Infertility and Caffeine

Don't forget that Boston IVF amongst others say no more than 50mg of caffeine a day. Most cups of coffee have 150-200 a cup! Soda and tea are around 40.

In Chinese medicine, I advise avoiding it entirely. 

Chinese Herbs for Stomach Flu

Huo xiang zheng qi wan is a good base formula with modification per diagnosis for heat/bacterial stomach disorders. Had a patient come back from a trip to southern China with GI distress and this taken for 3-5 days did the trick.

Read this for Herbs and Endometriosis

"Chinese Herbal Medicine Could Help With Endometriosis"

Acupuncture and IVF

Most acupuncturists who specialize in fertility administer acupuncture before and after IVF. The most recent research states that it relaxes the patient but does NOT improve pregnancy rates!

This info is from "Fertility and Sterility" journal May 2009.