Pregnancy

Acupuncture Before and After Embryo Transfer: What You Need to Know

Acupuncture Before and After Embryo Transfer: What You Need to Know

Embryo transfer, a significant step in the in-vitro fertilization (IVF) process, can often be a period of both excitement and anxiety. The journey towards expanding one’s family can be quite challenging, but what if there were a way to potentially increase the odds of success and make the transition smoother? This is where acupuncture comes…
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teratogens in pregnancy

Is Stress a Teratogen?

In order to answer this question, we first need to define both stress and teratogen. Stress  Let’s begin with stress: What is it?  Stress in relation to health was first defined by a famous physiologist named Hans Selye as “the nonspecific response of the body to any demand made upon it” (Tan, 2018).  This sounds…
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