Just this morning I came upon the results of a recent study from University California Berkeley which postulates how stress and anxiety affect fertility in humans. Basically, stress may inhibit the release of gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) which is needed…
Jun
6
Acupuncture, Acupuncture and IVF, Egg Donation, Fertility Acupuncture, Frequently Asked Questions, General Fertility, IVF, portland acupuncture
Acupuncture on the Day of Embryo Transfer
I have been attending embryo transfers as an acupuncturist since 2002 and I think it is an honor to be there on such an important day. The protocol that I use is based on a study published in Fertility and…
May
11
Stress and Infertility
It is an unfortunate catch-22: Stress contributes to infertility and infertility causes stress. I was reminded of this the other day when I posted an article about the relationship between stress and the incidence of early miscarriage and a former patient…
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