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Three Complementary Infertility Treatments Boost Pregnancy Rates, Research Shows

October 9, 2006 Clear Passage Physical Therapy 2 comments

Gainesville, FL  - October 9, 2006/PRNewswrire/ – Infertility specialists are reporting higher pregnancy rates when they add physical therapy, acupuncture, or mind-body techniques to their recommended care, according to recently published studies.

Research gynecologist Dr. Richard King was initially intrigued when he heard patients had become pregnant despite blocked fallopian tubes after receiving a new pelvic physical therapy infertility treatment. He later co-authored studies in WebMD’s peer reviewed Medscape General Medicine which showed the pelvic therapy increased natural and IVF pregnancy rates. “It makes sense to add non-invasive techniques to traditional protocols as long as they are backed by scientific evidence,” says King.

Other published studies indicate acupuncture and mind-body techniques can assist infertile couples to become pregnant. Long respected in Eastern medicine, acupuncture gained popularity in the West after a German study showed that it increased IVF pregnancy rates. “Acupuncture treats a variety of fertility issues at almost every age and stage in a woman’s cycle,” says Dr. Randine Lewis, licensed acupuncturist and author of The Infertility Cure (Little, Brown 2004). “It assists the entire reproductive system to achieve optimal health.”

Mind-body awareness is also on the rise in fertility circles after a study in Fertility and SterilityInconceivableä Conceptions mind-body program. The program incorporates diet changes, movement, visualization, and other natural remedies. showed increased pregnancy rates for infertile women who participate in support groups. “The tools in our support circles give couples back a sense of control over their lives; they help them turn a crisis into a health enhancing opportunity,” says Julia Indichova, author of (Doubleday 2001) and creator of the Fertile Heart

“With an estimated six million infertile women in the US, complementary treatments are taking an increased role in helping many of these achieve their dreams of parenthood,” says Dr. King.

“I know that the pelvic physical therapy I received is what my body needed to be successful with my pregnancy,” said one patient to Dr. King. “After trying to conceive for so long and struggling with recurrent miscarriages, the therapy healed me and helped me to be able to have my daughter.”

Note to Editors: Physicians and authors are available for interview and panel discussions. Hi-res photos and press kits.

Media contact: Larry Wurn, 352-336-1433 or cptherapy(at)aol.com

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Over 150 Babies Expected After Non-Surgical Infertility Treatment – Peer Reviewed Medical Studies Published

June 19, 2006 Clear Passage Physical Therapy No comments

Gainesville, FL, June 19, 2006/PRNewswire/ – Physical therapists researching a non-surgical infertility treatment report 167 babies born or presently expected to infertile women who received the new therapy.

“Passing 150 births is a real milestone for us, but we feel this is only the beginning,” said co-developer and physical therapist Belinda Wurn. “It is gratifying to see success in a large variety of infertility diagnoses, and that positive results seem to last for years.”

“One of my fallopian tubes had been surgically removed and the other was completely blocked, leaving me with no chance for a natural pregnancy,” said one patient to Wurn. “It was an amazing feeling when I learned my tube was open after therapy, and even more amazing when I became pregnant naturally. I have since been blessed with three healthy babies.”

The hands-on physical therapy was first examined in two studies published in the peer reviewed medical journal Medscape General Medicine (6/04). The first study examined the ability of the therapy to help infertile women conceive naturally. After therapy, 71% of the participants had a natural pregnancy and most had full-term births.

The second study showed that women who received the therapy before IVF had a 67% clinical pregnancy rate in embryos transferred after therapy – significantly higher than the 41% control group (P<.001). Average duration of infertility before therapy in the studies was five years.

“Both of my IVF transfers before therapy were unsuccessful,” said another patient to therapist Mandy Roscow, MPT. “I had endometriosis and hoped this therapy would prepare my body to be more successful in my next transfer. Apparently it did — I became pregnant in my first IVF after therapy and now have beautiful twins!”

The new treatment is considered low risk, as it uses no drugs or surgery, according to co-developer Larry Wurn. The therapy, known as the Wurn Technique®, is used to treat infertility and pelvic and intercourse pain. It is available exclusively at several Clear Passage Therapies® clinics from New York to California. The 20-hour program can be completed in as little as five days.

