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Fertility May 18, 2024

Use of Complementary Medicine for Miscarriage Prevention

by Mike Berkley, L.Ac, A New Protocol Developed by Mike Berkley to Help Prevent Miscarriage For many years I never needled the abdomen of a pregnant woman for fear of

Fertility March 19, 2015

Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Treatment of Infertility

Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Treatment of Infertility by Mike Berkley, L.Ac., FABORM The Berkley Center (Note: Register and Join us on April 8 at 7:30 ET. Mike will answer

Fertility August 21, 2014

Multiple Miscarriage, Infertility and the Use of Herbal Medicine

by Mike Berkely Both anticoagulants and antiplatelet mitigators are medicines that reduce blood clotting in an artery, a vein or the heart. Heparin and Lovenox are anticoagulants and aspirin is

Fertility August 18, 2014

Improving Egg Quality

Improving Egg Quality(Supplementation with Mitochondrial Nutrients)By Mike Berkley Supplementation of mitochondrial nutrients may improve the availability of energy production for the maturing oocyte and the developing embryo and thus reduce

Fertility August 18, 2014

The Truth about Herbal Medicine

By Mike Berkley, LAc. Chinese herbal medicine has been used for more than 3000 years to treat various types of pathological presentations including infertility. The main difference between acupuncture and

Fertility March 15, 2013

Surrogacy in the Metropolitan Washington, DC Area by Diane S. Hinson and Linda C. ReVeal

Surrogacy in the Metropolitan Washington, DC AreaMaryland, the District of Columbia, and Virginia by Diane S. Hinson and Linda C. ReVeal Every day, people who live in the Washington, DC metropolitan

Fertility March 15, 2013

The Mind/Body Connection: Its Role in Fertility and IVF by Christo Zouves, M.D. and Suzanne Duffy

The Mind/Body Connection: Its Role in Fertility and IVF by Christo Zouves, M.D. and Suzanne Duffy Western Medicine has traditionally been resistant to alternative therapies, focusing on the management of disease after

Fertility March 15, 2013

TURNING BACK THE REPRODUCTIVE CLOCK: New Science, Old Wisdom By Randine Lewis MSOM, L.Ac., Ph.D.

Regarding the human egg: How old is too old? Perhaps we are asking the wrong question. Remember the psychological argument about nature vs. nurture? Let’s rephrase the topic altogether. How

Fertility March 15, 2013

Integrated Therapies for the Emotional Issues of Infertility By Barbara Blitzer, MSW

If you’re reading this article, you know full well that infertility is a condition that affects all aspects of one’s life. A simple trip to the store can become an

Fertility March 15, 2013

Staying Sane and Whole During Treatment By Jennifer Bloome, MS OTR, HWC

On the surface, and to those who haven’t experienced it first hand, infertility treatment may seem similar to any other treatment for a non-life threatening health condition. First, do many