For thousands of years, Chinese medicine has been helping couples through all stages of pregnancy. The literature on the subject holds an immense amount of wisdom—some complex and some stunning in simplicity.
Manhattan-based Chinese medicine doctor Decheng Chen L.Ac. Ph.D., author of 15 books on acupuncture and Chinese medicine, recounted the story of one his patients, a 38-year-old Korean woman whose husband is a few years younger than she.
She had been through the gamut of conventional treatment but still had no success despite being in good health. When she decided to turn to Chinese medicine, she came to Dr. Chen. Along with many other questions, Dr. Chen also asked about her husband. In the course of conversation, it came up that he had been taking saunas weekly. Dr. Chen told her to have him stop these saunas because sperm may die in such extreme heat. The husband followed this advice and shortly after the woman became pregnant.
