Informationen zum Autor Dr Oliva Pojer is both a Western medical doctor and a Chinese medicine practitioner. She is based in Austria and is a rising star as an international speaker on TCM andrology and fertility. She also runs the Austrian TAO TCM Congress international conference, now in its 17th year. She is professor for acupuncture at the medical university of Graz, Austria and as a practitioner she specializes in fertility. Klappentext With one out of six couples in the Western world experiencing infertility, treating the male partner remains largely unexplored. This is the first book taking an integrative approach to the treatment of male fertility issues with Chinese medicine. Oliva Krammer-Pojer approaches the subject in a truly integrative way, combining Western medical knowledge - such as semen analysis and interpretation - with Chinese medicine, including herbal formulas and acupuncture protocols. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Western Medicine Anatomy and Physiology of the Male Reproductive Organs. 2. On Sperm Cells Anatomy and Function. 3. Oxidative Stress and its Role in Male Infertility. 4. Enhancing Sperm Quality with Nutraceuticals. 5. Epigenetics. 6.1. Causes of Male Fertility Part 1. 6.2. Causes of Male Fertility Part 2: Environmental Causes. 7. Diagnosis of Male Infertility - The Basics. 8. A Deeper Look Inside. 9. Chinese Medicine Anatomy of the Male Genital Area. 10. Causes of Disease and Pathomechanism. 11. The Most Important Organs in Chinese Medicine Andrology. 12. Channels that Significantly Influence the Male Sexual Organs. 13. The Short Guide. 14. Pattern Differentiation. 15. Treatment Options from the Chinese Medicine 'Bag of Tricks' - Acupuncture. 16. Treatment Options from the Chinese Medicine 'Bag of Tricks' - Herbs. 17. Evidence - Or: How Sexy Can Research Be? 18. Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) and Mitochondrial Medicine in Male Reproductive Medicine.

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Dr Oliva Pojer is both a Western medical doctor and a Chinese medicine practitioner. She is based in Austria and is a rising star as an international speaker on TCM andrology and fertility. She also runs the Austrian TAO TCM Congress international conference, now in its 17th year.
She is professor for acupuncture at the medical university of Graz, Austria and as a practitioner she specializes in fertility.

Klappentext

With one out of six couples in the Western world experiencing infertility, treating the male partner remains largely unexplored. This is the first book taking an integrative approach to the treatment of male fertility issues with Chinese medicine. Oliva Krammer-Pojer approaches the subject in a truly integrative way, combining Western medical knowledge - such as semen analysis and interpretation - with Chinese medicine, including herbal formulas and acupuncture protocols.

Inhalt

1. Western Medicine Anatomy and Physiology of the Male Reproductive Organs. 2. On Sperm Cells Anatomy and Function. 3. Oxidative Stress and its Role in Male Infertility. 4. Enhancing Sperm Quality with Nutraceuticals. 5. Epigenetics. 6.1. Causes of Male Fertility Part 1. 6.2. Causes of Male Fertility Part 2: Environmental Causes. 7. Diagnosis of Male Infertility - The Basics. 8. A Deeper Look Inside. 9. Chinese Medicine Anatomy of the Male Genital Area. 10. Causes of Disease and Pathomechanism. 11. The Most Important Organs in Chinese Medicine Andrology. 12. Channels that Significantly Influence the Male Sexual Organs. 13. The Short Guide. 14. Pattern Differentiation. 15. Treatment Options from the Chinese Medicine 'Bag of Tricks' - Acupuncture. 16. Treatment Options from the Chinese Medicine 'Bag of Tricks' - Herbs. 17. Evidence - Or: How Sexy Can Research Be? 18. Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) and Mitochondrial Medicine in Male Reproductive Medicine.