How often should I come in for IVF?

This is an ideal schedule , but it doesn't always happen this way as life almost never does! 

Depending on your labs, issues, prior history of both partners..
With sperm quality/ egg issues, it is great to see you both for three months prior to a retrieval if possible. 
- Then once a week throughout the retrieval. And ideally for the one carrying the child, twice a week leading up to. 

After the transfer, we prefer to see the pregnant person once a week through week 9. Why is that? that is when the placenta takes over for the corpus luteum. 

We can also use Chinese herbs and supplements to treat underlying patterns, and strengthen your body for healthy eggs/ sperm and also to support your body in pregnancy. 

There are studies that show that certain Chinese herbs do in fact strengthen the mitochondira in the egg. We can't change your DNA but increase the vitality. As the Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell, you can imagine that it is ideal for it to be strong. There are discussions amongst fertility acupuncturists/ experts that this can be an issue.
What are undiagnosed and tricky causes of failure to implant/ conceive? 
DNA fragmentation, Auto-immune issues and Mitochondrial dysfuction. 

I look for health and vitality, and underlying imbalances. Some are trickier than others. Some are genetic, some lifestyle/ age related, some environmental. We look at your body through the lense of Chinese Medicine to see where energy needs to be moved and which organs to be balanced strengthened or even weakened (yes some organs overact on the body and other organs. 

I have simplified some concepts here, but I am always still learning, the field of Fertility is vast and we are always learning more things. Our bodies have more and more to deal with environmentally, stress-wise, with electronics and more. 

A great way to counter act some of these is to go outside, with no device and breathe and be in nature. Try doing an activity with no "entertainment" . I have been practicing this and it is hard! My brain keeps telling me I am bored. But on a side note, my focus has improved. 
In health and healing, 
Stefanie Rothert LAc, 
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