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Caffeine and Conception

June 1, 2011 Clear Passage Physical Therapy No comments

A recent study published by MSNBC reports that caffeine may cause infertility.

For those who find comfort in their morning cup of joe, this may come as a shock. While the caffeine in in your Starbucks cup may help you feel more alert throughout the day, this study shows that it can also reduce the activity of the fallopian tube muscles. When these muscles do not function properly, it can result in an unsuccessful pregnancy or an ectopic pregnancy.

This study was originally conducted on mice who were given the equivalent of several cups of coffee. Additional research will be required to determine how much caffeine consumed by humans will affect the muscle function of a woman’s fallopian tubes.

Will this study affect the way you consume caffeine?

We’d love to hear your thoughts. Leave a comment below.

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Twitter Users Share Hope for NIAW

May 3, 2011 Clear Passage Physical Therapy No comments

A number of people requested to read all the tweets posted from our Share Hope infertility awareness giveaway. We were overwhelmed by the positive responses we received and the community that was built among those who shared their joys, sorrows, and hope.


Share Hope Tweets:

I came to the realization that #infertility will never fight fairly but hope will ALWAYS be on our side #ShareHope

Endo & Infertility has caused so much heartache, that my husbands exact words were “I want my wife back” #Endo #ShareHope#Infertility

I am more aware of those who suffer just like me. Just when we want to give up, DON’T!! Always have hope #ShareHope

Just left church, and today’s message was on hope. God always helps me to find peace #sharehope

Thanks so much for this week! I will take it with me and continue to do what I can with the renewed faith you’ve given me.#sharehope

The blockage in my body can’t block my hope, my courage, or my dreams of possibility. It’s just an obstacle I have to work around.#sharehope

There is something special in store for my husband and I, no mater how we receive #ShareHope

The pain of Infertility can be devastating. But we can’t let it consume us. “Lose not faith, lose not courage, go forward”. #sharehope

Even I don’t completely understand my wifes heartache. All I can do is wipe her tears. not knowing what to say. nor what to do.#sharehope

Summoning strength to be strong for my wife, she’s discouraged. So hard when you can feel your wife’s pain so vibrantly.#sharehope #NIAW

I appreciate everybody who has helped me be a little more okay with being who I am, including #infertile. #ShareHope

#SHAREHOPE sadness pain when will i laugh again.my body aches and i feel so low,what the future holds we will never know,a miracle for me x

Stepping out on faith is a good way to fall and hurt yourself, but it’s also the only way to the other side. Keep stepping out.#sharehope

#sharehope when will i be rewarded,when will my baby come to me,when will the pain go away, when will i suceed. when when when?

It’s not a shame to have hope and dreams unfulfilled, but it is an awful shame not to hope and dream at all.#sharehope

Infertitlity has made me a stronger more faith driven WOMAN! Infertitlity can make everything else that much more managable!!!#sharehope

Every disappointment is an opportunity to learn and a chance to grow. This journey is all about love, hope, and baby steps.#sharehope

I will NEVER give into my infertility! I will nvr let it over take my life w/ sadness! Eventually life will be created within me! #sharehope

I have more love for my future baby than the world has shown for the royal wedding #sharehope

Its crazy to think how many of us women have the courage to tell our story of infertility, cause 4 me at times…its embaressing.#sharehope

Different direction but same destination, yet our lessons come from our journey. Cry when it’s over, & smile because it happened#sharehope

Infertility has never been kind to me but there are many moments when I appreciate the strength that it has given me #ShareHope#NIAW

If I gave in each month and let my infertility take pieces of my spirit what would be left of my strength when my baby arrives?#ShareHope

In order for us to get up and move forward in our battle each day we must first learn how to release what is holding us back#ShareHope

#ShareHope No matter what happens, I am so glad to have learned that I can handle so much more than I ever thought I would have to handle.

