Female Infertility Clinical Case

Earlier this year, I'm glad to hear that one of my patients has finally successfully conceived her first baby.

She was 28 years old. She came to my clinic room in November 2016. After more than 12 months of regular unprotected sexual intercourse, she couldn't get pregnant. She didn't go to modern medicine doctors to do regular check up because she thought she's relatively healthy and wanted to try acupuncture first. Although her parents are Taiwanese, she grows up in the southern hemisphere. Therefore, acupuncture is more easily accepted than herbal medicine for her. She came regularly twice a week for acupuncture and moxibustion, the acupoints I use is as follows:



However, in our daily practice, for the male/female infertility problem, we would often prescribe herbal medicine, even decoction, for our patients to adjust their body constitution back to balance with or without acupuncture.

After two times failure, which means her menstruation came twice, I suggested her to try herbal medicine combined with acupuncture.

Here's the formula I made for her, including 10 herbs. The formula may be partially adjusted according to her clinical condition each time she returned. Please don't copy this formula for anyone with female infertility. The spirit of TCM prescription is highly customized. Everyone gets their own formula according to their body constitution and current condition.

Her menstruation didn't come for the third time after we met. I was so glad when she told me that she got pregnant. It's worth the effort to make it possible for her to come twice a week. She has a full-time job in Taipei. The credit goes to her perseverance of non-stop trying since the body constitution needs some time to be balanced.

We've treated male and female patients with infertility problem, everyone's case is unique. We evaluate and determine their body constitution and treat them accordingly. Although it's hard to conduct a large scale clinical trial of the TCM effect on infertility or other diseases, I hope with the useful TCM theory and the accumulation of clinical experiences, I can help more and more people with their health issue. 😄

2017 February New Patients

39 New Patients / 246 total

Skin Problem

Seborrheic dermatitis   M

Acne   M

OBGYN Problem

Delayed menses   M

Postpartum weight gain    M / A

Postpartum depression   M / A

Internal Medicine problem

Abdominal distension   M
Abdominal pain   M
Benign prostatic hypertrophy  M
Dry mouth  M

Chest tightness / Palpitation  M
Constipation  M
Cough   M
Dizziness   M / A

Fatigue   M
Frequent urination  M
Headache   M / AC
Insomnia   M / A

Liver cirrhosis with ascites   M
Obesity    M / A

Sjogren’s syndrome     M / A

Musculoskeletal & Neural Problem
Carpal tunnel syndrome   M / A

Elbow pain & numbness   A / M

Low back pain   M / A / M+C
Neck stiffness (Torticollis)   A / C
Stroke with hemiplegia   M / A
Trigger finger   A / C

Thigh tightness / pain   A / C

Others

Bad breath / halitosis  M
Cold limbs  M
Delayed ejaculation   M
For better nutrition / Gaining weight for toddler   M

Mouth Ulcer   M

  

*The purpose of this list is to let people know when would Taiwanese come to TCM doctors for help, since TCM might not be so popular in some countries. To protect the privacy of patients, the patients' information is altered. 
M: herbal medicine   A: acupuncture  M: Manipulation  C: Cupping

2017 January New Patients

41 New Patients / 265 total

Since I'm getting busier, instead of making weekly lists of new patients, I will make new patient lists monthly starting this January. I hope I can share more TCM research articles in this blog so as to form a habit of journal reading. This is one of my goal in 2017! Cheers~

Skin Problem
Acne M
Acalp acne M
Hand Eczema M
Seborrheic dermatitis M
Skin rashes over whole body M

Gyencology Problem
Dysmenorrhea M
Vaginal discharge M
Recuperation after artificial abortion  M

Internal Medicine problem
Abdominal pain   M
Allergic rhinitis   M
Constipation  M
Chest tightness for decades   M
Cough   M
Chest pain   M
Diarrhea for 3 days   M
Frequent urination  M
Headache M / AC
Incontinence after lithotripsy   M
Running nose after sport and hot drinks   M
Sore throat   M

Musculoskeletal & Neural Problem
Elbow numbness   A / M
Facial palsy   M / A
Hip pain for 1 month  M / A / M
Heel pain for 6 months  M / A / M
Knee soreness/knee pain for several months  M / A / M
Left limb numbness due to spondylolisthesis  M / A
Low back pain   M / A / M+C
Neck stiffness (Torticollis)  A / C
Stroke  M / A
Shoulder/neck pain  M / A / M / C
Tennis Elbow  M / A
5th metatarsal bone fracture  M / A

Others
Cold limbs  M
Easily bite her mouth  M
Lower limbs swelling  M / A

*The purpose of this list is to let people know when would Taiwanese come to TCM doctors for help, since TCM might not be so popular in some countries. To protect the privacy of patients, the patients' information is altered. 
M: herbal medicine   A: acupuncture  M: Manipulation  C: Cupping

The Science Behind Tai Chi and Qi Gong

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNIHNCCIH/bulletins/17b1852

In a recent NCCIH Integrative Medicine Research Lecture, Peter Wayne, Ph.D., of Harvard Medical School, spoke about the role of tai chi in preserving and rehabilitating some age- and chronic disease-related mental and physical decline. Dr. Wayne is research director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

Watch the video, "Minding' Your Balance With Tai Chi."

