Research at Yo San
Doctoral candidates are required to complete original research that has the potential to make a contribution to the Traditional Chinese Medicine. Their Capstone Research Projects are presented and defended in their final term. Links to the written presentations are given below:
- The Effect of Chinese Herbal Therapy on Pregnancy Rate when added to In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) in Combination with Acupuncture by Jessica S. Chen, L.Ac. Dipl.OM
- Assessing the Practice Patterns of Acupuncturists who Treat Fertility Patients in Los Angeles: The Clinical Use of the Stener-Victorin and Paulus Study Protocols by Cynthia Splies, L.Ac.
- Effectiveness of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Herbs in Lowering FSH Level of a Thirty-nine Year Old Female: A Case Study by Sharareh Daghighi, M.T.O.M, L.Ac.
- Unexplained Recurrent Pregnancy Loss and the Psycho-Neuro-Immunologic Network: Immuno-modulation with Traditional Chinese Medicine and other CAM Modalities by Carla Vidor, L.Ac.
- Treatment of Immunologic Miscarriage with Chinese Herbal Medicine: A Literature Review Synthesis by Florence Erman, L.Ac.
- Effects of Western and Eastern Fertility Treatment Modalities on Conception in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Lori Deutsch, M.S., L.Ac.,Dipl.OM
- The Influences of Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine on Semen Parameters and Male Subfertility: A Research synthesis by Gila Peled, L.Ac., (FABORM)
- Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Sperm Parameters with a Focus on DNA Fragmentation: A Literature Synthesis by Virginia C. Prior, MATCM, L.Ac.
- The Impact of Depression on Pregnancy and Live Birth -The Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective by Janice Chen, L.Ac.,(FABORM)
- Patterns of Infertility and Prior Treatment for Women Who Seek Treatment at a University Fertility Clinic by Andrea S. Murchison, L.Ac.
- The Impact of Herbal Treatments for Endometriosis by Elizabeth Ohm, L.Ac.
- The Role of Vitamin D Deficiency in Fertility and Gestational Development: Western and Eastern Perspectives by Paula Kunkel, L.Ac.