes me Different to Any Other Acupuncturist? There are so many acupuncturists around but when it comes to fertility, I like to think I stand out because of my deep, specialized training and holistic approach. With hours of post-graduate training in fertility, I have an in-depth understanding of medical testing, IVF […]
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
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 […]
