Non-Surgical Infertility Treatment Comes To Arizona

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Article Date: 22 Aug 2006 - 0:00 PDT

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A new infertility treatment, shown to be effective without drugs or surgery, is now available in Arizona. The therapy, known as the Wurn Technique(R), is a hands-on physical therapy treatment that feels similar to massage.

The therapy has been used as an adjunct to traditional infertility treatments for several years on the east and west coasts. It is now being offered by Clear Passage Therapies(R) in Scottsdale, Arizona. ( http://www.clearpassage.com). The new clinic will provide a valuable service for the nearly one in six couples throughout the Southwest who are struggling with infertility.

Medical studies published in "Medscape General Medicine, Ob/Gyn & Women's Health" (6/04) show the therapy significantly increased pregnancy rates for women diagnosed infertile. Study participants who received therapy before undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) saw pregnancy rates climb to 67%, far above the 41% national average for IVF, as reported by the US Centers for Disease Control. "Initial studies of this physical therapy technique show promising results, and may benefit fertility specialists and their patients," says Dr. Mark Kan, Reproductive Endocrinologist of Newport Fertility Center in California.

In a related study, 71% of infertile women conceived naturally after therapy. "The therapy appears to facilitate fertility in women with a wide array of unexplained or adhesion-related infertility," said Richard King, MD, an independent gynecologist and research physician. "Prior to receiving the therapy, patients in the natural therapy study reported infection, surgery, endometriosis, hormonal issues, unexplained infertility, and even blocked fallopian tubes. Most participants became pregnant naturally and delivered healthy babies after therapy." Women in both studies averaged 5 years of infertility.

Side effects of the therapy are generally positive. A third study published in Medscape (12/04) reported the therapy's effectiveness in reducing intercourse pain and showed statistically significant improvements in all six major areas of sexual function: (desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and pain).

"I have seen great results from this work and am happy to bring it to Arizona," said Susan Jacques, OTR/L, Director of the Scottsdale, Arizona clinic. "It is exciting to witness such dramatic decreases in pelvic pain and improved fertility in so many women."

Clear Passage is accepting patients for treatment and offering phone consultations (at no charge) toll free at 1-866-222-9437. The Scottsdale location joins other Clear Passage clinics in Florida, Iowa, California, and New York. More information is available at http://www.clearpassage.com.

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