Natural Fertility
Chinese medicine and acupuncture for fertility, has been used for thousands of years to help couples conceive. The idea is creating optimal health, vitality and utmost fertile potential by balancing out what may be out of balance, nourishing what may be deficient and enhancing your health to the fullest.
Combining acupuncture, customized herbal prescriptions, targeted nutritional supplementation, and mind-body lifestyle guidance, we have helped many patients with these and other conditions that affect fertility to achieve healthy pregnancy and birth of healthy babies:
Endometriosis
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome ( PCOS )
Poor Ovarian Reserve
Thin endometrial lining
Premature Ovarian Failure (POF)
Irregular menstrual cycles
Amenorrhea
Hormonal imbalance
Stress, anxiety, and depression
Advanced maternal age
Unexplained infertility
Recurrent miscarriage
The Research Proves It Works
There has been a great deal of research on infertility, acupuncture & Chinese medicine. One study which focused on women undergoing IVF showed that three months minimum of acupuncture & Chinese herbal medicine prior to starting an IVF or IUI cycle increased the outcomes of live births were 73% higher in the group who underwent three months of regular acupuncture treatment before their egg retrieval and transfer. You can read more about the research here.
This study shows us that working on egg quality which takes three months minimum can greatly effect positive outcomes in fertility.
Here are some other studies on Fertility & Traditional Chinese medicine
This study was focused on anovulation in patients with PCOS who were shown to have ovulation via acupuncture treatment. You can read more about this in the study here and also my own personal experience with this and how Chinese medicine helped me heal my PCOS and become a mother here.
How Acupuncture normalizes dysfunction of hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis which effect reproductive hormones and overall reproductive health here
How acupuncture can increase blood flow to the pelvic region, increasing the quantity of follicles. It also brings better blood flow to the uterus which then helps nourish blood flow to reproductive organs and also developing follicles as well as improving the quality of the uterine lining and better nourished eggs. You can read more about the research here
How acupuncture can be used to treat various reproductive issues resulting in a higher rate of conception. You can read it here. Typically, treating the root of any complex gynecological issue is recommended prior to starting to try to conceive. There is a great body of research on all aspects of gynecological disorders and how Traditional Chinese medicine can be significant in treating these issues
Our Program
By creating the healthiest version of you, we prepare the most fertile soil for the best outcomes in creating a healthy baby. By harmonizing the delicate balance of your hormonal system and monthly cycle we are able to tap into your body’s innate intelligence through acupuncture, herbal medicine and nutritional therapy specific to you. Through detailed Chinese medicine diagnosis and understanding the subtle patterns in your body coupled with your body’s own story, Western diagnosis, lab results and past hormonal or fertility history - we are able to come up with a treatment plan and fertility care designed specifically for you.
Our Treatment Programs Includes :
We treat and find the root of what might be the disharmony through a detailed intake and create a customized treatment plan focused on all of your physical and emotional symptoms
Regular acupuncture treatments specific to you and your diagnosis to support and encourage balance during each phase of your cycle as well as customized herbal formulas that are fine tuned to enhance your fertility and hormonal health.
Nutritional therapy to help boost and nourish the body and it’s fertility potential, as well as heal any gut related issues and strengthen the system overall
Empowerment, Mind-Body techniques and help with tapping into positive meditations and lifestyle guidance to help increase the mind, body and spirit in support to becoming a mother and creating a healthy baby.
How Much Time Will It Take ? How Will It Work?
"Nourishing The Soil Makes The Flowers Grow"
As with any medicine or even when doing IVF, there is no way for any healthcare provider, natural or conventional, to predict when or if you will become pregnant. However, we typically see positive pregnancy outcomes within 3 to 9 months of treatment. What we also see is if you eventually decide to try IUI or IVF, your body will be at its utmost potential, having higher quality eggs, uterine lining, balanced hormones and overall health due the to time put into treatment, that assisted reproductive technology outcomes will only be greater.
Chinese Medicine Has Been Treating Infertility for Over 2000 years
Infertility treatment in Chinese medicine and gynecology dates back to 11 AD, which is over 2000 years ago. Some of the herbal formulas that are used today for fertility, hormonal balancing and gynecological issues are the same ones that were designed over 2000 years ago. What is so incredible about this is the time tested greatness of a medicine that has treated tens of millions of women through thousands of years of treatment. The treatment you will be receiving is practiced because it has successfully been used for women to have healthy babies for millennia and this is something that is a very powerful connection when beginning with our program.
“ I started seeing Dr. Dulberg when she was in the city at another center. It was just luck to get her, but I knew after my first treatment I would be seeing much more of her. In my initial consultation Dr. Dulberg spent nearly two hours with me. She wanted to really know who I was and why I was coming to her. I felt so heard and validated. I felt better. I was calm.
I wanted to try acupuncture for two reasons: first because I have a lot of anxiety, and secondly because I wanted to get pregnant soon, and I knew that acupuncture could be helpful should I run into an issue. A month after I started seeing her I was feeling less anxious and thankfully, pregnant. I continued to see her throughout the first 5 months of my pregnancy pretty regularly. Now she is back in Nyack, and I'll follow her there!
I'm grateful for her healing, for the "girl-power" she helped me to feel, her validation and her kind heart. If you've never tried acupuncture, let Lauren work with you. She'll listen. “ - Meghan V