Rationelle Therapie bei unerfülltem Kinderwunsch aus urologischer Sicht

Sperling, H.; Lümmen, G.; Rübben, H.

doi:10.1007/s001310050036

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“…Andrological options may include hormonal therapy, artificial insemination, and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). [13] Lifestyle counseling can also be included in multimodal treatment strategies [14.] In case of idiopathic or psychosomatic causes, psychotherapy and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) measures can also be considered as treatment options.…”

Section: The Conventional Biomedical Perspective On Unexplained Femalmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Effect of a Complex Multi-modality Ayurvedic Treatment in a Case of Unknown Female Infertility

Kessler

Stapelfeldt²,

Michalsen

et al. 2015

Complement Med Res

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Background: Treatment of female infertility has been growing globally in recent years. In spite of improvements in medical strategies and the improved outcomes for infertile couples, treatment attempts remain largely unsuccessful. A growing number of patients pursue complementary and alternative medicine treatment options like Ayurveda that offers a variety of inpatient and outpatient treatments for infertility. Case Report: A case of a 38 year-old woman with infertility of unknown origin is presented. She received 18 conventional fertility treatments in 5 different fertility centers and 3 different countries. After several complications, the patient quitted conventional treatment and admitted to an Ayurvedic outpatient clinic where she received a complex Ayurvedic treatment, which included botanicals, dietary and lifestyle advice, manual therapy, yoga, and spiritual elements. The patient then became pregnant and gave birth to a healthy boy in 2012. Conclusions: Ayurveda may be a useful complementary option in the case of futile conventional treatment attempts in female infertility. Nevertheless, the evidence base for Ayurvedic interventions remains weak and requires well-designed clinical trials. This case raises some questions, such as whether the exposure to a large number of assisted reproduction procedures can lead to more health problems than health benefits. The Ayurvedic approach to fertility strives first to improve the health of the patient leading to a higher likelihood of pregnancy. As this is a case report, we are not able to exclude temporal factors stimulating the pregnancy. However, the chronology suggests that this approach might have been an important factor in the eventual pregnancy.

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Section: The Conventional Biomedical Perspective On Unexplained Femalmentioning

confidence: 99%