Media contact: Larry Wurn, 352-336-1433 or cptherapy(at)aol.com

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Researchers Find Unexpected Results During Infertility Investigation- Better Sex and Orgasms

June 6, 2006 Clear Passage Physical Therapy No comments

Gainesville, FL, June 6, 2006/PRNewswire/ – Researchers investigating a treatment for female infertility were surprised when participants reported unusual side effects – increased orgasms and sexual desire.

“The improved sexual function occurred in women who reported low libido, painful intercourse, and other sexual issues before therapy,” said gynecologist Richard King. “We were pleased to find that in addition to helping women conceive, this therapy has a beneficial side effect.”

King and his research team were investigating a pelvic physical therapy treatment for female infertility, the Wurn Technique®. Then patients began reporting increased desire, decreased pain with intercourse, and “orgasms like I’ve never had in my life” to the research team weeks and months after therapy.

“After years of experiencing an almost complete lack of interest in sex, I now have desires and responses unlike anything I’ve experienced in my lifetime,” reported one forty year-old woman to a member of the research team. “My husband and I feel like newlyweds.”

Based on the unexpected findings, the researchers conducted a study on the ability of therapy to improve female sexual function. Results of the study [“Medscape General Medicine” - 12/04] showed 78% of women experienced increased desire (libido), 56% reported increased orgasms, and 96% reported decreased pain with intercourse.

“Before therapy, I wasn’t interested in sex, and I had difficulty experiencing orgasms. I had come to believe that this was the way things were supposed to be. After therapy, I began to have deep, intense orgasms during intercourse,” said another study participant to Mandy Roscow, MPT, one of the therapists.

In the initial study the hands-on physical therapy technique, which breaks down pelvic adhesions, was shown to improve in vitro fertilization (IVF) success rates, and natural pregnancy rates in infertile women. The study was published in the peer-reviewed journal Medscape General Medicine (6/04).

Note to editors: Dr. King, research participants, therapists available for interviews. Media contact is Larry Wurn, 352-336-1433 or cptherapy(at)aol.com.

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The right touch may improve intimacy

April 26, 2006 Clear Passage Physical Therapy No comments

Over a third of US women surveyed suffer from painful intercourse, yet remarkably, most never tell their doctors. Two studies published in Obstetrics and Gynecology report that between 33% and 46% of women surveyed have persistent pain with intercourse. Suffering in silence, most of these women also reported decreased sexual activity or other adverse effects on their relationships, due to physical pain during intimacy.

Women with dyspareunia (painful intercourse) may also experience pain in the lower back, hip, buttocks and groin. Some are unable to sit for long periods of time, have frequent bladder infections, or suffer from digestive or bowel problems. Many report a decreased desire to engage in sexual activity, inability to have an orgasm, and problems trying to conceive.

Men often feel powerless in helping their partner deal with these difficult issues. Unable to help relieve the pain, many men become confused, depressed and deeply frustrated that their touch causes their partner pain.

Some women complain that traditional dyspareunia treatments — medication, lubricants or psychological counseling — address symptoms, but not the cause of the pain. However, a recently published study indicates that a more permanent answer may be as simple as “the right touch.”

Seventeen years ago, massage therapist Larry Wurn was frustrated trying to find a cure for his wife’s pelvic pain. Belinda Wurn had to resign as Associate Professor of Physical Therapy at the University of Florida due to the pain she experienced after pelvic surgery. That’s when the couple began to develop a non-invasive hands-on therapy to treat Belinda’s pelvic pain. The therapy, a slow and deep bodywork focused on the areas of pain, has evolved over the years into a treatment for intercourse pain and related disorders.

The Wurn Technique® (patent pending) is a manual physical therapy without the drugs often associated with medical techniques. In a recently published peer reviewed study, it relieved or eliminated intercourse pain in 96% of the women treated, and showed statistically significant improvements in all six major areas of sexual function: (desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and pain). Of the 23 women who received the therapy, 78% reported increased desire and 56% reported increased orgasms on their post treatment study surveys.

According to the Wurns, most patients begin to notice pain relief within the first few hours of therapy. By the end of the one-week program (available at Clear Passage Therapies® clinics) pain significantly decreased or was eliminated in all but one study patient.

