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Welcome to our website on Infertility and Pregnancy, and treatment through the use of acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine.
ACUPUNCTURE HELPS PATIENTS WITH INFERTILITY AND PREGNANCY ISSUES For over 35 years, Larisa Turin has been using Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine to help patients with infertility issues. She offers Acupuncture treatments in her AcupunctureChicago clinic in Chicago. Larisa Turin uses Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture to drastically increase the chances of successful in vitro fertilization and achieving long desired pregnancy. After many years of failed attempts many patients of her AcupunctureChicago clinic conceived naturally having received a course of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine treatments. Larisa Turin is a member of American Society of Reproductive Medicine that publishes The Journal of American Society of Reproductive Medicine. The Journal published a number of articles endorsing Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine as an effective way of helping patients with infertility issues. AcupunctureChicago clinic’s records show that after a full course of acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine treatments, over 50% of patients have been able to conceive a baby either using in vitro fertilization or naturally.
TWO KEYS TO SUCCESS WITH ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT 1 - Find the Best Acupuncturist 2– Follow the Advice The success of your Acupuncture treatment depends on the experience and skills of your acupuncturist. You must find the best acupuncturist to achieve the best results. Larisa Turin has the unique combination of education and experience. No other acupuncturist in Chicago or suburbs has a comparable education and experience. Every graduate of a Traditional Chinese/Oriental Medicine college knows the location of acupuncture points. But this hardly will result in successful treatment of most conditions. There is A SECRET that a student does not learn from the books. The key to success is the knowledge of the centuries old treatment recipes. The SECRET KNOWLEDGE is the centuries old combination of points that an acupuncturist should stimulate in treating a particular condition. Larisa Turin has learned the SECRETS and recipes that were passed from one generation of practitioners to the next through personal old-fashioned apprenticeship with Far East practitioners. Larisa Turin has received an extensive personal apprenticeship from Chinese and Mongolian practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine. This experience combined with her educational background assures that she is the one with the skills necessary to make dreams come true in the application of acupuncture techniques.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS Larisa Turin has been licensed to practice acupuncture in the State of Illinois since 2000. In 2000 Larisa Turin was Board Certified by the US National Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
EDUCATION M.S. of Oriental Medicine, (Midwest College of Oriental Medicine, Chicago 1997-2000). Doctor of Oriental Medicine (Mongolian State University of Oriental Medicine), Mongolia, 1990-1991. M.D., Internal Medicine (First Moscow Medical Academy, Moscow, 1977-1984).
EXPERIENCE In 1984 Larisa Turin graduated from The First Moscow Medical Institute with Medical Degree in Western Medicine. In 1984-1987 Larisa Turin practiced medicine as a family physician. During her practice as a physician, Larisa Turin became fascinated by the secrets of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Larisa traveled to China and Mongolia to study Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Larisa Turin spent over 5 years in the Far East (1987-1992), where she worked as an MD, studied and practiced Acupuncture and received a Doctor Degree in Oriental Medicine (OMD) from the Mongolian State Institute of Traditional Medicine. While living and studying in China and Mongolia, Larisa had a unique opportunity to learn ancient techniques and methods through her apprenticeship with local practitioners. Larisa’s mentors shared with her their centuries old remedies and herbal formulas that are traditionally passed on only through the bond between master and student through years of long and challenging apprenticeship. Having returned from the Far East, Larisa continued to practice medicine and Acupuncture in Moscow (1992-1997). In 1997 Larisa entered a Master of Science in Oriental Medicine program at the Midwest College of Oriental Medicine (Chicago, IL), completed her residency requirements and received Master of Science degree in Oriental Medicine degree in 2000.
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ACUPUNCTURE HELPS PATIENTS WITH INFERTILITY AND PREGNANCY ISSUES For over 18 years, Larisa Turin has been using Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine to help patients with infertility issues. She offers Acupuncture treatments in her AcupunctureChicago clinic with locations in Chicago and Northbrook. Larisa Turin uses Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture to drastically increase the chances of successful in vitro fertilization and achieving long desired pegnancy. After many years of failed attempts many patients of her AcupunctureChicago clinic conceived naturally having received a course of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine treatments. Larisa Turin is a member of American Society of Reproductive Medicine that publishes The Journal of American Society of Reproductive Medicine. The Journal published a number of articles endorsing Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine as an effective way of helping patients with infertility issues. AcupunctureChicago clinic’s records show that after a full course of acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine treatments, over 50% of patients have been able to conceive a baby either using in vitro fertilization or naturally.
