Blog - Conscious Feminine Medicine

Self Care: Keys to Health and Joy

Posted on December 12, 2012

We live in a world that is very fast, with high demands. Many times we feel we don't have time for ourselves. These fast pace external pressures cause stress in our lives which then converts into physical and mental imbalances, diseases and disorders. Studies have shown stressors in our lives cause up to 80%of diseases. That's why it is important to stop the cycle of not enough time by balancing your life with a little time for yourself. You cannot give from your heart if...

Full Moon Sacred Night April 06, 2012 6pm

Posted on April 1, 2012

by Leonor Murciano

[caption id="attachment_51265" align="alignleft" width="300"] collage mountain river with stones and grass in the forest near the mountain slope at night in full moon light[/caption] Full Moon Dance of Light April 06th Friday 6-8pm lead by Dr. Leonor Murciano-Chen@ our Pembroke Pines Wellness Center. Call to reserve space @ 954.450.4548 Join us as we become aware of the beauty of the Full Moon dance of Light that exists within us and move into bridging the inner connection of our soul with the reality of living in this Light and Love....

Fertility; Hormones & Our Adrenals: Discovering the connection

Posted on March 29, 2012

by Leonor Murciano

Many patients experiencing fertility are suffering from adrenal imbalance and low levels of cortisol which create a complete imbalance on the hormones necessary for conception and maintaining a pregnancy viable. The Adrenal glands produce reproductive hormones which are a precursor to progesterone, and survival hormones; cortisol and adrenalin. Due to our stressful lives and the constant sense of danger, the adrenals end up constantly producing cortisol and adrenalin until it cannot keep up and they become exhausted and diminished in their capacity to produce adequately. ...

New Book Release, “Feminine Wisdom: Rise of A New Creation”

Posted on August 31, 2011

by Leonor Murciano

"for women that are faced with fertility challenges" “Feminine Wisdom: Rise of a New Creation is a gem of a book. Beautifully written and highly practical. This is a manual for tapping into the wonder of our creative feminine essence." Christiane Northrup, M.D., ob/gyn physician and author of the New York Times bestsellers: Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause "The only true healer is within; that heart wisdom that calls us to the awareness of our miraculous potential. Dr. Murciano-Chen invites us into the...

Secrets of the Feminine

Posted on July 5, 2011

by Leonor Murciano

Secrets of the Feminine Have you ever asked yourself what does it mean to be a Woman?...

Study: Influence of Acupuncture on the Pregnancy Rate in Patients Who Undergo Assisted Reproduction Therapy

Posted on June 30, 2011

by Leonor Murciano

INFLUENCE OF ACUPUNTURE ON THE PREGNANCY RATE IN PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO ASSISTED REPRODUCTION THERAPY Wolfgang E. Paulus, M.D.,[a] Mingmin Zhang, M.D.,[b] Erwin Strehler, M.D.,[a] Imam El-Danasouri, Ph.D.,[a] and Karl Sterzik, M.D.[a] Christian-Lauritzen-Institut, Ulm, Germany Result(s): Clinical pregnancies were documented in 34 of 80 patients (42.5%) in the acupuncture group, whereas pregnancy rate was only 26.3% (21 out of 80 patients) in the control group. FERTILITY AND STERILITY® VOL. 77, NO. 4, APRIL 2002 Copyright ©2002 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Published by Elsevier Science Inc., Printed on acid-free paper in U.S.A.Received...

Substitution of Acupuncture for HCG in Ovulation Induction

Posted on May 10, 2011

by Leonor Murciano

Substitution of Acupuncture for HCG in Ovulation Induction Cai Xuefen Obstetrical & Gynecological Hospital, Zhejiang Medical University, Zhejiang Province 310006 Source: Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 17 (2):119-121,1997 By using human menopausal gonadotropin (HMG) and human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), fairly good clinical therapeutic efficacy has been obtained in the treatment of infertility. However, difficulties are brought about due to the ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) easily induced by these two drugs. Therefore, we attempted to use acupuncture instead of HCG in the induction of ovulation from 1989 to...

Role of Acupuncture in Female Infertility

Posted on May 1, 2011

by Leonor Murciano

Role of Acupuncture in Female Infertility FERTILITY AND STERILITY® VOL. 78, NO. 6, DECEMBER 2002Copyright ©2002 American Society for Reproductive MedicinePublished by Elsevier Science Inc., Printed on acid-free paper in U.S.A. Raymond Chang, M.D.[a,b] Pak H. Chung, M.D.[b] and Zev Rosenwaks, M.D.[c]Received June 24, 2002; revised and accepted July 19, 2002. Reprint requests: Pak H. Chung, M.D., The Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 505 East 70 Street, New York, New York 10021 (FAX: 212-746-8208; E-mail: pakchu@med.cornell.edu). [a]The Institute of East-West Medicine....