Infertility caused by immunological causes and the role of Chinese Medicine

Some autoimmune and alloimmune diseases are associated with three or more miscarriages due to a group of antibodies know as aPLs,  antiphospholipids.  In other words the females immune system does not protect the fetus with protective antibodies hence she is prone to blood clotting in the placenta and risk of fetal death from results found in the aPL test.  However in Chinese medicine the strategy to treat this condition would be to strengthen the patients immune system with acupuncture and herbs.   In this case the patient could have spleen and kidney deficiency and removing antagonistic antibodies which are considered pathogenic in Chinese medicine since they obstruct the patients reproductive function.  There is a famous herb in particular with the action of removing antagonistic antibodies.  The strategy of promoting new qi and blood, nourishing kidney yin and invigorating kidney yang with acupuncture and the appropriate herbal prescriptions over a couple of weeks and up to three months. Then starting the IVF and embryo transfer will be more successful with the Chinese Medical intervention, i,e, more follicles, better quality eggs and eventually embryos for transfer and some may be frozen for future plans.  I also have to mention that during the first trimester the patient is kept on a specific Chinese herbal prescription preventing miscarriage which is a continuation of the treatment  for a successful outcome.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

WordPress spam blocked by CleanTalk.
WhatsApp chat