I am happy to share a guest post on Acupuncture Now Foundation blog that I wrote about how many acupuncture sessions should one expect? The Acupuncture Now Foundation (ANF)is an amazing organization with the mission, “To elevate acupuncture’s impact on easing suffering and enhancing health through accurate information about its best practices.” I am happy […]
I am happy to share a blog post on WellPDX.com that I wrote. It was to help launch a new web service here in Portland, Ore. WellPDX is a platform to connect patients with acupuncturists, massage therapists, chiropractors, and naturopaths. The site is beautifully designed and easy to use. On their blog, I wrote an […]
It is the start of another lovely week here in Portland. It is October, yet we are strangely having 70-degree weather here. Still, it is a welcome reprieve from the intense heat wave we experienced over summer. Despite my origins in the deep south, I do not like the extreme heat! Glad we are finally […]
by Lee Hullender Rubin, DAOM, LAc In the last 15 years, I have had the good fortune of helping thousands of women and men build their families. I provided acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as either a stand-alone natural fertility treatment or integrated into an assisted reproductive cycle. I typically observed good outcomes, but […]
by Lee Hullender Rubin, DAOM, LAc In my new IVF acupuncture research study, Impact of Traditional Chinese Medicine on In Vitro Fertilization Outcomes, I looked at IVF birth outcomes in women who received an embryo transfer with fresh donor or non-donor embryos from 2005 to 2010. In the last post, I talked a little bit […]
by Lee Hullender Rubin, DAOM, LAc Does acupuncture and TCM increase the chances of getting pregnant with IVF? Savvy patients and doctors often ask a pointed question when we discuss integrating Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and acupuncture with an in vitro Fertilization (IVF) cycle. Does acupuncture and TCM increase the chances of getting pregnant with […]
How Does Acupuncture Help Infertility? I love sharing patient resources, and I’m very happy to present one produced by my UK acupuncture colleague, Irina Szmelskyj. In this video, you can see we share the same views on how acupuncture helps infertility. In essence, Irina distilled the down the key points of my blog series on […]
Sperm Meets Egg Podcast UPDATE: If you are reading this after listening to the Sperm Meets Egg podcast, (thank you for visiting!) you can read my series on acupuncture and fertility here. Everyone loves podcasts these days, including my husband and me. I am thoroughly addicted to the Serial podcast, and my husband never met a […]
My acupuncture for IVF research and current acupuncture and lidocaine treatment for vulvodynia pilot study were recently highlighted in Porltand Monthly Magazine. From the article: “These days, it’s not unusual to find an acupuncturist who focuses on fertility. Lee Hullender Rubin, though, not only sees patients but also conducts research on how acupuncture can boost fertility. One of about 300 […]
Resolve to know more: National Infertility Awareness Week It is 25th annual National Infertility Awareness Week. This year, the patient advocacy organization, RESOLVE, is asking everyone to resolve to know more about all things fertility related. Infertility affects up to 1 in 6 couples in the US. This is a major public issue for which more […]
