Combining Wisdom. Empowering Women
The Wisdom of Three Doctors
We know how hard it can be to get good advice when it comes to Women’s health and fertility. We are here to give you wisdom, facts, and expert advice from our years collaborating as fertility specialists from both Eastern and Western medical backgrounds.
We are three doctors…one “Eastern” Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese medicine and two “Western” MD Reproductive Endocrinologists. We’ve been collaborating on patient care for almost a decade and have gained deep respect for each other’s medicine, while also learning where each approach excels and how they work together for faster results and happier patients.
Our passion is empowering and educating women on all things reproductive. We are honest and direct, but keep it approachable, like talking to your best friend. In our clinics in NYC, we’ve helped thousands of women conceive through our collaborative approach, which studies show not only improves fertility outcomes, but also improves patient health and quality of life along the way.
We are on a mission to share our knowledge in an accessible way, so women can understand their bodies and optimize their health, fertility, and pregnancies.
Recent Posts
Caffeine and Fertility: Is My Grande Getting in the Way of Getting Pregnant?
Caffeine is key; ask any working woman what moves her from bed to car/subway, office to a workout, and shower to dinner, and most will say coffee. Hot, iced, sugared, and frothed, it can motivate even the most sluggish of us to complete and power through our daily tasks. Questions about caffeine from bleary-eyed women who have been incorrectly instructed to quit flood our desks on a daily basis.
Are Fibroids Causing Your Infertility?
While fibroids are pretty pesky for most of us, some women are completely unaware of their presence. They find out totally by accident during an ultrasound, a pelvic exam, or during pregnancy. And just like if it isn’t broken don’t fix it, fibroids that are causing no symptoms are really no big deal…
Case Study #1 Our collaboration in action!
Read about “Sarah”, a patient with endometriosis who had success after a collaborative approach.
Getting out of Limbo Land: Making Decisions on Fertility Treatments
Identifying your options and deciding when, where, and what fertility treatment to embark on can take time and work.
Exercise and IVF
There is a lot of advice out there on exercising while ttc. The science behind this data is weak though, making it more fiction than fact. While there are times during fertility treatment where you may need to modify your regimen, it actually has less to do with the impending pregnancy and more to do with the size of your ovaries and where you are in your IVF cycle.
Uterine Adhesions and Asherman's Syndrome
The uterus is vital for reproduction, so when it sustains damage, what do we do? Read on to find out the details on uterine scar tissue aka Asherman’s Syndrome
Translating Fertility Lingo
While we talk fast (we’re New Yorkers), we often work hard to help our patients better understand the shorthand or lingo that we are using for medical terms. Think of us as your fertility language translator. We offer you here the top 15 most frequently heard acronyms in the halls of a fertility clinic, in alphabetical order…
Everything You Wanted to Know about Egg Freezing But Weren’t Sure Who to Ask!
As fertility doctors from both Easter and Western medicine, girlfriends, and exercise enthusiasts, we’ve chatted with patients, friends, and ladies we meet on the shower line in the locker room about egg freezing: what they know, what they want to know, and what they wish they knew. Here are the top 6 questions we’re most frequently asked…
8 Symptoms That May Indicate Endometriosis
When getting your period feels like getting hit by a sledgehammer, you very well may be suffering from endo (the implantation of uterine tissue on other organs in the pelvis/body). Here are some other red flags that should flash “endo” in your head.
Optimizing Fertility with Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
Couples trying to conceive have many options when it comes to improving their odds each month. Not even the most advanced science or technology can guarantee a pregnancy, but thankfully, many treatment options exist for couples who are struggling to conceive…
Inflammation Could Be Affecting Your Fertility. Here's What Can Help.
Inflammation is a normal immune process in our body, but when chronic and exacerbated by factors such as an unbalanced lifestyle and diet, it can cause more trouble than good. In women’s health and fertility, chronic inflammation is associated with endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), hidden infections causing endometritis, fibroids and polyps.
WHOse Got Infertility? Parameters for Seeking Help, especially for LGBTQ...
WHO’s Infertile? Why it may no longer take a year of unprotected intercourse to make the diagnosis.
The Lowdown on Fertility Testing
At least once a day we get a call from a friend, a friend of a friend, or a friend of a friend of a friend (say that three times over) asking us to review their results and give them our advice. Inevitably, they are overwhelmed, frightened and often confused. “FS something, I’m not sure” and “mobility of sperm okay but appearance abnormal.” After we sort out some of the details, we are ready to break it down for them in the most basic of terms.
East Meets West for Fertility
We were both trained in Western medicine—BA to MD to residency to fellowship. We ran on a linear pathway (admittedly, Sheeva way faster than Jaime!) without even as much as a water break. We spent endless hours burning the midnight oil (that’s why we know all the good coffee spots!) studying, memorizing, and analyzing…
When Should I Freeze My Eggs?
Arguably the most popular question we are asked, whether in our office or in the locker room at Soul Cycle, is when I should freeze my eggs (a.k.a. at what age). And while in our office we can give you a personalized opinion, it’s hard to tell you exactly what to do while waiting in the shower line (although we will try). But what we do tell everyone (friends, patients, and gym acquaintances) is that the reason to freeze and when is often very personal.
Worried Stress Might be Affecting your Fertility? Acupuncture Can Help!
Around 6.7 million couples are struggling to conceive in the US each year. When a couple is finally ready to have a baby and can’t get pregnant quickly, it typically leads to a lot of stress and anxiety. This anxiety doesn’t cause people to have fertility problems. After all, most couples start out the process quite relaxed or excited. As time goes on however, stress and anxiety around fertility certainly compounds an already difficult process…
Seven Ways to Know If You Are Ovulating
Confirming ovulation is an essential part of any fertility work-up. It may seem basic, but without an egg, there can be no embryo! Good news is that, when women have ovulatory issues, they usually have a ton of healthy eggs just hanging out waiting to be released, and we have lots of ways to persuade those eggs to come out! We just have to see why they are being so shy and what we can do to coax them out of their shell…
The Art and Science of IVF
As first-year medical students sitting in the back of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine lecture hall, we had no idea what to expect from the Art and Science of Medicine course. We all thought of ourselves as scientists (I mean, this was medical school!). Art was far from most of our minds.
Empowering Women Nationwide
Sheeva, Jaime and Mary regularly lecture about their integrative approach to supporting women and couples at events all over the country. To book a lecture or webinar, contact us at emwfertility@gmail.com