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Pain Management, Fertility & Women's health
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90 North Baldwin ave, suite 3, Sierra Madre, CA 91024. (626) 841-2991
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It is Summer in Los Angeles. Here is what heat is doing to your fertility, and what to do about it
Heat depletes yin, dries cervical mucus, and damages sperm quality. Here is what summer in Los Angeles does to your fertility cycle and exactly what to do about it

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Jul 279 min read


How many acupuncture sessions does it take to get pregnant?
The honest answer depends on where you're starting from. Here's a realistic breakdown by situation: natural conception, IVF, PCOS, low AMH. From a fertility acupuncturist in Pasadena.

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Mar 188 min read


Best foods & supplements for egg quality
Egg quality matters for fertility. Women are born with all the egg cells they will ovulate in their lifetime, & the ovarian reserve...

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Dec 20, 20213 min read


What is "unexplained infertility" & what can acupuncture do?
Got an unexplained infertility diagnosis? It means the standard tests did not find anything. Here is what Chinese medicine looks for instead, and what treatment actually does about it.

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Dec 3, 20218 min read


Acupuncture for repeated pregnancy loss & recurrent miscarriage
Recurrent pregnancy loss is devastating and frequently under-investigated. Here is what the workup should include, what Chinese medicine addresses, and what realistic support looks like.

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Oct 15, 202110 min read


Before you conceive : the "pre-mester"
At taproot, we see patients trying to conceive, either naturally or through IVF and IUI every day. And I like to remind all of them, even...

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Oct 4, 20213 min read


Acupuncture & fertility: how long does it take to work?
You know the clock is ticking, but are not quite sure if you are ready for a $20,000 IVF cycle that you are told yields less than 50%...

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac
Sep 17, 20213 min read
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