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Wet
Set Gazette
Summer, 2001
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Acupuncturist Can Treat Infertility Without
Costly Drugs or Surgery
Few
things in life are more heart rendering than finding that special
someone, then discovering that you can't create your dream family
due to infertility. And as women pursue careers and wait longer
to start families, the rate of infertility continues to rise.
Dr.
Xiuling Ma, Ph.D., O.M.D., L.Ac., one of the world's most highly
educated practitioners of acupuncture and herbology, can treat many
of the conditions that cause infertility in a safe and gentle manner.
Using Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dr. Ma treats infertility without
use of the strong, sometimes painful-to-administer drugs or surgery
that Western medicine prescribes. Using sterilized, disposable
needles and specially formulated herbal remedies, Dr. Ma can treat
blocked tubes and lack of ovulation or menstruation in women, and
low sperm count and low sperm motility in men. Dr. Ma has
a more than 70% success rate treating infertility in both women
and men. And treatment with herbs and acupuncture is often
substantially less expensive than treatment with Western medical
methods. One round of in vitro fertilization can cost approximately
$10,000, for example. A typical office visit to Dr. Ma, including
herbs, would run $125.
Esme
Rabinowitz, 45, is a living, breathing testament to the effectiveness
of herbs and acupuncture to treat infertility.
"I
decided to try to get pregnant at the age of 44," says Rabinowitz.
"Because of my advanced age, I immediately made an appointment
with one of the top infertility specialists in the city. I
had heard that most regular OB/GYNs weren't necessarily familiar
with the very latest in infertility treatment, and that women who
went that route wound up wasting a lot of time.
"So
I went to this infertility specialist, who immediately started me
on pergonal, a very strong fertility drug. This drug was extremely
expensive and needed to be administered by painful daily shots.
Right after I started on the medicine I noticed that I began to
gain weight, and became quite moody as well.
"However,
I did get pregnant right away. Then, at six weeks, I miscarried.
"The
doctor told me to wait two months, when I could try again.
So after a two-month wait period I went back to administering the
painful pergonal shots. And once again I began gaining
weight, and getting moodier and moodier. I would cry at the
drop of a hat or yell at people for no reason. I endured three
more months of this treatment without conceiving, when I decided
that I had had enough.
"An
acquaintance had given me a card of a local acupuncturist, and I
decided to give that a try. I just couldn't stand the side
effects of the infertility medicine, in addition to the enormous
expense.
"I
made an appointment with the acupuncturist, who felt my pulse and
looked at my tongue. Didn't seem very scientific, I must admit,
but I knew I did not want to go back on the drugs.
"She
had me lie on a table, and then she inserted small, fine needles
at various points in my body. It didn't hurt - in fact, when
she removed the needles a half an hour later, I felt very calm and
relaxed. She also prescribed some herbs for me to take at
home. Sometimes they were in pill form, and sometimes they
were in the form of loose herbs which I brewed into tea.
"I
honestly didn't know if this method would work, but I felt much
better about putting only natural substances into my body, as opposed
to harsh, toxic drugs. The only side effects I experienced
were a wonderful feeling of well-being after each acupuncture session.
"That
same month, I once again tried to get pregnant.
"And
two weeks later, when my period was due, I took a home pregnancy
test. It was positive! I am now eight months pregnant,
due to give birth in August."
Dr.
Ma has helped many women overcome their infertility through the
use of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and she is thrilled to be able
to help couples realize their dreams of creating a family.
Dr.
Ma maintains a private practice at 864 S. Robertson Blvd., Suite
211, in Los Angeles. For further information, contact Dr.
Ma at 310-652-1880, or visit her website at: www.acuherbsonline.com.
Dr.
Xiuling Ma, Ph.D., O.M.D., L.Ac., is one of the world's most highly
educated professionals in the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine
(TCM).
She
has completed an impressive 12 years of education in both integrated
TCM and western medicine. Due to her education and experience,
Dr. Ma is authorized to treat patients at both Cedars-Sinai Medical
Center and Daniel Freeman Hospital. She is currently a professor
at Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine in Santa Monica,
Samra University of Oriental Medicine in Los Angeles, and is the
chair of the department of Classical Chinese Medicine at American
University of Complementary Medicine in Los Angeles.
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