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Infertility is the state of absent or lessened fertility which may be present in men or women and is caused by a variety of factors. A couple is considered to be infertile when they are unable to conceive within one year of unprotected int

Unani has also been used to treat infertility and sexual functioning by enhancing the aphrodisiac responses. Studies have shown that Unani may effect parts of the central system related to sensation and involuntary body functions through which blood pressure, body temperature are regulated. These functions factor greatly into fertility issues.

For those who are not at an age where they need to rush to get pregnant right way or do or hormone therapy first, Unani herbs are applied as the major therapy. The goal for them is to harmonize and balance the whole body system, treat individual problems in the reproductive function.

For those who are under western medication treatment (e.g. IUI, IVF) we usually do not to those who are taking fertility medications especially, hormones. For those that want the Unani medicine, our treatments focus on preparing the whole body before and during drug prior goal is to assist western medicine’s treatment by providing the best situation of the body; function to increase drug response, reduce stress, increase blood flow and normalize the reduce the side effect of drugs. By doing so, will increase western medicine procedure’s sure we all know the success rates of IVF are not very high.

How long and how often the treatment is needed?

It is really depends on the patient’s condition. General speaking we will recommend our General speaking we will recommend our patients 3-6 menstrual cycles in order to get pregnant (some of our patient get pregnant in one cycles need more than 6 cycles), and Unani treatment could stopped or till three month of patients need Unani treatment once per week and others will need treatments twice particular time in their menstrual cycle. Patients who receive the IVF transfer procedure will Unani treatment twice a day.

Who can benefit from Unani herbal medicine?

Almost any infertility patient can be benefit from unani herbal medicine, except is caused by a gene problem.