I am a warrior, I am a nurturer, and my capacity to love is endless. My arms may be empty now, but I am already a mother!#sharehope

#infertility allows us to connect profoundly with our unborn children. They have a special purpose, & this journey is part of it!#sharehope

Ectopic preg, 5 failed IVF, blocked tube. My heart said don’t give up, even if I can’t get up. Determination is the key! #ShareHope

I Expect the worse, hope for the best, & pray for patience.#ShareHope

I know that someday, somehow – I will get there. I will find a way to parent & this will all have been worth it. #ShareHope #NIAW

I can envision the day when my dream comes to life and all of the wonder in my heart is replaced with joy #ShareHope

Our baby wants us as much as we want them. This is the rapidly thinning distance between creation & existence #sharehope#infertility #NIAW

My hope: when new life is stirring inside when a tiny heartbeat is heard 4 the 1st time & a playful kick tells me I am nvr alone#sharehope

Hey Baby, sorry we’re late, your father wouldn’t stop for directions. I knew it was the LEFT TUBE! Ugh. See you soon. Love Mom.#sharehope

I look toward the future and let my dreams pull me through the difficult moments of infertility #ShareHope #NIAW

the cost to have a baby is no where near the cost it takes to make one. Saving for treatment! 11 years infertile and counting#sharehope

If I said my (our) situation was hopeless, then I’d be slamming the door in the face of God #ShareHope

miracles sometimes come in packages we can unwrap and often the gift is a lesson which gives us strength and lends us new hope#sharehope

unconventional treatment can sometimes bring us back to forgotten knowledge that is then rediscovered wisdom & becomes a new hope #sharehope

#infertility creates an instant community of warriors lifting & encouraging each other. It’s an honor to be among you.#sharehope #NIAW

#sharehope Hope=Faith=Patience=Time=Happy=Love

you know I realized that women who struggle w/TTC appreciate and fall in love more with their baby when finally conceiving!#sharehope

I will always remember that every failure can be a stepping stone to something better. Giving up is NOT ME! #sharehope

I aim for the stars, because even if I miss, I’ll still be among the stars! We have to keep the faith! #ShareHope

If I face my infertility with the belief in miracles then I know there is always the possibility of experiencing one. #ShareHope #NIAW

38 mo. of trying, dealing with #infertility = 38 mo. of being on the miracle path. This child was amazing before we started.#sharehope

Through the needles, plastic cups, predictor kits, prayers, and mystery teas with eye of newt- remember girl, you are never alone.#sharehope

When I want to give up, my pre-conceived child whispers, “I’m here. Keep going! I can only arrive through you!” #sharehope #NIAW

Through infertility’s challenges, women of strength, humility, and grace are being conceived. I walk beside you, I hold your hand#sharehope

Genesis 21:2 is a passage of hope and dreams #sharehope

#sharehope infertility isn’t for the weak or meek! It’s made me so much stronger than I ever thought I could be.

I could be a mom. my body just doesn’t know it yet. She’ll catch up sooner or later. #niaw #sharehope

dealing with this has taken such a toll on me physically and emotionally, but I can’t give up this dream of mine #sharehope

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NIAW Effort Shares Hope

April 26, 2011 Clear Passage Physical Therapy No comments


Share Hope is an awareness effort to bring light and hope to the infertility community during National Infertility Awareness Week. Those who struggle with infertility were asked to post their stories, their experiences, and their hopes on Twitter. This is a compilation of some of these tweets that are sharing hope across the nation.

Share Hope Tweets:

#sharehope: Infertility => 2 kids => designed/led infertility bible study => published … => now, sharing hope globally!

10 yrs of experience in infertility field & have personally battled w/ secondary infertility. I believe in this amazing process

#sharehope 8 yrs IF: I became a step-mum, but DH has vasectomy, need IVF, ICSI v.expensive :( no funding, no treatment, no child for us

#sharehope 1 m/c, OI, 1 live baby (almost 2yo), Lupron tx now for endo, then ttc #2. happy #NIAW11

#sharehope 2 years of more sex than Ron Jeremy, 3 failed iui’s (including 1 involving a Starbucks bathroom) & 2 failed ivf’s! Happy #NIAW!

#sharehope i know theres sunshine behind the rain, i know theres good times behind the pain. i close my eyes and i can see a better day.

It’s National #Infertility Week, 1 in 8 couples struggle with #infertility, so if you or someone you love does, stand up and #sharehope.

#sharehope Happiness can feel like the world goes round but the minute your monthly cycle arrives it feels like the world has ended.

