Fertility Treatment and Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) can successfully treat infertility in
women and in men, either by itself or in combination with ART (assisted
reproductive technologies) such as IVF and IUI. There is a growing body of
medical research that demonstrates the effectiveness of TCM for fertility.
Monica Legatt has extensive specialized training in the field of gynecology
and fertility. She completed the 90-hour course "Comprehensive
Perspectives on the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management of Infertility."
This course covered treatments for fertility using alternative medicine
interventions such as acupuncture, Chinese herbs, fertility massage,
fertility yoga and naturopathic medicine, as well as extensive instruction in
Western medical fertility treatment by Klaus Wiemer PhD., Embryologist
at The Northwest Center for Reproductive Sciences, Michael Opsahl, MS,
Reproductive Endocrinologist at The Northwest Center for Reproductive
Sciences, and Patricia Hunt PhD, professor and research biologist at
Washington State University. This specialized training has uniquely
prepared Monica to interface with her fertility patients' Western physicians
while they undergo treatments such as IVF or IUI.
Monica has also taken several courses on gynecology, women's infertility
and men's reproductive disorders from Giovanni Maciocia. Maciocia is one
of the world's leading living authorities on Traditional Chinese Medicine
and is the author of numerous textbooks and research studies. He is the
author of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Traditional Chinese Medicine, the
definitive textbook on the topic used in TCM Colleges in the US, Europe, and
worldwide.
Specifically, the following conditions can be treated by TCM:
Women:
- Advanced maternal age
- Amenorrhea
- Anovulation & ovulation disorders
- Depression
- Elevated FSH
- Endometriosis
- Immunologic factors
- Hormonal imbalance
- Luteal phase defect
- Partial tubal obstruction
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
- Poor ovulatory cervical mucus
- Recurrent miscarriage
- Unexplained Infertility
- Uterine lining problems
Men:
- Low sperm count
- Sperm motility
- Abnormal sperm morphology
- Erectile dysfunction & libido
Let our patients tell you their success stories. To learn more or make an appointment,
please call 206-625-1374.