Acupuncture Endometriosis Menstrual Pain

Acupuncture Endometriosis Menstrual Pain

Endometriosis can be one of the major causes of infertility. Many women who had failed multiple artificial insemination and IVF cycles had various degrees of endometriosis - diagnosed and undiagnosed. Dr. Lee has helped hundreds of these woman reclaim their fertility with his time-tested protocol of acupuncture and Chinese herbs.

Dr. Lee has developed a comprehensive and effective set of acupuncture points and Chinese herbal treatments to reduce or eliminate menstrual cramps while maintaining regular menstrual cycles for both fertile patients as well as for infertile patients, in order to improve their chances of getting pregnant either on their own or with IVF, and to maintain the pregnancy. The principle he applies is that of achieving and maintaining the optimal balance for fertility. Examination with Traditional Chinese Medicine does not always show a clear pattern of imbalance for people with endometriosis.

As discussed earlier, some patents with endometriosis may not have cramps at all. Unseen immunologic factors, excessive activated macrophages, interleukin-1, and TNF (tumor necroses factors) are invisible to state of the art ultrasound imaging and is very difficult and clinically impractical to detect. But, fortunately, our body gives out some subtle signs. Dr. Lee has extensive knowledge and experience in searching and detecting such subtle signs and has developed an effective combination of acupuncture and Chinese herbs.

One of the important goals of using acupuncture for treating endometriosis is to achieve and to maintain the maximum uterine blood flow, and to reduce the overactive immune response - thus providing a "friendly" environment to achieve pregnancy and prevent miscarriages. Patients can help their reproductive endocrinologists by getting themselves "optimized" first before the next artificial insemination or IVF cycles. One of the many aspects of being ready is the reduction or elimination of menstrual cramps. Many of Dr. Lee's patients became pregnant with his comprehensive approach, despite multiple failures of insemination and IVF cycles.

The lesson learned from many of his patients consistently point to the necessity of being optimized is in the long run, the quicker way of achieving and maintaining pregnancy - even though it may take 3 to 6 months to achieve the optimized state.

There are no hormones used in Dr. Lee's acupuncture and Chinese herbal treatment protocol. Most of the time, patients will stop taking the herbs before the start of IUI or IVF cycles. But, acupuncture will continue during and after the cycles.