For decades Western Medicine refused to acknowledge the benefits of Acupuncture. Why? Lack of research that Western Medicine never got around to do. Now the time has come. More and more medical studies confirm the benefits of Acupuncture in helping patients with infertility and pregnancy issues.
Here are some examples of the recent medical studies on the effectiveness of Acupuncture in helping patients with infertility and pregnancy issues:
Influence of acupuncture on the pregnancy rate in patients who undergo assisted reproduction therapy.
Wolfgang E. Paulus M.D.a, Mingmin Zhang M.D.b, Erwin Strehler M.D.a, Imam El-Danasouri Ph.D.a and Karl Sterzik M.D. The Journal of American Society of Reproductive Medicine Volume 78, Issue 4, Pages 892 (October 2002)
Objective: To evaluate the effect of acupuncture on the pregnancy rate in assisted reproduction therapy (ART) by comparing a group of patients receiving acupuncture treatment shortly before and after embryo transfer with a control group receiving no acupuncture. Design: Prospective randomized study. Setting: Fertility center.
Patient(s): After giving informed consent, 160 patients who were undergoing ART and who had good quality embryos were divided into the following two groups through random selection: embryo transfer with acupuncture (n = 80) and embryo transfer without acupuncture (n = 80).
Intervention(s): Acupuncture was performed in 80 patients 25 minutes before and after embryo transfer. In the control group, embryos were transferred without any supportive therapy.
Main Outcome Measure(s): Clinical pregnancy was defined as the presence of a fetal sac during an ultrasound examination 6 weeks after embryo transfer.
Result(s): Clinical pregnancies were documented in 34 of 80 patients (42.5%) in the acupuncture group, whereas pregnancy rate was only 26.3% (21 out of 80 patients) in the control group.
Conclusion(s): Acupuncture seems to be a useful tool for improving pregnancy rate after ART.
Clinical pregnancies were documented in 34 of 80 patients (42.5%) in the acupuncture group, whereas pregnancy rate only reached 26.3% (21 of 80 patients) in the control group. The χ2 test shows that the pregnancy rate for the acupuncture group is considerably higher than for the control group (P=.03).
A randomized, controlled, double-blind, cross-over study evaluating acupuncture as an adjunct to IVF.
Rodolfo Quintero and Glendale Adventist Medical Center(GAMC) and the Eastern Center for Complementary Medicine The Journal of American Society of Reproductive Medicine Volume 81, Issue (Supplement 3), Pages 11-12 (April 2004)
Background and Significance: Acupuncture is based on patterns of energy flow (Qi) through a network of meridians. Maintenance of Qi is essential for health, while blockage may provoke disease. Acupuncture works by unblocking the various types of stagnation that can occur along these channels. After Paulus et al. demonstrated the benefit of acupuncture to IVF (Fertil Steril Apr 2002), many IVF centers began offering these services.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine if there are benefits of standard acupuncture compared to sham acupuncture as an adjunct to IVF.
Materials and Methods: A randomized, controlled, double-blind, cross-over pilot trial was performed using a needle-like device (sham acupuncture) as a control. Approval from GAMC’s Investigational Review Board was acquired. Inclusion criteria were women aged 18 to 42 years with a history of failed IVF cycle(s); day 3 FSH ≤20 IU/ml; the presence of both ovaries; and a normal uterine cavity. Exclusion criteria was Kruger morphology <4%.
Results: Seventeen subjects were enrolled and seven subjects completed both arms of the study. The mean age was 36.2 years (range 28–41 years). The mean Day 3 FSH=6.8 IU (range 3–13 IU). There were four ongoing pregnancies after the first cycle, equally distributed. Seven subjects were crossed over after the first cycle. Of these, four from the standard acupuncture group and one from the sham acupuncture group attained pregnancy. Two subjects of the standard acupuncture group were on-going pregnancies and one from the sham group. Only the sham group had two IVF cancellations. An unpaired Mann-Whitney test using a two-sided p value was performed.
Oocytes retrieved 11 ± 8.8 12 ± 7.3 Mature oocytes 7.4 ± 5.5 8.7 ± 5.2 Normal fertilization 5.9 ± 3.9 7.5 ± 6.0 Amount of gonadotropins (IU) 5085 ± 1138 3400 ± 1413a Endometrial thickness (mm) 9.6 ± 3.4 12.2 ± 3.1 Embryos transferred 2.8 ± 1.97 2.6 ± 1.31 Chemical pregnancies 3 7 Clinical pregnancies 3 5 Ongoing pregnancies 3 4 Note: Results reported as mean ± SD where applicable. [a] statistically significant p<0.05
Conclusions: Our study shows a significantly lower amount of gonadotropins used when IVF is combined with standard acupuncture. A 70% pregnancy rate was also achieved with standard acupuncture and IVF, compared to 25%. Increase of pregnancy rate in assisted reproduction therapy by acupuncture.
