Practice

WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM OUR APPROACH

• Young women with menstrual problems; painful, delayed or absent periods
• Women with gynaecological problems such as PCOS and endometriosis
• Couples preparing for conception (men are also encouraged to prepare)
• Couples experiencing problems conceiving
• Those suffering unexplained infertility or immune system disorders
• Couples undertaking IVF, ICSI or IUI
• Pregnant women - for pregnancy ailments or general well-being
• Women preparing for labour
• Mother & Baby support
• Women with mental and emotional problems
• Menopausal women
• Women with cancer
• Any woman who wants to improve her general health.

WHAT DOES A HEALTHY CONCEPTION PROVIDE

An integrated approach to women's health, providing support at every life stage. Our gold standard is to treat health issues without the need for medication. Where this is not possible, we will support your medical treatments.

We always combine the very best of all medicine - orthodox, Chinese and complementary therapies to provide:

• A system of treatment that treats both the cause of illness and the symptoms
• A system that recognises that the mind can have a huge impact on the body and that they are not separate
• A system that values the patient's wishes and needs and respects the patient's observations of their health
• A proactive approach that empowers the patient
• An approach to healthcare that encourages enjoyment and participation with one's health and life.

INITIAL ASSESSMENT

At the initial consultation Emma Cannon will assess you or you and your partner. As well as having specialist fertility training Emma and all her practitioners are trained in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Tongue and pulse diagnosis is used to assess your general health and how it may be impacting on your fertility; we believe that all patients' needs are different and so all our treatment programmes are individually designed.

Investigation and treatment options will be discussed and by the end of the session you will have a plan of action. The plan will include a cycle of treatments tailor-made to your individual needs and usually lasting a period of weeks or months. Typically this will include acupuncture, nutritional advice, supporting complementary therapies, and lifestyle adjustments to help support you and your partner's health and fertility.

Where appropriate you will be referred to another practitioner or clinic for further conventional investigations and/or treatment. We work as a team and with consultant gynaecologists and will liaise with other practitioners or clinics on an ongoing basis. We have many years experience of helping people who are taking the same journey you are now taking.