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Infertility and Chiropractic
Several recent published case studies have highlighted
the benefits and miraculous results of chiropractic care
for patients who were unsuccessful in their attempt to
have children. In three successive issues of the Journal
of Vertebral Subluxation Research, (JVSR), case studies
were published of women who were having trouble with
infertility, and who were helped by chiropractic care.
The December 8, 2003 JVSR reported on a case study of a
32-year-old female with a history of infertility, who
had attempted to become pregnant since August 1999, with
no success and sought chiropractic care in November of
2001. Prior to the chiropractic care, she had received
unsuccessful conventional medical treatment, including
detailed fertility testing, artificial insemination, in
vitro fertilization, and treatment with the fertility
drug Clomid. She sought chiropractic care on November 3,
2001. Chiropractic analysis and correction were
performed over the next six weeks and during this time,
the patient’s secondary complaints of low back pain and
headaches improved dramatically. Additionally, the
patient’s fertility specialists noted that her estrogen
levels, endometrial thickness, and cervical mucus levels
were all at more favorable levels than at the time of
the first in vitro attempt. A second attempt at in vitro
fertilization was made on February 17, 2002, and the
patient had a positive pregnancy test on March 2, 2002.
The second case was that of a thirty-four year old woman
who presented for chiropractic care on January 10, 2000.
Her concerns listed a variety of conditions, including a
history of infertility. This patient made no other
alterations in her lifestyle or clinical situation
besides the addition of chiropractic care. Approximately
4-5 weeks into the care program the patient conceived
naturally.
The third case was interesting because the woman was not
trying to conceive. This case was that of a 65-year
young female who presented with agonizing low back pain
and severe lumbar degeneration. After four weeks of care
she began spotting and was diagnosed as having a normal
menstrual cycle. What was really interesting about this
case was that she had experienced a severe fall at 13
years of age which resulted in a complete cessation of
her menses at 18. She was diagnosed as infertile.
In each of these cases the chiropractic care was
specific for correction of vertebral subluxations that
were determined to be interfering with the normal
function of the nervous system. This in turn disrupted
the reproductive system of the patients. The conclusion
of one of the studies sums up the process by saying,
"The human body is designed to be healthy and to
reproduce. Impairment of this ability indicates
dysfunction on a fundamental level. Subluxations of the
spine and the associated nervous system dysfunction can
hinder proper function of body systems."
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