Fertility
Thumos Health Center is proud of its focus on women's health issues and fertility. Santa Monica and Los Angeles area obstetrician-gynecologists regularly refer their patients to us when they believe the patient can benefit from our experience. Eastern medicine is a holistic means of dealing with reproductive fitness. Because every cell, tissue, and organ is positively affected by acupuncture's systemic relief, we provide strong treatment for fertility and reproductive issues.
Bryan Abel and Ganit Kriel invest wholeheartedly in their fertility patients' well-being. Fertility treatment at Thumos involves no less than a 3 to 6 month treatment plan incorporating analysis and counseling. We often combine a number of the various modalities we offer, including acupuncture and herbal remedies, in order to effectively care for our patients.
Via the treatment plan, anxiety and stress hormones which diminish fertility can be reduced and menstrual and ovulation cycles can be better regulated. We stimulate key relaxation points as well as the meridians involving the uterus and ovaries.
Similarly positive achievements have been made with men's reproductive health. Acupuncture and herbal remedies can be used to treat prostate issues, sperm motility, sperm count, erectile dysfunction, libido, depression and anxiety.
In Vitro Fertilization Acupuncture Care
Thumos Health Center has made great gains in the area of in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. Bryan Abel and Ganit Kriel work in conjunction with local fertility centers to help treat IVF patients. Obstetrician-gynecologist specialists have begun to recognize the effectiveness of an integrated Eastern/Western approach to their patients' fertility.
When acupuncture is introduced to an IVF patient, her body is coaxed back into a functioning alignment. As such, the various Qi counterbalances elsewhere in her body also have a positive affect on her fertility. Studies conducted in the United States, China and Germany have all acknowledged the positive results of the combined holistic/allopathic approach to IVF. These studies concluded that acupuncture helps to increase blood flow to the uterus, improving the sustainability of the uterine wall.
Bryan and Ganit work hand-in-hand with the IVF specialists. Acupuncture is performed twice on the IVF patient, in separate pre-op and post-op sessions, before and after the patient's embryo is implanted.