Estrogen Dominance Symptoms
Worse with TCM herbs  Hi Amelia,
I believe that my estrogen dominance symptoms are worse since I started TCM herbs. Back in early December of 2010 I did another "Ask Amelia"...

Questions about Me, my Acupuncturist and Herbs  Hello Amelia,
I am seeking additional advice out of "desperation" from you as an acupuncturist/herbalist.

I am almost 30 years old and my husband ...

Multiple Miscarriages  Hi Amelia,
I have read about you online and am ready to receive some advice pertaining to my own life. I am 32 years old and my husband is 33. We have ...

Pregnancy and High FSH  Hi Amelia,
What do you think if the chances of pregnancy with a high FSH? I'm trying for my second baby now. My FSH is between 12-13 and I have been trying ...

Conceiving at Age 45  Dr. Amelia,
I am currently 45 years old. My husband and I married at age 40. I had a miscarriage (blighted ovum) at 10 weeks. Then I had a healthy baby ...

40 yr old Diminished Ovarian Reserve with MIS blood test  Hi Amelia,
I turned 40 in May and I'm ttc for the 1st time with my husband. I've tried 1 IUI cycle with Clomid last year, charting, saliva tests, ovulation ...

How to get pregnant at 42  Hi Amelia,
I am 42 and have done 3 IUI and 2 IVF. I got pregnant from both IVF cycles. The first pregnancy lasted 8 weeks and the second one my hCG level ...

Acupuncture for Regulating Periods and Hypothyroidism  Hi Amelia,
I started having irregular periods in 2007 and then suddenly in June of 2007 I had a period for the whole month that lasted 30 days. After ...

PCOS But Ovulating  Hi Amelia,
I having been TTC for a year and am 31 years old. I was diagnosed with PCOS in June '09 after my cycle became lengthy. It lasted 3 months ...

Hashimoto's, high fsh and 33 years old  Hello,
I am desperate for help. I'm only 33 years old. I was pregnant once before but it ended as a partial molar pregnancy. I was put on cancer screening ...

Accupuncture and endometriosis  Hi, my name is Vickie and I'm 41 years young! :-) I've been getting acupuncture treatments since May 2009. In February, I was diagnosed with severe endometriosis....

Acupuncture and Low Ovarian Reserve  Hi Amelia,
I am 40 and have been TTC #2 for a year. I conceived my first child at the age of 37 with the assistance of injectable fertility medications....

Diagnosed with Diminished Ovarian Reserve with FSH of 5.8  Hello Amelia,

I am 35 and a half. My Day 2 FSH is 5.8 and I have been diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve.

I conceived naturally in 2006,...

FSH and Diminished Ovarian Reserve  Dear Amelia,
I am overwhelmed. I am 40 years old and have been informed by a Reproductive Endocrinologist at Boston IVF that my chances of conceiving ...

FSH after Miscarriage  Dear Amelia,
I am 39 and my highest FSH was 18 before getting pregnant. After starting regular acupuncture, it went to 7. I conceived naturally that ...

Pregnant at 47  Hi Amelia,
I am 47 years old. My test shows my ovaries have become smaller and there is a cyst on the right ovary.

The doctor said that there is no ...

Improve Fertility with Diet  I want to know how can I improve my fertility with correct eating habits? I want to get natural sources of foods containing estrogen and progesterone. Also,...

Acupuncture After Miscarriage  Hi Amelia,
I wrote to you a couple of months ago about my elevated FSH levels, but now I have a question about acupuncture after miscarriage. I started ...

Acupuncturist and Infertility  Hi Amelia,
I am currently seeing an Acupuncturist, who is qualified and does a very thorough job with me. My concern is that she does not have experience ...

When Should I get Acupuncture in an IVF cycle?  Hi Amelia,
When is it best to have acupuncture in an IVF cycle? Should I have it before egg collection, that day or the day before? Also before the egg ...

Acupuncture Treatment for PCOS  Hi Amelia,
I have a question about my acupuncture treatment for PCOS. I have low progesterone (.6 on day 21), average FSH (6) and a near lower limit of ...

