Sunday, August 22nd, 2010
Having just returned from the International Women’s Health Seminar in Costa Rica, I feel compelled to share my experience with you. We discussed the heart of Oriental and Integrative Medicine–addressing the individual patient’s constitution in conjunction with treating disease manifestations and symptoms. For me, this seminar was very inspiring as it married several key concepts [...]
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
I am so excited to be attending the seminar, ”Gynecology, Fertility and Promoting an Easy Labor” in Costa Rica. It will be taught by one of my esteemed Japanese Acupuncture teachers, David Euler. Topics will include:
Menopause Support
Infertility Causes and Solutions
Endometriosis, Ovarian Cysts
Irregular Cycles, PMS
Healthy Pregnancy and Delivery
The timing couldn’t be better, given that this month is [...]
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
and no, its not just because you think it will…
The following is an abstract from a very interesting study conducted in Germany. It has been well established that acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicinals can dramatically improve semen parameters. But why? Is it the “placebo effect”? Not according to this groundbreaking research, the Correlation of [...]
I just got back from teaching Chinese Medicine and IVF–East-West Synergy in Yo San University’s Doctoral of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM) program. The class focused on helping women (and men) have a successful IVF cycle with Chinese medicine. It also included a synopsis of current research, some of which is so powerful I feel [...]
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
Since the publication of the first research trials demonstrating dramatically higher pregnancy rates when acupuncture is combined with in-vitro fertilization almost a decade ago, the demand for highly trained Chinese medicine practitioners in the field of reproductive medicine has drastically escalated. Unfortunately, the demand for fertility specialists has outpaced the training….until now. A new era [...]
Saturday, January 16th, 2010
Millions of couples in the United States struggle with infertility. In 2/3 of couples the “problem” does not clearly lie with the female or the male; both partners have some degree of subfertility. For example, she may have irregular cycles and he may have a boarder line low sperm count. In this common scenario, the optimum chances [...]
Monday, October 19th, 2009
Infertility and Miscarriage
By definition, those who have suffered a miscarriage are not infertile, although up to one third of these couples have faced fertility challenges before conceiving. It can be easy for fertility specialists and prospective parents to place so much attention and emphasis on getting pregnant that they loose perspective of what is important: [...]
Below is an excerpt from my book, Practical Fertility.
Thyroid Questions and Answers
So far we’ve talked about the pituitary, ovaries, fallopian tubes, cervix and of course the UTERUS in regards to fertility, but what about that unsung hero, the thyroid? The thyroid gland
Thursday, July 30th, 2009
The following is a particularly eloquent email one of my patients sent me before she made her first appointment. She just gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. This is an excellent example of the type of inquiries I get weekly. The following is posted with her permission and request to remain anonymous. Her email [...]
Dr. Rozenn is the only board certified specialist in Oriental Reproductive Medicine in Santa Cruz county!
According to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, approximately 3 million couples in the United States are unable to conceive after one year of trying. The diagnosis of infertility is usually given to couples who have been attempting to conceive [...]
