Pregnancy in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Friday, January 4th, 2008

Obstetrics and gynecology is another age-old specialty within traditional Chinese medicine. Although most if not all modern textbooks on herbal medicine and acupuncture caution against-though they do not expressly prohibit-treating women during pregnancy (especially in the first trimester), there is a long tradition of pregnancy management to enhance the health ...

Constipation Common in Pregnancy

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Half of all pregnant women will suffer from constipation at some time during their pregnancy, new research shows.

What’s an Early Symptom of Pregnancy?

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

Another early symptom of pregnancy is that your basal body temperature stays high. If you've been charting your basal body temperature and it has stayed over the coverline 18 days in a row, you're probably pregnant.