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How Chinese Medicine & 4 Phase Treatment & Diet Boost Fertility
by Jen Cherewaty RAc, RTCMP ~Chinese Medicine Fertility Specialist
Research Proves Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture Boost Fertility
Chinese Herbs and acupuncture support the phases of the menstrual cycle to regulate any areas that are out of balance. Multiple studies have shown that acupuncture alone or combined with herbs can;
The Phases of the Fertility Cycle
Basal Body Temperature Charting & Chinese Medicine PhasesThe Monthly Period Cycle is divided up into 4 Phases
•start without spotting (or just for a day before period starts)
•flows out in 3-5 days and then stops
•have moderate bleeding for 2-3 days and then flow lightens
•very little low back pain
•very few or no clots or pieces of tissues
•very little low abdominal pain or cramping
•red colour blood (not bright red, dark red or purplish, mucousy or stringy)
Chinese Medicine acupuncture & herbs support this process by moving blood to assist clearing the uterine lining to leave a nice clear base for the next lining to grow on.
Chinese Medicine. Acupuncture & herbs support this process by building blood & yin to assist growing the lining and support the development of the follicle.
•the libido also should rise during this phase
•once the egg is released from the ovary, the area left on the ovary where the egg was released-the corpus luteum begins to secrete progesterone which makes the body temperature rise and helps to support implantation
Chinese Medicine. Acupuncture & herbs support this process by moving Liver Qi and Blood and assisting the body’s transformation from yin to yang to release the egg and raise body temperature and support progesterone rising.
•Progesterone rises to keep body temperature elevated to support implantation
•we want the temperature to rise quickly (1-2 days) after ovulation and stay high until just before the period time
•if an embryo implants (usually around day 21) the cells are dividing and multiplying
•if there is a pregnancy the temperature usually stays high
•if there is no pregnancy, the temperature drops and a period starts
Chinese Herbs and acupuncture assist holding a pregnancy if there is one and if not, boosting hormones in the second half of the cycle to support a pregnancy in a future cycle.
Top 10 Foods For Boosting Fertility
Improving diet is a huge factor in Chinese Medicine. Weston Price recommends the following to boost fertility. Please keep in mind that this is a general chart and constitutional changes can be recommended by your TCM Practitioner & Acupuncturist.
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