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How Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine can help with Advanced Maternal Age (AMA)

By Sean / Advanced Maternal Age, Diminished Ovarian Reserve, Egg Quality

The term ‘advanced maternal age’ (AMA) is misleading, as women of ‘advanced age’ are in reality quite young, usually in their late 30s or 40s. Strong, confident, capable women who have already lived a full life or two and are now ready to consider expanding their family and having a child. The term ‘advanced maternal age’ is relative though, and it is known that the chances of falling pregnant decrease as we move into our late 30s,

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Diminished Ovarian Reserve – Learn how you can rejuvenate your eggs with the help of Naturopathic Medicine

By Nora / Advanced Maternal Age, Diminished Ovarian Reserve

Following up on my previous post about Advanced Maternal Age, I wanted to write about a topic that is closely related. DOR or Diminished Ovarian Reserve is definitely not a desired diagnosis if you’re looking to conceive. It’s important to understand, however, that this diagnosis is not the be-all & end-all of your fertility journey. The term “diminished” makes it sound quite bleak but it’s important to look at the big picture and remember that it takes just one egg and one sperm to create a healthy baby.

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Am I running out of time to have a baby? Natural Solutions for Advanced Maternal Age

By Nora / Advanced Maternal Age, Diminished Ovarian Reserve, Egg Quality

It’s no secret that women these days are making the decision to conceive much later in their lives than they were, say, 30-40 years ago. In my opinion, this is a wise decision in many ways as we are giving ourselves the opportunity to build up both financially and emotionally in preparation for nurturing a new life. The downfall here is that nature created us so that we as women have this “biological clock” that everyone talks about.

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Forever grateful for the chance encounter that day

A chance conversation between my wife and a new mother first brought us to Dr. Pentland. The new mom had a beautiful baby with her, but told us she’d sadly lost her first when five months pregnant. Thereafter, she began seeing Dr. Pentland; the result was sleeping in her arms. At the time, my wife and I were recovering from the shock of our own miscarriage and trying to get pregnant again. We had never considered acupuncture before,

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How To Improve Your Chances of Conceiving After 40 With Chinese Herbs

By Harris / Advanced Maternal Age, Diminished Ovarian Reserve, Egg Quality

Couples who are trying to get pregnant after the age of 40 may find some benefit from the deep history of Chinese medicine. There is a long tradition of imperial doctors using Chinese herbal medicine to enhance the fertility potential of the emperor and his wife to ensure there was an heir to his throne. There are numerous formulations for the treatment of fertility concerns in both men and women.

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LH Ovulation Strips for Tracking Fertility – the What Why and How

By Dr. Spence Pentland / Advanced Maternal Age, Diminished Ovarian Reserve, Endometriosis, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Unexplained Infertility

What are LH Ovulation Strips, and why should I be using them?
The LH Ovulation Strip is a fast and easy home-use test to predict when you are having your LH (Luteinizing Hormone) surge. This test is a preferred method of tracking when the most fertile days of your cycle occur, and is one of the most reliable predictors of ovulation.

Besides their common use for timing of intercourse,

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