Belinda Wurn, PT, Clinical Director

Gainesville, FL (PRWEB) October 23, 2008 — Clear Passage Therapies®, a recognized leader in non-surgical treatment for female infertility, launches the new Clear Passage blog this week in honor of National Infertility Awareness Week.

Clinical Director, Belinda Wurn, says, “We hope this blog will become a resource for people to discuss and share advice on infertility, adhesions, and related health issues.”

According to the National Center for Health Statistics, an estimated six million women in the US experience infertility, and that number is growing. Ovulation problems account for a big part of female infertility; warning signs include irregular or absent menstruation. Adhesions and blocked fallopian tubes are also major causes of infertility. Fallopian tubes can become blocked by adhesions after surgery, trauma, infection, or inflammation.

Adhesions are a by-product of the healing process. Surgery (c-section, D&C, or other pelvic or abdominal surgery), trauma (auto accident, a fall, physical or sexual abuse), infection (bladder or yeast), and inflammation (endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, or STD) can all cause adhesions to form in the female reproductive organs. After they attach and grow, they can restrict normal body function and cause pain and dysfunction, including nearly half of all female infertility.

“Our blog will highlight adhesions and infertility, as well as pain and dysfunction,” says Wurn. “We plan to offer educational podcasts, videos, and polls. Most importantly, bloggers will be able to post comments for discussion.”

Wurn believes the blog can play a pivotal role in helping women discuss important medical concerns. She states, “Twenty years ago, my body was left scared and in pain after surgery and radiation therapy for cervical cancer. I wish a forum like this had existed then where I could speak with other women and experts about the pain and sexual dysfunction I experienced.” Unable to find treatment to relieve her pain, Belinda and her husband, Larry, designed a manual physical therapy protocol that eventually helped her recover.

The Wurns are currently co-authoring a book, Miracle Moms, Better Sex, Less Pain, that examines their non-surgical manual physical therapy (Wurn Technique). The therapy has been shown to reduce adhesions, decrease pain, and restore function in peer-reviewed medical journals. It has proven effective for many people without the risks or side effects of surgery or drugs. It can be used as a stand-alone treatment or in conjunction with other infertility treatments.

The book will be published this winter and includes research gynecologist, Richard King, MD, as a co-author. The authors plan to provide the table of contents at the blog to open discussions with their readers on important topics. A free e-book excerpt from the book will also be available soon at clearpassage.com.

Clear Passage Therapies was born when we discovered that we could open blocked fallopian tubes naturally, without drugs or surgery. We never set out to accomplish this task, it found us, and we have been grateful ever since. Many people find the history of our discovery fascinating. If you would like to read more about how Clear Passage came ‘to be’ please visit our history page.

Our goal for this blog is to provide a resource for the millions in need to discuss and share advice on infertility, pain, and dysfunction. We want to build a personal relationship among our team and you and among you and others facing the same issues. We’d like to say, “this is not our blog, it is yours.” We welcome comments and encourage participation by all — no registration required.

This is a moderated blog. By moderating we hope to ensure that posts are on topics that are of general interest to our readers and this blog. We pledge to post opposing views so that all voices are heard. However, we will not publish profanity, racial or ethnic slurs, defamatory or libelous statements, or rude attacks on other bloggers. All other posts are welcome.

We kindly request your patience when waiting for a response from one of our team members. Many of our team members are therapists with full schedules treating patients one-on-one. They promise to provide you with the same one-on-one consideration, just please give them time and know that they have busy schedules away from the computer. In the meantime, we hope you will take the opportunity to communicate with other bloggers on the site.

Thanks and we look forward to blogging with you!

Sincerely,

The Clear Passage Therapies Team

GAINESVILLE, Florida, February 18, 2008/PRNewswire/ — A study published in Alternative Therapies In Health and Medicine (Feb, 2008) reports that blocked fallopian tubes can be opened without surgery, enabling infertile women to become pregnant naturally.

Authors of the study “Treating Fallopian Tube Occlusion with a Manual Pelvic Physical Therapy,” became curious after a pilot study published in Fertility and Sterility (9/06) showed the treatment returned fertility in women with blocked and swollen tubes.

The non-invasive treatment developed by Clear Passage Therapies® (CPT) involves a unique protocol of manual physical therapy techniques that can be completed at any CPT clinic in one week.

According to the study, CPT’s non-surgical treatment opened tubes in 61% of women with totally blocked fallopian tubes. Without the treatment their chances for pregnancy would have been available only through surgery or in-vitro fertilization (IVF). Of the successful participants, 53% conceived naturally after the non-surgical treatment.

“I was amazed after therapy to learn my only tube was open, and I became pregnant naturally,” said Jennifer Kennedy, a CPT patient. Before therapy, one of her tubes had been removed during emergency surgery, and her remaining tube was totally blocked and swollen. “We wanted a family, but I wanted to avoid more surgery if possible, so I tried CPT. Since therapy, we have since been blessed with three beautiful children – naturally,” said Kennedy.

According to research gynecologist and former Chief of Staff of North Florida Regional Medical Center, Richard King, M.D., “This therapy has shown remarkable results in several areas and is a natural adjunct to gynecologic care.”

Larry Wurn, Clinical Research Director, founded CPT with his wife, Belinda, a physical therapist of 30 years. In 1987, Belinda developed chronic pain after surgery for pelvic cancer. The work they developed relieved her pain. When they used it on patients, women who were diagnosed infertile began having babies naturally.

A surprising side-effect of the work was increased orgasms. Many women reported improved sexual function including increased desire and orgasm, and less intercourse pain after receiving the therapy, according to two other published medical citations (Fertility & Sterility, Medscape General Medicine).

