The treatment of infertility with Chinese medicine. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Written by Jane Lyttleton ; forewords by Steven Clavey, Gavin Sacks.
• Authors: Lyttleton, Jane
• Contents: Machine generated contents note: SECTION 1 THE FUNDAMENTALS -- ch. 1 A Tale of Two Clinics -- The Treatment of Infertility with Chinese Medicine or Western Medicine -- ch. 2 The Menstrual Cycle -- Becoming a specialist in female infertility -- The Chinese and Western medicine approach -- The organs -- The Kidney, the Heart and the Uterus -- The other organs -- The substances -- Jing -- Yin -- Yang -- Blood -- Shen -- Qi -- The channels -- The Chong and the Ren vessels -- The Bao vessel and the Bao channel -- The Du and the Dai vessels -- How it all begins -- The menstrual cycle -- The length of the cycle -- Phases of the TCM menstrual cycle -- The Yin part of the cycle -- Follicular phase (proliferative or estrogenic phase) -- Midcycle phase (ovulation) -- The Yang part of the cycle -- Luteal phase (progestogenic or secretory phase) -- Back to the drawing board -- Parallels between TCM and Western parameters -- ch. 3 Charting the Menstrual Cycle -- Introduction -- The BBT chart. Contents note continued: The how's and why's of BBT measurements and other observations -- History of the BBT chart -- Charting the cycle from day I -- The thermometer -- The urinary ovulation predictor kit -- The chart -- Fertile mucus -- Position of the cervix -- Putting it all together -- BBT charts and pattern diagnosis -- Pattern variations -- The follicular or low phase -- Ovulation -- The luteal or high phase -- More on discharges -- SECTION 2 IN THE CLINIC -- ch. 4 Diagnosis and Treatment of Female Infertility -- pt. I Making a Diagnosis -- Introduction -- The two key elements: ovulation and menstruation -- Taking a history -- The period -- Midcycle -- Pain in the ovary -- Breast tenderness -- Genital discomfort -- TCM categories of female infertility -- Kidney deficiency -- Heart and Liver Qi stagnation -- Blood stagnation -- Phlegm-Damp accumulation -- pt. 2 Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatments for Functional Infertility -- Same disease, different treatments. Contents note continued: Prescribing treatment -- Timing of treatments -- Prescriptions -- Problems in the follicular phase or at ovulation -- Menstrual phase -- discharging the lining of the uterus -- Post-menstrual phase -- building Kidney Yin and the Blood -- Preparing for ovulation -- Modifications and variations -- Midcycle phase -- promoting movement of Qi and Blood -- Modifications and variations -- Midcycle bleeding -- Problems in the luteal phase or at implantation -- Post-ovulation phase -- maintaining Kidney Yang -- Methods to boost the Yang -- Modifications and variations -- In the clinic: putting it all together -- Treatment during pregnancy -- Morning sickness -- Towards the end of pregnancy -- ch. 5 Gynecologic Disorders which can cause Infertility -- Introduction -- Diseases and disorders which cause or contribute to infertility -- pt. I Endometriosis, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Fibroids and Polyps -- Endometriosis -- Etiology -- The clinical picture. Contents note continued: Endometriosis and infertility -- Treatment with Western medicine -- TCM treatment of endometriosis -- Strategies for treating Endometriosis -- A simpler approach -- Pelvic inflammatory disease -- TCM analysis of pelvic inflammatory disease -- Treatment of pelvic inflammatory disease -- Fibroids and polyps -- pt. 2 Ovulatory Disorders and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome -- Amenorrhea and disorders of ovulation -- Different types of ovulatory dysfunction -- Drugs used to induce ovulation -- TCM analysis of drugs -- TCM analysis of different types of ovulation disorders and amenorrhea -- Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) -- PCOS and TCM -- PCOS with weight gain -- PCOS without weight gain -- Research in PCOS and TCM -- Combining TCM and western medicine -- ch. 6 Blockage of the Fallopian Tubes -- Introduction -- Can Chinese medicine treat fallopian tube blockage? -- Diagnosis of tubal blockage -- The structure of the fallopian tubes. Contents note continued: Damage to the structure of the tube -- Treatment with Chinese medicine for early-stage structural blockages -- Diagnosis -- Functional blockages -- Treatment with Chinese medicine for functional blockages -- Additional treatments for structural blockages -- Flushing the tubes -- Application of herbal medicines per rectum -- Physiotherapy -- Acupuncture -- ch. 7 Male Infertility -- Introduction -- Where and how sperm are made -- The sperm factory -- Semen analysis -- Normal parameters -- Declining sperm counts -- Age and sperm -- Constriction and heat -- Antisperm antibodies, vasectomies, varicoceles, and other blockages -- Diagnosis of male infertility in TCM -- Kidney Yin deficiency -- Kidney Yang deficiency -- Damp-Heat -- Qi and Blood stagnation -- TCM treatment of infertility -- Kidney Yin and Yang deficiency -- Damp-Heat -- Qi and Blood stagnation -- IVF procedures -- Diet and lifestyle. Contents note continued: ch. 8 Pregnancy Loss, Miscarriage, Immune Infertility, and Ectopic Pregnancy -- Miscarriage -- Pre- and post-implantation loss -- Miscarriage and age -- Threatened miscarriage -- Causes of threatened miscarriage -- TCM treatment of threatened miscarriage -- Western medical treatment for threatened miscarriage -- Inevitable miscarriage -- Ensuring expulsion of all pregnancy products -- Control the amount of blood lost -- Recover the Qi and Blood -- Late-stage miscarriage -- Recurrent miscarriage -- Prevention of future miscarriage -- Causes of recurrent miscarriage -- TCM diagnosis and treatment of recurrent miscarriage -- Immune-related miscarriages -- Early pregnancy -- Missed abortion -- Male factor treatment -- Conception timing and miscarriage -- Ectopic pregnancy -- Preventing ectopic pregnancies -- Other ectopic pregnancies -- Conclusion -- SECTION 3 COMBINING CHINESE AND WESTERN MEDICINE. Contents note continued: ch. 9 Assisted Reproduction Technology and In Vitro Fertilization -- Introduction -- IVF statistics -- The ART clinic -- Artificial insemination (AI) -- In vitro fertilization (IVF) -- ch. 10 Assisted Reproduction Technology and Traditional Chinese Medicine -- Infertility patients and their treatment needs -- Comparing different infertility treatments -- IVF and TCM -- different approach -- IVF and TCM -- different techniques -- IVF and TCM -- different emphasis -- In the clinic -- combining TCM and ART -- TCM and IVF -- points of influence -- Diagnosis of the IVF patient -- ch. 11 Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment of the IVF Patient -- Using TCM in preparation for an IVF cycle -- Kidney deficiency (and egg quality) -- Heart and Liver Qi stagnation (and sleep and stress) -- Blood stagnation -- Phlegm-Damp (and weight loss) -- Preparation for IVF for men -- Treatment during the IVF cycle -- 4-Phase TCM treatment during the IVF cycle. Contents note continued: Ovarian hyper-stimulation syndrome -- The positive pregnancy test -- The negative pregnancy test -- Research on acupuncture and IVF -- Effects on implantation and pregnancy rate -- Acupuncture points used on the day of embryo transfer (ET) -- Effects on endometrium -- Conclusion -- SECTION 4 LIFESTYLE AND FERTILITY -- ch. 12 Diet and Lifestyle -- Introduction -- A Chinese medicine perspective -- Jing -- Yin -- Yang -- Qi and Blood -- Phlegm-Damp -- Fluid intake -- Preconception diets -- Nutritional supplements -- Weight -- Losing weight -- Exercise -- Stress -- Sleep -- Sleep and sex hormones -- Sleep and metabolism -- Sleep and stress -- Sleep and the immune system -- A good night's sleep -- Our daily drugs -- Caffeine -- Alcohol -- Nicotine -- Marijuana -- Junk food -- Other drugs -- Environmental pollutants -- Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) -- Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) -- Phthalates -- Bisphenol A (BPA). Contents note continued: Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) -- 4-vinylcyclohexene diepoxide (VCD) -- Trichloroethylene (TCE) -- Alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEs) -- Glycol ethers -- Heavy metals -- Electromagnetic fields -- Conclusions.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Churchill Livingstone
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (520 pages)
• Subjects: 616.692069; Infertility -- Alternative treatment; Medicine, Chinese; Infertility -- therapy; Drugs, Chinese Herbal -- administration & dosage; Medicine, Chinese Traditional -- methods; Integrative Medicine -- methods; Infertility -- Alternative treatment; Medicine, Chinese; Case Reports
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780702054327; 0702054321
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