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Is an IUI right for me, or should I stick to fertility acupuncture?

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac

Dec 83 min read

Is an IUI right for me, or should I stick to fertility acupuncture?

Did you know acupuncture is as efficient as drugs at restoring ovulation?

Conceiving with diminished ovarian reserve, or low AMH? It's all about egg quality!

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac

Dec 73 min read

Conceiving with diminished ovarian reserve, or low AMH? It's all about egg quality!

What is ovarian reserve? When born with ovaries, we are also born with a vault, a reserve of follicles or eggs. This is the reserve that...

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac

Jul 13 min read

Functional Medicine & Fertility

What is functional Medicine? Functional medicine practitioners use detailed hormone testing to assess the levels and ratios of various...

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac

Mar 30, 20222 min read

5 surprising Chinese Spring Greens

Bok Choy Also known as: Chinese cabbage, qīng cài (blue-green vegetable" in Mandarin). Flavor: Very mellow, with its own unique mild,...

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac

Feb 18, 20223 min read

Bye bye PMS bloat !

Some of us feel bloated at ovulation, most women start to feel bloated about a week before their period starts, and it may last a few...

Spring into Health with Chinese Medicine

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac

Feb 14, 20222 min read

Spring into Health with Chinese Medicine

Chinese New Year happened earlier in February. The Chinese name 春节 actually translates as Spring Festival ! This date marks the beginning...

Why you need a lymphatic drainage massage

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac

Feb 9, 20221 min read

Why you need a lymphatic drainage massage

Lymphatic drainage is one of our patients' favorite here at taproot. It targets the lymphatic system, which is an important part of your...

Fertility acupuncture: Estela's PCOS infertility success story

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac

Jan 22, 20222 min read

Fertility acupuncture: Estela's PCOS infertility success story

Today I want to share (with her permission) the success story of Estela, a woman in her early thirties who came to me after trying to...

Surrogacy journeys should include fertility acupuncture: here's why

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac

Jan 19, 20222 min read

Surrogacy journeys should include fertility acupuncture: here's why

Each journey to parenthood is unique, and some include the need for a surrogate. From time to time, intended parents ask surrogates to...

Taproot Fertility Acupuncture success story: Blanca's IUI

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac

Jan 18, 20222 min read

Taproot Fertility Acupuncture success story: Blanca's IUI

Blanca came to taproot acupuncture in June 2021 after 3 rounds of IUI that had not been successful. She wanted help to support the other...

Pain down there? Acupuncture for vulvodynia

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac

Jan 12, 20222 min read

Pain down there? Acupuncture for vulvodynia

Vulvodynia is a chronic, unexplained pain in the area around the opening of the vagina. It can be unbearable and embarrassing. Symptoms...

Life after the pill: using acupuncture & Chinese medicine to get your cycles in order

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac

Jan 10, 20223 min read

Life after the pill: using acupuncture & Chinese medicine to get your cycles in order

When going off the pill, patients often have to deal with what brought them to birth control in the first place. Most notice the symptoms...

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac

Jan 6, 20222 min read

Diet tips for endometriosis

Health starts in the plate, even for your reproductive organs. As a holistic practice, we can never emphasize enough the importance of...

Thin uterine lining: fertility acupuncture & herbs can help

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac

Jan 5, 20223 min read

Thin uterine lining: fertility acupuncture & herbs can help

The lining of the uterus is essential to fertility. It is where the embryo implants at the start of a pregnancy. What makes for a...

"50-year old shoulder": acupuncture offers relief for menopausal frozen shoulder

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac

Dec 30, 20212 min read

"50-year old shoulder": acupuncture offers relief for menopausal frozen shoulder

Called “fifties shoulder” in China, frozen shoulder, or adhesive capsulitis is a common symptom among women in menopause and during...

Winter blues: acupuncture for seasonal affective disorder (SAD)

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac

Dec 29, 20213 min read

Winter blues: acupuncture for seasonal affective disorder (SAD)

The winter blues is real: it is a type of depression that happens each year, in the fall & winter. SAD affects 5-10% of the population...

Stress & your period: what acupuncture can do

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac

Dec 27, 20212 min read

Stress & your period: what acupuncture can do

The hypothalamus is the part of the brain that controls the hormones that impact your period. It responds to factors like exercise,...

Women's health acupuncture: what we can do for each stage of a woman's life

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac

Dec 23, 20212 min read

Women's health acupuncture: what we can do for each stage of a woman's life

As a fertility and women's health specialist, I help countless women of all ages through many stages of life for which standard medicine...

Best foods & supplements for egg quality

Dr. Sarah Bentolila, DAIM,L.Ac

Dec 20, 20213 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 15, 20212 min read

Our favorite essential oils for Winter

The 5-element theory of Chinese medicine tells us that in the winter, we ought to : support our immune system keep warm keep our bones &...

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