The Institute for Progressive Medicine (IPM) has announced yesterday the clinic’s Preconception Care Program, which focuses on both parents and improves the likelihood of a healthy conception for couples that are having problems conceiving of for future parents that want to have healthier babies.

The leader of the program, Dr Julie Kahn is an expert in Naturopathic medicine and a licensed acupuncturist. The method includes acupuncture, detoxification, herbal medicine, cycle charting, dietary and lifestyle plans and a program of natural medicines to protect health against the affects of our modern and chaotic lifestyle. Pollution, poor nutrient levels in soils and foods, toxic farming methods, radiation and heavy metal exposure, weight problems, sugar, caffeine and alcohol abuse and the stress of our way of living all contribute to poorer general health and therefore more fertility problems.

The specialists state that IPM’s program improves sperm count and quality in addition to optimizing egg development and is effective against infertility by itself, or as a supplement to fertility treatments under a reproductive endocrinologist.

“The program is great to use in conjunction with a fertility MD,” said Dr.Kahn. “If a patient is spending thousands of dollars on fertility enhancing treatments, IPM’s Preconception Care program adds extra insurance. It is also good for people who just want to have a healthy experience, or who are not ready to go the traditional medical route of drugs or surgical procedures to increase fertility.”
This type of program has shown to be effective in decreasing miscarriage rate, low birth-weight babies, little to no ear infections and less allergies for the newborns. Moreover, it has proven to diminish labor pains, assist in lowering high blood pressure and nausea, anemia and headaches during pregnancy.

“Preconception Care has proven to be very effective in improving the chances of fertility in women,” added Kahn. “There has been an overwhelming success rate with unexplained infertility that comes from practicing Preconception Care.”

Preconception Care at IPM focuses on couples who want to have a healthier pregnancy and increasing its quality and development. It is not a fertility program itself, but is meant to help and assist reproductive health.