FSH Blood Tests  Dear Dr. Amelia,
I'm writing on behalf of my wife, who is facing a problem of a high FSH level. She took a test on 1/9/2007 and it was 3.11. She also ...

PID and Infertility  Hi Amelia,
I wanted to know what are the right herbs for a woman who had PID in the past?
Thanks,
Jessica

High Male FSH  Hello Doctor,
I'm male and 35 yrs old. Recently I found that I have infertility.My FSH level is 30, which is quite high.

I've been married for 6 yrs ...

FSH 16 and Shrinking Ovaries  Dear Amelia,
I just turned 43 in Aug and I had a scan and blood test done on the 6th day of my cycle (normally 26 to 28 day cycle)on 29th Sept 2008.

I ...

Finding a Fertility Acupuncturist  Hi Amelia,
I need you advice in finding a fertility acupuncturist. Should an acupuncturist check your pulse at the time of each visit?

How do you know ...

Is There a Natural Cure for Hydrosalpinx?  Hi Amelia,
I have just found out that I have hydrosalpinx and need to know if this means that IVF is my only option or if there is anything that I can ...

My FSH is 10.5  Hi Amelia,
My name is Alpa. My FSH level on Day 3 is 10.5 I am 30 years old. We have been trying to conceive for 5 years. Nothing has happened.

My ...

Acupuncture and Unexplained Infertility  Hi Amelia,
I have had unexplained infertility since a miscarriage at 12 weeks in 2006. I hemorrhaged a great deal and very nearly needed a transfusion....

High FSH Level  Dear Amelia,
I'm concerned about my high FSH level. I am 37 years old and my husband is 38 years. We have one daughter, who is 7 years old. We have ...

Acupuncture and IVF  Good day Amelia,
I'm wondering about acupuncture and IVF. I have had 2 IVF treatments and they were not successful. I went to visit my Gynae recently ...

Azoospermia  Dear Amelia

I have been married for the past 2 years and haven't conceived. On testing, my husband was diagonised to have azoospermia and we were asked ...

Acupuncture After Giving Birth  Hi Amelia,
I have 3 children, one of which is 10 months old - my other 2 are almost 5 and 3. A friend of mine, who has a 1 year old recommended that I ...

Acupuncture or IVF?  Hello Amelia,
I have been trying to get pregnant for over 4 years now. I became pregnant last year at age 37 (1 month before my 38 birthday). On my first ...

High FSH and Acupuncture  Hi Amelia.
I Googled high FSH level and found your web site. I am 33 years old and living in Canada. My husband and I have been trying to conceive for ...

Sperm Morphology  Dear Amelia,
I have been trying to conceive for nearly 2 years and I am now 34 years old. I have had all my tests, in which my Dr. says, everything is ...

Acupuncture and Pregnancy after Tubal  Hi Amelia,
I had a tubal ligation during a c-section but would like to have another baby. However, I don't want to have a reversal tubal ligation. Is ...

IVF Drugs  Hi Amelia,
I am on IVF drugs and have been taking Synarel for 2 weeks, but it did not work. My IVF cycle was then stopped and will not start until my ...

Acupuncture and Blocked Tubes  Hi Amelia,
I had an HSG scan in May and was told that my tubes are blocked near the ovaries. Three weeks ago i started visiting an acupunturist for acupuncture ...

Can Acupuncture Shrink Uterine fibroids?  Dear Amelia,
I have uterine fibroids and I had a myomectomy when I was 27. I am now 31 and I have a 7 month old daughter. I have 5 fibroids which grew ...

Sperm Questions  Hi Amelia,
Here is the expanded version of my husband's semen analysis:

Count: 214 million/mL
Volume: 2.5 mL
Motility: 87%
Progressive motility:...

Miscarriage, Acupuncture and No Period  Hi Amelia,
I used acupuncture after having a late miscarriage at 13 weeks. The acupuncture brought my period back after one treatment and I immediately ...

Alcohol, Sugar, Caffeine and Infertility  Hello Amelia,
Thank you for your beautiful and generous website. I have a question about diet. How much do dietary factors affect fertility. Specifically,...