Happy New Year 2017!

Happy New Year!
I've been continuously blogging for the past 52 weeks about the new patient I've seen.

I saw 3,220 person-time patients in 2016. I have to say that I love this job!

I'm getting busier as days go by. For the most things I've done here, it is not about money but about exploring more possibility in my life. Besides seeing patients, I also have to teach younger doctors and medical/nursing students, deliver speeches to general public and other paramedics, do some office administration and learn more about team work.

Sometimes it's not easy to handle human relationship, with my colleagues, my patients, my students, my family and friends, etc. Every job that has something to do with other people is not easy. This is also why I cherish these opportunities my job has offered me. This job provides me lots of opportunities to practice communicating with others, in order to help them. I'm very grateful for this. I hope I can become a better and better TCM doctor year by year.

Bye 2016! Let's embrace 2017!

2016 52nd Week New Patients

Dec 30th, 2016  Fri     3 new patients / 10 total

Young Woman: Shoulder pain for three days     A+M

Young Man: Allergic rhinitis exacerbation for one year     M

Middle-aged Woman: Belching and acid regurgitation for one year    M

Dec 29th, 2016  Thu   3  new patients / 5  total   

Young Man: Left Achilles tendon numbness for one day  A+M

Elderly Man: Cold limbs for one month     M
Middle-aged Man: Right shoulder pain for two weeks     A

Dec 28th, 2016  Wed    0  new patients / 5 total

Dec 27th, 2016  Tue @Tingchou branch     2 new patients / 22  total

Middle-aged Man: Right shoulder pain for one month     A+M

Middle-aged Woman: Nose bleeding for 10 days    M

Dec 27th, 2016  Tue    3 new patients / 14 total

Middle-aged Woman: Constipation for months / Want to lose weight     M  
Elderly Man: GERD and impotance     M

Young Woman: Early menstruation and hypomenorrhea for two months    M

*The purpose of this list is to let people know when would Taiwanese come to TCM doctors for help, since TCM might not be so popular in some countries. To protect the privacy of patients, the patients' information is altered. 
 • Elderly: >60    •Middle-aged: 40-60    •Young: 20-40    •Teenager: 13-19    •Grade-schooler: 6-12
M: herbal medicine   A: acupuncture  M: Manipulation  C: Cupping

2016 51th Week New Patient

Dec 23rd, 2016  Fri     6 new patients / 15 total

Young Woman: Irregular menstruation for many years / GERD for four years    M

Middle-aged Woman: Female infertility for five years     M

Middle-aged Woman: Headache for many years      M

Middle-aged Woman: Cough / Sensation of lump in throat for two months      M

Middle-aged Man: Sleep disturbance for one month     A+M

Middle-aged Man: Acid regurgitation / abdominal distension for four months      M

Dec 22nd, 2016  Thu   1  new patients / 5  total   

Young Woman: Cough for one month    M

Dec 21st, 2016  Wed    3  new patients / 9 total

Young Man: Knee pain / foot pain for several months     A+M

Middle-aged Woman: Constpation for two months    M

Young Man: Hyperlipidemia / acid regurgitation / insomnia for one year   M

Dec 20th, 2016  Tue @Tingchou branch     3 new patients / 22  total

Young Man: Right ankle pain for one year     A+M

Middle-aged Woman: Hot flash and sweating / depression for one yeay   M
Elderly Man: Painful left upper limbs for months     A+M

Dec 20th, 2016  Tue    2 new patients / 12 total

Young Woman: Constipation for two weeks     M  

Middle-aged Woman: Left hemiplagia for many years     M+A

*The purpose of this list is to let people know when would Taiwanese come to TCM doctors for help, since TCM might not be so popular in some countries. To protect the privacy of patients, the patients' information is altered. 
 • Elderly: >60    •Middle-aged: 40-60    •Young: 20-40    •Teenager: 13-19    •Grade-schooler: 6-12
M: herbal medicine   A: acupuncture  M: Manipulation  C: Cupping