Many of our patients have a positive experience with Yoga; at RMACT we offer a unique type called Fertile Yoga. Other patients find that spirituality - whether attending
church, meditating or speaking with a spiritual leader - helps them manage stress. Still others participate in acupuncture, which is frequently used by women with infertility issues to help regulate menstrual cycles, reduce stress, and improve blood flow to the ovaries and uterine lining. In 2008, RMACT participated in a stand-out clinical study that found laser acupuncture performed both before and after embryo transfer during an In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) cycle improved a wom- an’s chances of implantation by up to 15 percent. Lastly, food can be a body’s friend or enemy. When a diet is filled with foods that work against our systems, such as unrefined sugars and processed fats, it causes the body stress. However, when a patient is aware of her nutritional needs, it can help her body prepare for pregnancy and improve her chances of becoming pregnant. Patients can become bet- ter informed about their nutritional needs and create a diet strategy that will last a lifetime through one-on-one counsel- ing, seminars and reading. Ultimately, the goal is a healthy pregnancy. Patients need to find a fertility practice that will help guide them along their path to starting a family, which includes educating them about their fertility and their treat- ments, as well as providing integrative support in making smart lifestyle choices that will improve their overall health. RMACT specializes in the treatment of infertility,
with Fairfield County offices in Norwalk, Danbury and Greenwich, and affiliate New York fertility clinics serving Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess counties. RMACT has a pregnancy rate of over 60 percent for women under 35 years old, which is above the national average. For more informa- tion visit,
http://www.RMACT.com.
Dr. Spencer Richlin is Board Certified in both Reproductive En- docrinology, and Obstetrics and Gynecology. He is currently Surgical Director and a Fertility Specialist in reproductive en- docrinology at Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecti- cut (RMACT), as well as Division Director of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) in the Department of Ob- stetrics and Gynecology at Norwalk Hospital. See ad page 11.
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