M. Zhang , W.E. Paulus , E. Strehler , L. Jelinkova and K. Sterzik The Journal of American Society of Reproductive Medicine Volume 76, Issue 3 (Supplement 1), Pages S75 (September 2001)
Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of acupuncture on pregnancy rate in assisted reproduction therapy (ART) by comparing two groups with/without acupuncture treatment shortly before and after embryo transfer.
Design: prospective randomized study.
Materials/Methods: 138 patients undergoing ART (ICSI, IVF) in our fertility centre were included in this study. Only patients with good embryo quality were admitted. They were divided into two groups by random numbers. Acupuncture was performed in 69 patients 25 minutes before and after embryo transfer. Before embryo transfer we used the following locations: Cx 6 (Neiguan), Sp8 (Diji), Liv3 (Taichong), Gv20 (Baihui), S29 (Guilai). After embryo transfer the sterile disposable stainless steel needles (0.25 × 25 mm) were inserted at the following points: S36 (Zusanli), Sp6 (Sanyinjiao), Sp10 (Xuehai), Li4 (Hegu). After 10 min the needles were rotated in order to maintain Deqi sensation. Additionally we used small stainless needles (0.2 × 13 mm) for auricular acupuncture at the following points without rotation: ear point 55 (shenmen), ear point 58 (zhigong), ear point 22 (Neifenmi), ear point 34 (Naodian). In the control group (n = 69) embryos were transferred without any supportive therapy. Covariate variables like age, number of previous cycles, number of transferred embryos, endometrial thickness, plasma estradiol, method of treatment, blood flow impedance in the uterine arteries or clinical indications for ART didn’t differ between both groups. The main outcome measure was clinical pregnancy defined by the presence of a fetal sac at ultrasound examination 6 weeks after embryo transfer. The Chi-square test was used for comparison of both groups.
Results: Clinical pregnancies were documented in 30 of 69 patients (43.5%) after embryo transfer supported by acupuncture, whereas the pregnancy rate only reached 26.1% (18 out of 69 patients) after embryo transfer without acupuncture (Chi-square test: P = 0.03).
Conclusions: Acupuncture seems to be a powerful tool to improve pregnancy rate in assisted reproduction therapy (ART).
Clinical studies on the mechanism for
acupuncture stimulation of ovulation.
Auricular acupuncture in the treatment of
female infertility. Following a complete gynecologic--endocrinologic workup, 45 infertile women suffering from oligoamenorrhea (n = 27) or luteal insufficiency (n = 18) were treated with auricular acupuncture. Results were compared to those of 45 women who received hormone treatment. Both groups were matched for age, duration of infertility, body mass index, previous pregnancies, menstrual cycle and tubal patency. Women treated with acupuncture had 22 pregnancies, 11 after acupuncture, four spontaneously, and seven after appropriate medication. Women treated with hormones had 20 pregnancies, five spontaneously, and 15 in response to therapy. Four women of each group had abortions. Endometriosis (normal menstrual cycles) was seen in 35% (38%) of the women of each group who failed to respond to therapy with pregnancy. Only 4% of the women who responded to acupuncture or hormone treatment with a pregnancy had endometriosis, and 7% had normal cycles. In addition, women who continued to be infertile after hormone therapy had higher body mass indices and testosterone values than the therapy responders from this group. Women who became pregnant after acupuncture suffered more often from menstrual abnormalities and luteal insufficiency with lower estrogen, thyrotropin (TSH) and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) concentrations than the women who achieved pregnancy after hormone treatment. Although the pregnancy rate was similar for both groups, eumenorrheic women treated with acupuncture had adnexitis, endometriosis, out-of-phase endometria and reduced postcoital tests more often than those receiving hormones. Twelve of the 27 women (44%) with menstrual irregularities remained infertile after therapy with acupuncture compared to 15 of the 27 (56%) controls treated with hormones, even though hormone disorders were more pronounced in the acupuncture group. Side-effects were observed only during hormone treatment. Various disorders of the autonomic nervous system normalized during acupuncture. Based on our data, auricular acupuncture seems to offer a valuable alternative therapy for female infertility due to hormone disorders.
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