I prefer to treat the person's constitutional weakness and leave protocols behind. In three recent cases I have concentrated on obstruction of the middle jiao i.e. One set of statistics put the number of women falling pregnant in this way above 80% and those who go on to IVF would have a better result and a healthier baby. There are several trials that have been undertaken and practitioners who have specialized in this area.

Nearly always their will be a specific weakness preventing a successful pregnancy. Fullness across the region of the the diaphragm area preventing energy descending to the lower jiao i.e.

They often set out protocols that have worked for them such as different herbs at different times in the cycle and acupuncture at a set time to maximize ovulation etc. Traditional Chinese Medicine first talks about pregnancy in the ancient book, the Nei Jing, back in the 1st or 2nd century BC, other famous texts since then also cover this topic. Many couples who go the route of IVF would have benefited greatly if they had first under gone Chinese Medicine treatment of herbs and acupuncture.

INFERTILITY The success rate in treating infertility is dramatic and it does so by bringing the patients body back to health.