Dr. Rozenn is the only board certified specialist in Oriental Reproductive Medicine in Santa Cruz county!
According to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, approximately 3 million couples in the United States are unable to conceive after one year of trying. The diagnosis of infertility is usually given to couples who have been attempting to conceive for six months to one year without success. More couples are turning to acupuncture and Oriental medicine instead of, or in addition to Western infertility treatment. Several research studies have been published in leading medical journals confirming acupuncture’s role in the treatment of fertility.
Formed by leading professionals in the field of Oriental Reproductive Medicine, the American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine (ABORM) has set the standard of care in this field. Working along side its Western medicine counterparts, The American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the (ASRM) Pacific Coast Reproductive Society (PCRS) the ABORM advocates the integrated Western and Oriental medicine diagnosis of infertility.
While official board certification in the field of infertility in this area is new in the United States, specialization in Oriental Medicine is not a new concept. Chinese medicine has a history of specialization dating back at least to the 1600s. In China today there are large Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) hospitals dedicated to gynecology. At these hospitals hundreds of patients with conditions ranging frominfertility, irregular and painful menses, habitual miscarriages, PCOS, endometriosis, uterine fibroids and menopausal symptoms are successfully treated with custom herbal prescriptions every day. Additionally, these doctors employed both TCM diagnostics with hormone panels, ultrasounds and basil body temperature charts (BBT) to form the most comprehensive analysis and treatment plan.
It is in this spirit that the ABORM was formed. To become an ABORM fellow, candidates must pass a rigorous examination that measures competency in both Western and TCM reproductive physiology, pathology, diagnosis and treatment. For more information on ABORM, research in TCM and Western reproductive medicine or a list of ABORM fellows (soon to be updated) go to www.aborm.org.