“These initial results are very encouraging,” said the Wurns. “Many physicians are impressed that a non-surgical therapy (Wurn Technique™) can be effective treating pain or infertility.”

For interviews with physicians, therapists, or patients, contact Larry Wurn 352 336-1433 or cptherapy(at) aol.com

New Orleans, LA., November 2, 2006/PRNewswire/ — Scientists at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) reported that therapists were able to open totally blocked fallopian tubes using a new pelvic physical therapy that feels similar to a deep massage. Previously, surgery was the only treatment option for women with blocked fallopian tubes.

The manual treatment (Wurn Technique®) opened blocked fallopian tubes in several women, some of whom conceived naturally after the therapy, according to the study abstract published in Fertility and Sterility (9/2006).

The abstract examined eight women with totally blocked fallopian tubes. One patient had only one tube and it was blocked, but had a natural pregnancy and childbirth after receiving the therapy. Half of the women had at least one tube opened by the therapy; half of those became pregnant naturally and gave birth.

The study cases were further complicated by a condition known as hydrosalpinx. Not only were the tubes blocked, but they were filled with a liquid that is considered toxic to embryos.

“Hydrosalpinx is generally thought to render a fallopian tube useless and may decrease the chance for successful in vitro fertilization (IVF),” said co-author Mark Kan, MD, reproductive endocrinologist at the Newport Fertility Center in Newport Beach, CA. “The therapy opened several affected tubes, and apparently returned function to some of them.”

“While this study was small, the results are clear,” said physical therapist Belinda Wurn who developed the technique with her husband, massage therapist Larry Wurn. “A diagnostic test clearly shows whether either tube has opened. The full term pregnancies indicate a return of function.”

Research gynecologist and former Chief of Staff at North Florida Regional Medical Center, Richard King, MD, called the results remarkable. “The therapy is a natural adjunct to gynecologic care,” King says.

The therapists began developing the technique in 1987 to treat author Belinda Wurn’s pelvic pain after cancer and surgery. It is now used to treat female infertility, endometriosis pain and female sexual dysfunction (including painful intercourse). The therapy is available at Clear Passage Therapies® clinics throughout the United States.

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

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.”

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

Newport Beach, CA, July 25, 2005/PRNewswire/ – A new infertility treatment, shown to be effective without drugs or surgery, is now available in the Western US. The therapy, known as the Wurn Technique® (patent pending), is a manual physical therapy treatment, similar to massage.

Previously available only in the eastern US, the therapy has been used as an adjunct to traditional infertility treatments for several years. It is now being offered at Clear Passage Therapies® in Orange County, California, between Los Angeles and San Diego. 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. “I am always looking for new approaches to benefit my patients’goals of becoming parents,” said Brian Acacio, MD, Medical Director of Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine, Los Angeles. “This preliminary research shows improvement with this therapy. While additional studies need to be conducted, this is very exciting.”

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 became pregnant naturally and delivered babies following therapy.” Women in both studies averaged 5 years of infertility.

No drugs or surgery are used with the therapy and side effects are generally positive. A third study published in Medscape (12/04) reported the therapy’s effectiveness in reducing intercourse pain and increasing sexual function in areas measurable by science, including desire [libido] and orgasm.

“I am pleased to offer this new therapy on the West Coast,” said Mary Cox, PT, Director of the California fertility clinic in Orange County. “I look forward to working with women and their physicians to resolve pelvic pain, and to improve success rates for infertility patients.”

Clear Passage is accepting patients for treatment and offering phone consultations (at no charge) toll free at 1-866-BABYHERE (1-866-222-9437). Clinics are currently located in Florida, Iowa, and California. More information is available at www.clearpassage.com.

DES MOINES, IA, June 6, 2005/PRNewswire/ — A new infertility treatment, shown to be effective without drugs or surgery, is now available in the Midwest. The therapy, known as the Wurn Technique® (patent pending), is a combination of manual physical therapy and massage techniques.

Women from across the country have successfully used this therapy as an alternative and adjunct to traditional infertility treatments for several years. It is now available to women and their physicians at Clear Passage Therapies® in Des Moines, Iowa. The clinic will provide a valuable service for the nearly one in six couples throughout the Midwest struggling with infertility.

Medical studies published in Medscape General Medicine, Ob/Gyn & Women’s Health (6/04) show this 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 CDC. Successes included women over 40 and several women who had failed to become pregnant in two or more IVF transfers before therapy.

In a related study, 71% of infertile women conceived naturally after therapy. Women in both studies averaged 5 years of infertility.

“The therapy appears to improve fertility in women with a wide array of unexplained or adhesion-related infertility,” said Richard King, MD, an independent gynecologist and research physician. “Successful study participants had histories including prior infection, surgery, endometriosis, hormonal issues, unexplained infertility, and even blocked fallopian tubes.”

No drugs or surgery are used with this therapy and side effects are generally positive. A third study published in Medscape (12/04) reported the therapy’s effectiveness in reducing painful intercourse and increasing sexual function, including desire (libido), and orgasm intensity and frequency.

Victoria Keinert, MPT, and Jean Nollen, PT are Founding Directors of the new Midwest fertility clinic in Des Moines. “We are pleased to offer this exciting and effective treatment option to Midwest women who are dealing with pelvic pain and infertility,” said Nollen.

Clear Passage is accepting patients for treatment and is offering phone consultations (at no charge) toll free at 1-866-BABYHERE (1-866-222-9437). Clinics are currently located in Gainesville, Florida and Des Moines, Iowa, with plans to open in Southern California later this year.    More information is available at www.clearpassage.com.