20 Endometriosis—Nei JiBarbara Kirschbaum Endometriosis (nei ji , “inner accumulation”) is a benign disorder that affects approximately 20–30% of women with fertility problems. It occurs exclusively during women’s reproductive years…
3 Fertility Treatment and Pregnancy—Foundations of TCM 7 Physiology and Pathology of Fertility and Reproduction from the TCM PerspectiveDagmar Hemm Prerequisites for the creation of new life include, on the…
10 Tui Na TherapyAnnette Jonas Effect and Application in Infertility Besides medicinal therapy, acupuncture, dietetics, and qi gong, tui na therapy is one of the five basic treatment modalities in…
18 Infertility and Sexual DisordersAndreas A. NollFormulas: Jacqueline Peineke This chapter is concerned with the effects of sexual disorders in the context of fertility treatment. On the one hand, such…
25 Supporting the Couple in Successful and Failed Fertility TreatmentAndreas A. Noll, Gudrun Kotte, and Sabine Wilms* The success of fertility treatment depends on a large number of factors. In…
15 Formula Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang—Decoction for Treating InfertilitySimon Becker, Young-Ju Becker Introduction Wang Qingren, a physician during the Qing dynasty, is the author of the famous book Yi…
21 PCO Syndrome and FertilityJacqueline Peineke The term polycystic—or better: polyfollicular—ovaries refers to ovaries that contain 10 or more immature follicles with a maximum 9 mm diameter and whose central…
17 Early MenopauseStefan Englert Introduction Western Diagnosis When menopausal symptoms occur long before the age of 50, it is standard practice from the perspective of Western medicine to order a…
14 Chinese Medicinal Therapy in Threatened or Recurrent Miscarriage and in PregnancyWalter Geiger, Karin Rudzki Miscarriage and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss from the Perspective of Western Medicine Let us first explain…
