Main description:

Written by an international team of specialists, Understanding, Treating and Managing Female Infertility with Chinese Medicine provides students and practitioners with a comprehensive resource for integrative practice.

The book explains the basic concepts of infertility from both a Western and a Chinese medicine viewpoint before moving on to discussion of Chinese medicine aetiologies, pathologies, symptoms and syndromes treatment for infertility. The 'four pillars' of Chinese medicine treatment are covered: Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine (including dietary therapy), TuiNa and Qigong. Taking a fully integrative approach, advice is given for supporting women through Chinese medicine as they undergo IVF and assisted fertility treatment, and into pregnancy and the postnatal period.

Contents:

1. Female infertility. 2. Female Physiology in Chinese Medicine. 3. Aetiologies and pathologies of female infertility in Chinese Medicine. 4. Analysis and significance of symptoms and signs of infertility in Chinese Medicine. 5. Regulation of the Menstrual Cycle. 6. Infertility syndrome differentiations and treatment with Chinese Medicine. 7. Syndrome treatment with Tuina, Qigong and dietary therapy. 8. Management of relevant diseases in modern medicine. 9. Chinese Medicine's promotion to Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART). 10. Management of pregnancy related diseases. 11. Management of postnatal related diseases.