8 Worth a Thousand in Gold—The Quest for Perfect Children in Early ChinaSabine Wilms Introduction What we refer to as infertility treatments in modern medicine was in early China included…
2 Fertility Treatment and Pregnancy— Reproductive Medicine and TCM in Meaningful Cooperation 6 Fertility Treatment and Pregnancy—Reproductive Medicine and TCM in Meaningful CooperationKarin Kielwein, Fransiscus X. Sulistyo-Winarto, Kerstin Friol, and…
22 Supplementary Chinese Medicinal Therapy in IVF/ET TreatmentsYuning Wu In vitro fertilization/embryo transfer (IVF/ET) is a technique of reproductive medicine. Following controlled ovarian stimulation (COS), eggs are retrieved from the…
4 The Wish for Sons—Woman and Family in Imperial China—Qiu Zi ()Dagmar Hemm The Status of Women Nu jian nan gui ()—“Women areworthless, men are valuable”—a typical statement that was…
12 AcupunctureAndreas A. Noll From the perspective of TCM, the numerous functional—and, in the course of time, occasionally also substantial—disorders of reproductivity and sexuality are disturbances in the area of…
24 Stress and InfertilityAndreas A. Noll There is hardly another topic that is loaded with stress on as many levels as fertility. At the onset of the intention to bring…
6 Patient Support 23 Inviting the “Heavenly Spark”—Shen in the Support of Couples in Fertility TreatmentRuthild Schulze, Gudrun Kotte Couples turn to fertility treatment when their intention to conceive and…
19 The Treatment of Male Infertility with TCMHans-Joachim Stelting This chapter indicates the significance of male infertility in the context of fertility treatment. On the basis of gathered experience, it…
11 MoxibustionAnnette Jonas General Effect Moxa therapy or moxibustion is a form of treatment in TCM. Like acupuncture, it treats the points of the body. The two treatment methods are…
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…