Unexplainable Amenorrehea  Hi Amelia,
I am going to abbreviate my story. I am 28 years old and stopped getting my periods naturally at age 18.

Of course, a doctor immediately ...

Acupuncture and Blocked Tubes Due to Tubal Ligation   Dear Amelia,
I had tubal ligation in 2001 and would like to have a baby with my new husband. I went for an HSG scan and was told that the hospital won'...

Acupuncture and high FSH  Hello Amelia,
I'm 33 years old and my wife is 31 and has a high FSH level (approx 16.) We have been married 9 years but have no children.

We have done ...

PCOS and Conception  Hi Amelia,

I am 24 years old and have been diagnosed with PCOS and hypothyroidism. I had my first son with the combined help of Clomid as well as acupuncture....

Conceiving with Acupuncture without Reversing Tubal Ligation  Hi Amelia,
I've been undergoing acupuncture for other issues, such as abdominal pain that Western medicine could not explain, even though they saw that ...

Acupuncture and Egg Quality  Hi Amelia,
I am 47 years old with an FSH of 8.0. I still want to try one more IVF with my own eggs. I respond very well to the medications. Upon retrieval ...

High testosterone levels and PCOS  Hi Amelia,
How are you? My name is Heather and I live in San Diego, California. I've been enjoying reading your website over the last week and I wanted ...

Postpartum Hormonal Imbalances and TCM  Hi Amelia,
Great website! I was hoping to get your opinion on TCM for my current situation - postpartum hormonal imbalances (anovulatory).

Just a ...

9 Acupuncture Sessions and No Results...  Hi Amelia,
I have been on the BCP since I was 15 years old. My periods weren't regular before that, but I was only 13-14 years old, so I was never worried....

PCOS, TCM and acupuncture  Hi Amelia,
How can TCM and acupuncture help a women diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome?

Thanks!
Asmara

Hydrosalpinx and a Successful Pregnancy  Hi Amelia,
What are the chances of having a successful pregnancy with hydrosalpinx in one tube?

Thanks,
Lolo

Hypothyroidism and fertility!  Hi Amelia,
I have just been diagnosed with hypothyroidism and I was told by my acupuncturist (who is from China and has been doing acupuncture for 40 ...

Acupuncture, Clomid, and Sperm Tests  Hi Amelia,
I have been going for acupuncture for the last 3 and a half months for about 3 times a week. I take Chinese herbal liquids provided by my ...

Acupuncture and PCOS  Hi Amelia,
I have been pregnant twice. I got pregnant in 2000 and in 2003. Both times I did a home abortion for both pregnancies using cytotec tablets....

Weight Gain and Pregnancy  Hi Amelia,
I am writing to let you know that I LOVE your website. I wish that you were in Miami, FL to treat me. I currently see a holistic doctor and ...

Endometriosis, Blocked Fallopian Tubes, Cysts and Fertility  Dear Amelia,
I have problem in conceiving. I have endometriosis, one blocked fallopian tube and ovarian cysts. My doctors tell me that my only option ...

FSH and Egg Quality  Dear Amelia,
Could you please tell me when doing acupuncture do acupuncturists have to put needles in my feet or in my eyelids? I am very apprehensive ...

Infertility and PCOS  Dear Amelia,
I'm a 25 year old young woman with infertility and PCOS. I have been in my relationship for 5 years. I have had all of my hormone and diagnostic ...

What Does Fish Oil Do?  In terms of infertility, pregnancy and preconception health, what does fish do for me? There seems to be a lot of information about fish, fish oil and ...

Acupuncture after Miscarriage  I had a miscarriage last June and now I am having trouble calculating ovulation due to an irregular cycle. Would acupuncture be useful to regulate my ...

Can acupuncture treat high FSH?  Can acupuncture help with the production of good quality eggs?

27 Years Old with Unexplained Infertility  I have been trying to conceive for almost 2 years with 5 failed IUIs and one failed IVF. My IVF process went very well:
Day 0: produced 27 eggs and 22 ...