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Infertility

The combination of acupuncture and medicine is the best solution to treat infertility

  • Improve ovarian function and reduce FSH; improve intrauterine mucosa and promote egg quality.

  • Improve the ovarian reserve function (AMH), and promote the recovery of ovulation in patients with premature ovarian failure.

  • Acupuncture calms the mind, increases blood supply to the ovaries and uterus, awakens the ovaries, and expands the fallopian tubes.

  • Chinese medicine improves hormone levels, regulates the deficiency and excess of viscera, and balances the rise and fall of yin and yang.

  • The combination of acupuncture, moxibustion and medicine can shorten the treatment time, improve the pregnancy rate and reduce the cost on patients.

  • Treating husband and wife together, the effect is doubled

  • Acupuncture-assisted IVF treatment

Newborn Baby

​Common clinical classifications of infertility in traditional Chinese medicine

  • Kidney yang deficiency—37.89%

  • Kidney yin deficiency—9.47%)

  • Liver stagnation and kidney deficiency—38.95%

  • Spleen deficiency and dampness—4.21%

  • Stasis uterus—9.47%

Type of infertilities

  • Premature Ovarian Failure (POF)

  • Luteal insufficiency (LPD)

  • Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

  • Endometriosis

  • Ovarian hyper-stimulation syndrome (OHSS)

Definition of Infertility

  • Infertility: Normal sex life without any pregnancy in one year, failure to conceive

  • Primary Infertility :without any previous pregnancy

  • Secondary Infertility : got pregnancy before but unable to conceive again

  • Advanced Infertility: >35 years

  • The ASP(American Society of Reproductive) added more strictly requirement for ages in recent years

    • a woman 35-38 years old, no pregnancy for 6 months 

    • >39 year old no pregnancy for 3 months

    • In both cases, fertility assessment should be carried out in advance and it is recommended to start the diagnosis and treatment of infertility

Hormone​

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Menstrual cycle

  • From the beginning of this menstrual bleeding to the first day of the next menstrual bleeding, it is a menstrual cycle. That is, the first day of each bleeding is the beginning of the menstrual cycle, and the time between the first day of two menstrual cycles is one menstrual cycle. Generally it is 28-30 days. Early or delay within 7 days are within the normal range)

  • Ovulation: A woman’s ovulation date is generally about 14 days before the next menstruation. The ovulation day, the 5 days before and 4 days after are together called the ovulation period. Except for the menstrual period and ovulation period, the rest of the time is the safe period)

  • Follicular Stimulating Hormone (FSH)​

    • Mid-cycle Peak:3.1-17.7 mIU/mL

    • Luteal Phase:   1.5-9.1 mIU/mL

    • Postmenopausal :  23.0-116.3 mIU/L

    • Follicular Phase:  2.5-10.2 mIU/mL   

  • Luteinizing Hormone​

    • Follicular phase:1.9-12.5 mIU/mL

    • Ovulation:8.7-76.3 mIU/mL

    • Luteal phase:0.5-16.9 mIU/mL

    • Menopause:10.0-54.7 mIU/mL

  • ​Estradiol

    • Follicular phase:19-144 pg/mL

    • Ovulation:64-357 pg/mL

    • Luteal phase:56-214 pg/mL

    • Menopause:< or =31 pg/mL

  • Progesterone

    • Follicular phase : 0.06-0.89 ng/mL

    • Ovulation:0.12-12 ng/mL

    • Luteal phase:1.83-23.90 ng/mL

    • Menopause:   < 0.14 ng/mL

  • ​Testosterone:       

    • 8.4-48.1ng/dL

  • Prolactin:   

    • Non- Pregnancy: 3.0-30 ng/mL

    • Pregnant: 10.0-209.0 ng/mL

  • Thyroid Stimulating Hormone TSH

    •  > or = 20岁(Years): 0.40—4.50 MI

    • Postmenopausal: 2.0-20.0 ng/mL

  • Anti-Mullerian Hormone AMH 

    • 2-6.8 ng/mL  normal

    • > 6.8 ng/mL PCOS

    • <30 岁(Years):     2.5 - 6.3 ng/mL

    • 31-35 岁(years):1.88-6.08 ng/mL

    • 36-40岁(Years): 1.71-5.3  ng/mL

    • 41-45岁(Years): 0.78-3.56 ng/mL

    • 46-50岁(years): 0.76-2.8   ng/mL

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