The second edition of this popular text systematically addresses all aspects of treatment of infertility using Chinese medicine. Clinically focused and with a new easy-to-navigate design, the book begins by covering all the essential fundamentals you will need to understand and treat infertility, before going on to look at what Chinese medicine offers in the way of treatment for functional infertility in men and women, gynecological disorders which contribute to infertility and relevant lifestyle factors. Jane Lyttleton importantly devotes a large part of the book to discussing ways in which Chinese medicine and Western medicine might work together to overcome infertility, and details the increased experience over the past decade in working with IVF patients and their specialists. Leaps forward have also been made in the understanding of conditions such as Polycystic ovarian syndrome and immune infertility.
New Features
· Greatly expanded section on the place of Chinese medicine and IVF in treatment of infertility
· New information on Polycystic ovarian disease and immune infertility and how Chinese medicine approaches their treatment
· Updated and balanced advice on pre-conception care
· Clinically focused, with easy-to-navigate design
1. Introduction 2. Section 1: The Fundamentals 3. Chapter 1: A tale of two clinics — the treatment of infertility with Chinese medicine or Western medicine 4. Chapter 2: The menstrual cycle 5. Chapter 3: Charting the menstrual cycle 6. Section 2: In The Clinic 7. Chapter 4: Diagnosis and Treatment of Female Infertility 8. Introduction 9. The Two Key Elements: Ovulation and Menstruation 10. Taking a History 11. TCM Categories of Female Infertility 12. Same Disease, Different Treatments 13. Prescribing Treatment 14. Timing of Treatments 15. Prescriptions 16. Problems in the Follicular Phase or at Ovulation 17. Midcycle Phase – Promoting Movement of Qi and Blood 18. Problems in the Luteal Phase or at Implantation 19. In the Clinic: Putting It All Together 20. Treatment During Pregnancy 21. Morning Sickness 22. Towards the End of Pregnancy 23. Chapter 5: Gynecologic disorders which can cause infertility 24. Introduction 25. Diseases and Disorders which Cause or Contribute to Infertility 26. Endometriosis 27. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease 28. Amenorrhea and Disorders of Ovulation 29. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome 30. Chapter 6: Blockage of the Fallopian Tubes 31. Chapter 7: Male Infertility 32. Chapter 8: Pregnancy loss, miscarriage, immune infertility, and ectopic pregnancy 33. Miscarriage 34. Threatened Miscarriage 35. Inevitable Miscarriage 36. Recurrent Miscarriage 37. Immune-Related Miscarriages 38. Early Pregnancy 39. Missed Abortion 40. Male Factor Treatment 41. Conception Timing and Miscarriage 42. Ectopic Pregnancy 43. Conclusion 44. Section 3: Combining Chinese And Western Medicine 45. Chapter 9: Assisted reproduction technology and in vitro fertilization 46. Chapter 10: Assisted reproduction technology and traditional Chinese medicine 47. Chapter 11: Traditional Chinese medicine treatment of the IVF patient 48. Section 4: Lifestyle and Fertility 49. Chapter 12: Diet and lifestyle 50. Herbs — Pinyin, Chinese, and Latin characters 51. Herbs which move the Blood 52. Herbs to beware of during pregnancy 53. Summary of herbal formulas and their uses in this book 54. Index
The second edition of this popular text systematically addresses all aspects of treatment of infertility using Chinese medicine. Clinically focused and with a new easy-to-navigate design, the book begins by covering all the essential fundamentals you will need to understand and treat infertility, before going on to look at what Chinese medicine offers in the way of treatment for functional infertility in men and women, gynecological disorders which contribute to infertility and relevant lifestyle factors. Jane Lyttleton importantly devotes a large part of the book to discussing ways in which Chinese medicine and Western medicine might work together to overcome infertility, and details the increased experience over the past decade in working with IVF patients and their specialists. Leaps forward have also been made in the understanding of conditions such as Polycystic ovarian syndrome and immune infertility.
New Features
· Greatly expanded section on the place of Chinese medicine and IVF in treatment of infertility
· New information on Polycystic ovarian disease and immune infertility and how Chinese medicine approaches their treatment
· Updated and balanced advice on pre-conception care
· Clinically focused, with easy-to-navigate design
1. Introduction 2. Section 1: The Fundamentals 3. Chapter 1: A tale of two clinics — the treatment of infertility with Chinese medicine or Western medicine 4. Chapter 2: The menstrual cycle 5. Chapter 3: Charting the menstrual cycle 6. Section 2: In The Clinic 7. Chapter 4: Diagnosis and Treatment of Female Infertility 8. Introduction 9. The Two Key Elements: Ovulation and Menstruation 10. Taking a History 11. TCM Categories of Female Infertility 12. Same Disease, Different Treatments 13. Prescribing Treatment 14. Timing of Treatments 15. Prescriptions 16. Problems in the Follicular Phase or at Ovulation 17. Midcycle Phase – Promoting Movement of Qi and Blood 18. Problems in the Luteal Phase or at Implantation 19. In the Clinic: Putting It All Together 20. Treatment During Pregnancy 21. Morning Sickness 22. Towards the End of Pregnancy 23. Chapter 5: Gynecologic disorders which can cause infertility 24. Introduction 25. Diseases and Disorders which Cause or Contribute to Infertility 26. Endometriosis 27. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease 28. Amenorrhea and Disorders of Ovulation 29. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome 30. Chapter 6: Blockage of the Fallopian Tubes 31. Chapter 7: Male Infertility 32. Chapter 8: Pregnancy loss, miscarriage, immune infertility, and ectopic pregnancy 33. Miscarriage 34. Threatened Miscarriage 35. Inevitable Miscarriage 36. Recurrent Miscarriage 37. Immune-Related Miscarriages 38. Early Pregnancy 39. Missed Abortion 40. Male Factor Treatment 41. Conception Timing and Miscarriage 42. Ectopic Pregnancy 43. Conclusion 44. Section 3: Combining Chinese And Western Medicine 45. Chapter 9: Assisted reproduction technology and in vitro fertilization 46. Chapter 10: Assisted reproduction technology and traditional Chinese medicine 47. Chapter 11: Traditional Chinese medicine treatment of the IVF patient 48. Section 4: Lifestyle and Fertility 49. Chapter 12: Diet and lifestyle 50. Herbs — Pinyin, Chinese, and Latin characters 51. Herbs which move the Blood 52. Herbs to beware of during pregnancy 53. Summary of herbal formulas and their uses in this book 54. Index
