At Chi Wellness Clinic, we follow the TCM philosophy that every woman is a unique and special person. The root cause of infertility or other reproductive conditions needs to be assessed on an individual basis. Each woman has the potential to restore her balance and reproductive wellness.

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been dealing with fertility and women's health for five thousand years. During the Shang dynasty (1500 BC), Tuina massage was used to treat gynecological and pediatric conditions, as found in inscriptions on tortoise shells. Herbal medicine was used to treat infertility in an ancient medical text, Journal of Mountains and Seas, published in 475 BC. The canon of traditional Chinese medicine, Huang Di Internal Classic (Huang Di Nei Jing), describes comprehensive treatment for amenorrhea (absence of menstruation) and menorrhagia (heavy or long periods). It attributes women's reproductive changes to certain acupoint meridians (220 BC).

We provide acupuncture treatment for women who seek natural pregnancy or assisted production procedures such as IUI and IVF. The frequency of acupuncture treatment ranges from 1-3 times per week, depending on the patient's specific signs and symptoms. If women have considerable fertility difficulties, we highly recommend Chinese herbal medicine in addition to other treatments. We use three proprietary formulas in each menstrual cycle. Called PreM, M and PostM, the formulas, taken in tea form, are made of natural herbs. We provide a list of English names of the Chinese herbs for patients or their physicians to review.

In general, many reproductive problems take at least three months to be fully treated. Even if patients incorporate acupuncture in a later phase of their fertility efforts, they should expect some positive effects.

Since 2001, we have helped many couples have healthy and happy babies. Among our cases are a 47 year old woman, who is expecting her first baby girl through natural pregnancy in August 2007, and a 50 year old woman, expecting her first baby boy through donor-egg IVF, in August 2007. We have expertise and experience in treating complicated infertility cases and related conditions:

Infertility:  Ovulatory, Cervical, Uterine and Tubal factors; Hormonal imbalance, Prematurely High FSH

Pregnancy:   Morning sickness (nausea), Miscarriage, Postpartum depression
  Post-term pregnancy, Abnormal positions of the fetus

Menstruation:   Dysmenorrhea (Pain), Irregular Cycles, Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
    Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), Stoppage of the menses

Uterus:   Endometriosis, Fibroids, Abnormal Bleeding, Adenomyosis, Prolapse of Uterus

Menopause:  Hot flashes, Irregular bleeding, Mood swing, Vaginal atrophy

Pain:   Chronic pelvic pain, Dyspareunia (painful intercourse), Vulvodynia
          Dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation), Vaginismus (involuntary contraction)

Ovary:   Ovarian Cysts, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)

Others:  Loss of Libido