In addition to decreasing intercourse pain and improving orgasms, peer reviewed published studies show increased pregnancies in women diagnosed infertile, after this therapy.

About Clear Passage:

Clear Passage Therapies® has clinics in California, Florida, and Iowa. Most patients fly in for the one-week course of therapy. Information is available at http://www.clearpassage.com/ or toll free at 1-866-222-9437.

Belinda Wurn, PT graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in physical therapy from the University of Florida in 1975. She and her husband, massage therapist Larry Wurn, owned a network of chronic pain clinics as they developed their work treating pelvic pain and female infertility. Belinda is considered an expert in causes and treatments of various types of sexual dysfunction including decreased orgasm, desire, arousal, lubrication and satisfaction and painful intercourse. She has co-authored studies about improving natural and IVF (in vitro fertilization) pregnancy rates in women diagnosed infertile.

Larry Wurn, LMT studied manual therapy with several recognized experts in manual therapy to help treat Belinda for pain and dysfunction following surgery and pelvic radiation. Prior to their development, Belinda had been unable to find relief with traditional medical care. As Larry progressed in his education, he and Belinda developed new techniques to help relieve pain and improve reproductive function, including fertility.

Research studies: Belinda and Larry were joined by scientists and research physicians who became fascinated with the results they saw with this new therapy. To date, the group has published three studies in WebMD’s internationally recognized peer-reviewed journal, Medscape General Medicine. These studies were distributed to 2.5 million physician subscribers in 249 countries and were recently accepted into the US Library of Medicine.

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New Moms Thank Complementary Therapies For A Special Mother’s Day

April 3, 2006 Clear Passage Physical Therapy No comments

Gainesville, FL, April 3, 2006 — Millions of US couples suffer the heartache of infertility every year. Thanks to recent scientific research and the growing awareness of complementary fertility treatments, many women who were once infertile are celebrating this Mother’s Day in the seat of honor.

Sue Carlton, diagnosed infertile due to endometriosis and adhesions, is expecting her first baby this Mother’s Day. She says that the therapies she used with her medical treatments played a big role in her success.

Mother’s Day was one of the most difficult holidays for Lisa Thiesen. But after seven years of infertility and two heart-breaking miscarriages, Lisa and her husband Jeff are celebrating this year with their newborn daughter, thanks to a physical therapy treatment she says helped her become pregnant.

As scientific research grows, even infertility physicians are touting the use of physical therapy and other complementary therapies to assist couples in their quest to conceive. “Initial studies of a new 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.

A study published by WebMD’s Medscape General Medicine showed that women who received a new “hands-on” physical therapy before in-vitro fertilization (IVF) had a 67% pregnancy rate, much higher than the 41% national average used as a control (P < .001). The same journal reported a 72% natural pregnancy rate for women infertile an average of five years before receiving this new therapy (www.clearpassage.com). “It appears to facilitate fertility in women with a wide array of unexplained or adhesion-related infertility,” says Dr. Richard King, Research Gynecologist at the Florida Medical and Research Institute.

Acupuncture, long respected in Eastern medicine, is also being recognized as an adjunct to fertility treatments in the West. Results from a German study showed that the use of acupuncture before IVF embryo transfer greatly enhanced the chance for pregnancy. More recent studies are confirming the role of acupuncture to improve reproductive status. “Acupuncture is used to treat a variety of fertility issues, at almost every age and stage in a woman’s cycle,” says Dr. Randine Lewis, licensed acupuncturist and author of “The Infertility Cure.” “It assists the entire reproductive system in achieving optimal health.”

Mind-body awareness is also on the rise in fertility circles. According to a study published by “Fertility and Sterility,” pregnancy rates for infertile women significantly increased with support group participation. “The tools we work with in our support circles give couples back a sense of control over their lives, and help them turn a crisis into a health enhancing opportunity,” says Julia Indichova, author of “Inconceivable” and creator of the Fertile Heartä Conceptions mind-body program. The program incorporates diet changes, movement, visualization, and other natural remedies.

Many women who have been unsuccessful in their family building efforts through the use of traditional medical techniques often give up hope of ever having a child. Complementary therapies, now bolstered by scientific research, offer a safe and effective adjunct to traditional treatments. For more information see www.clearpassage.com.

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