Planning to Have a Baby?

Acupuncture Helps Make Healthier Babies & Pregnancies!


Discover safe, natural ways to have your best fertility journey possible to have a healthy baby!  Here you will find free guidance and treatment options from Jacksonville's FIRST licensed and double-board certified fertility acupuncturist Amy Galvan, DOM, L'Ac, FABORM.


Read the articles below to learn how you can . . .

  • improve conception rates,
  • improve sperm and egg quality and quantity,
  • better secure embryo implantation,
  • reduce the risk of miscarriage,
  • enjoy a more healthy pregnancy, 
  • prepare for an easier labor and delivery,
  • improve the post-partum "fourth trimester" time for mommy and baby.


Learn how preconception care---taking care of your health BEFORE pregnancy, not just during pregnancy---can help insure a pregnancy free from problems.


Infertility problems? We can  help! Start with Get a Better Monthly Cycle . Find out why health-conscious women choose acupuncture, Chinese herbs, functional medicine, and fertility diet and lifestyle protocols as  stand alone therapies, or in combination with IVF. 


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Fertility Foods, Personalized!


Your fertility needs are unique.

Your fertility food plan should be, too.


In this excerpt, we will start with traditional fertility foods held sacred for millennia. It comes with teasers from my favorite recipes for fertility foodies!


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Routine Ultrasound Often Misses Endometriosis

By Amy Galvan • September 24, 2025
Questions to ask at your next pelvic ultrasound or TVUS for pelvic pain, based on 2024 recommendations of the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound for improved detection of endometriosis.
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New Science Behind How Acupuncture Works

By Amy Galvan • April 14, 2025
Acupuncture and the Human Body

Can You do IVF and Be Pro-Life? An REI Fertility Doctor Speaks Out

By Amy Galvan • July 29, 2024
An Eye-Opening Look at IVF Practices & Choices

Basal Body Temperature Charting: A BBT How To for Taking Control of Your Fertility Naturally

By Amy Galvan • May 31, 2023
Your body signals you daily so many details about your hormone balance, fertility window, implanation window, and possible pregnancy---and you don't even need testing to read these signals. Taking your basal body temperature is a great way to start listening to your body's fertile signs, or detecting problems to treat early on.
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Yin Care Vaginal Compress for Toxic & Damp Heat TCM Patterns

By Amy Galvan • October 3, 2022
Learn how to use this incredibly popular herbal wash to eliminate itching and redness from yeast infections, rashes, hydrodenitis supporitiva, and prepare the microbiome for a vaginal delivery without harmful bacteria presence.
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Promising New Research on Endometriosis Solutions for 2021

By Amy Galvan • June 10, 2021
Join Dr Mike Armour as he shares exciting new research findings in 2021 for endometriosis protocols with lasting effects using acupuncture and TCM herbal medicine. He discusses treatment frequency, duration, results, and selection criteria for women it works for best. A welcome alternative to repeated surgical interventions and opioid use for a condition that has no known cure.
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What If Your PCOS Infertility Testing and Treatment Is Missing Critical Health Markers---That Help Prevent Miscarriage?

June 6, 2021
Meet Dr Perloe, a fertility doctor specializing in PCOS who has a 65% success rate without doing medicated cycles, ovulation induction, or IVF. He uses functional medicine and Chinese medicine to help reverse the causes of PCOS so women can help restore their fertility naturally in 3-6 months, or improve IVF outcomes by reducing implantation failure.
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What Happens When an Ob/Gyn Uses Chinese Medicine to Improve Fertility Success Rates?

By Amy Galvan • May 15, 2021
Dr Laurena White, a FABORM fertility specialist, created this video to detail the important roles and responsibilities played by Chinese medicine and advanced reproductive technology (ART) in the conception and pregnancy journey. She describes their use together as undeniably the most powerful approach to success in growing families healthier and faster.
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What If Sperm Analysis Is Missing the Big Picture---and How You Can Get Better Answers

By Amy Galvan • May 15, 2021
Almost half of infertile men have normal semen analysis. Even if a sperm analysis is good, men can still hinder or help to significantly contribute to a couple's chances of conceiving. Learn why sperm analysis can fall short in assessing male factor infertility (penetration is just one missing factor), and how to better consider male factor to improve conception rates for a healthy baby, faster.
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Men's Health: What Men Need To Do Before Considering IVF and ICSI

By Amy Galvan • May 15, 2021
Before considering IVF and ICSI, there are a number of simple lifestyle changes that can dramatically improve sperm count and sperm health. These lifestyle changes can save you money while improving the health of fathers---and their future sons as well!
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