Randine Lewis

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Course Outline

Introduction

• Introduction to course materials
• Review of the Nei Jing & Su Wen’s applications to the treatment of infertility.

Menstrual Physiology

• History of TCM treatment of infertility and introduction to modern treatments
• Overview of the TCM menstrual cycle phases
• Reading and interpreting basal body temperature (BBT) charts
• Evaluation of the TCM diagnosis of the menstrual cycle according to the eight principles and their treatments with TCM.
• Common TCM infertility diagnosis, etiologies and impacts on Qi, Blood, Body Fluids, Jing and Shen.
• Treatments with acupuncture, herbs, nutrition & oriental massage based on diagnosis

Hypothalamus Pituitary Ovarian Axis (HPOA) and Ovarian Function

Ovarian Pathology and PCOS

• TCM findings and their correlation to western fertility treatments
• Western pathologies associated with TCM treatments

Palace of the Child - Uterine disorders

• Fibroids
• Endometriosis

Emotional and Mind body themes

Assisted reproductive Techniques (ART)

• Interfacing TCM practices with western reproductive treatments
• Research and acupuncture protocol used in ART
• Ethics and patient management of infertility patients
• How stress impacts fertility 
• Emotional considerations according to five elements and patient counselling

Clinical Pearls: Demo and Q&A

• Case presentations of challenging infertility patients
• Q&A
• Acupuncture and Chinese abdominal massage demonstrations

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