Links

Herb Look-Up

Herbbasin

Is an excellent web site for information on individual herbs and there actions. You can look them up using Pinyin or Latin.

 

Formula Look-Up

ChineseHerbalForums.com

This site is intended to be used as a practitioner tool, but if you register (which is free), you will have access to a good level of information on the most commonly used formulas. To find your formula go to the formula index where they are listed alphabetically.

 

Fertility Related Links

Fertility Friend

Is an interactive web site, which allows you to keep you BBT records online. It will also predict when you are due to ovulate, which days you are most fertile as well as offer a community of people in the same situation as you.

Fertility Friends

A wealth of information and support regarding infertility and IVF.

Fertile Thoughts

Comprehensive American infertility resource

Male Fertility UK

Information and advice for sufferers of male infertility

Mothers Over 40

Gives support via chat room and message boards.

Resolve

This is the main US infertility patient charity

CHANA

CHANA is non-profit organisation set up to provide support and up-to-date medical information to couples in the Jewish Community and their extended families who experience difficulties with fertility

 

IVF

Acebabes

A patient run group offering support to parents and expectant parents after IVF treatment.

 

Surrogacy

Cots

Specialising in surrogacy

Surrogacy UK

Support and information to anyone contemplating surrogacy in the UK

 

Egg Donation

Donating Eggs

Information for egg donors and recipients

Donor Conception Network

Support and information for those considering using donated sperm or eggs

National Gamete Donation Trust

Support and information for those using donated eggs, sperm or embryos

Endometriosis

Endometriosis Society

Support and information for women suffering from endometriosis

PCOS

Verity

Self help group for women suffering from polycystic ovaries

Premature Menopause

Daisy Network

A registered charity and support group for women suffering premature menopause

 

 

 

 

 

 

BBC Article on Acupuncture for IVF

Herbal Alternative to IVF VIDEO (Adverts plays first, then video will follow)

American Article: Acupuncture Improves Sperm Quality

 

Recommended Reading for Fertility

I recommend The infertility Cure by Randine Lewis as she explains beautifully how TCM works within fertility. This book is written for the lay person in plain English and found very helpful by past patients.

 

Directories

Health practitioner Directory: Healthzone

 As listed on the Acupuncture Therapists Directory

Natural Bloom - Adventures in holistic health - Alternative therapies from acupuncture to yoga. Articles, personal experiences, practitioner directory, forums, web links, and stress busters.  

Videos

Herbal Alternative to IVF

Acupuncture and pregnancy

Acupuncture and Migraines

Acupuncture for Fertility

Cupping

Gua Sha Demo for Neck Pain

Moxa Demo for neck Pain

Is acupuncture Painful?

How Does Acupuncture Work?

Acupuncture on the Oprah Winfrey Show.