#sharehope can you believe it? even after all the let downs for almost a decade…I STILL HAVE HOPE :)

#sharehope finally thought after 8 1/2 years that I was finally pregnant :..( Just got my period. This is so hard :(

Infertility Issues: The quest to try & get knocked up… despite the universe’s efforts to knock you down. #NIAW #sharehope #infertility

dealing with this has taken such a toll on me physically and emotionally, but I can’t give up this dream of mine #sharehope

everybody feels a broken heart only mine seems to be intensified when thinking of wanting a miracle baby. #sharehope

Once you choose hope, anything’s possible. – Christopher Reeve #ShareHope #NIAW

It is estimated that 30-40% of women with endometriosis may have difficulties in becoming pregnant, I’m one of them. #sharehope

@clearpassage #sharehope As I read many others who are like me it makes me feel so sad to know all the heartache we go through together :.(

Saw so many cute babies & kids @ WDW yesterday, made my uterus ache. Cant wait 4 an excuse to dye Easter eggs again! #sharehope

#sharehope TTC for 8 1/2 years, 1 miscarriage, 2 adopted children…and yet I am so beyond blessed and thankful :)

After miscarrying near Easter last year, I’ve found #hope & peace in unexpected, remarkable ways. Blog Post #sharehope

Been laying on my back over an hour, think that’s long enough to get the boys swimming the right way? #sharehope #NIAW #Infertility

Family Is Relative: Your definition of family is not necessarily mine, but respect is universal.” #Infertility #sharehope

AWWW My niece and nephew were praying that I could get pregnant and they each were begging God for a boy or a girl! #sharehope

To see more minority women (and men!) spreading the word about #infertility has made my heart swell! #sharehope

can’t believe how many women go through what I go through. We are all in this 2gether, wanting hope, wanting a baby! To us! #sharehope #NIAW

Today I got the support of my Congressman for the IF tax credit bill that’s coming soon and he’s willing to co-sponsor. #sharehope #NIAW

National #Infertility Awareness Week has given me the confidence to speak out for this community #ShareHope #NIAW

Refuse to despair over past defeats. Eventually,I Jewels, will overcome my defeat! #sharehope

I could be a mom. my body just doesn’t know it yet. She’ll catch up sooner or later. #niaw #sharehope

My brother w/cancer never gave up hope, I gave my stem-cells & gave him life. Im not giving up on Hope to be a mom! #sharehope

@clearpassage i don’t have unexplained infertility. everyone else just has unexplained fertility. #sharehope #niaw

If it wasn’t for infertility, I would have never gone to college. #sharehope #NIAW @clearpassage

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”- Thomas Edison #sharehope

Infertility can be hard to go through even for couples in a solid relationship. Talk to each other. Seek therapy if needed #sharehope #NIAW

Infertility isn’t for the weak or meek! It makes you so much stronger than you ever thought you could be. #sharehope #NIAW

I am so glad that even if it is a ridiculous thing to do to for TTC my husband is so willing! Love you! #sharehope

Infertility is a heart-wrenching, faith-questioning, relationship-testing, life-altering experience #sharehope @clearpassage

Believe it or not I wouldn’t take my #infertility back. It’s made me the stronger person I am today #ShareHope #NIAW

Hope is such a strong word – it is a feeling that something desirable is likely to happen. I have hope for all of us TTC #sharehope #NIAW

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Fertility Drugs Increase Thyroid Cancer Risk

April 20, 2010 Clear Passage Physical Therapy 2 comments

Experts Reveal Alternatives to Risky Pharmaceuticals

Women who take the most common fertility drugs, progesterone and clomiphene, are at a greater risk to develop thyroid cancer than those who don’t, according to a study by the Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society.

The 36-year study, which tracked thousands of women, discovered that women who took fertility drugs developed thyroid cancer at an increased rate over those who did not. Compounded with the previously documented risks of multiple births and other complications, many couples have begun seeking natural alternatives to the use of fertility drugs.

Belinda Wurn, PT, Clinical Director

Belinda Wurn, PT, Clinical Director

“Some new drug-free programs avoid these risks,” said physical therapist Belinda Wurn, who developed a natural fertility treatment with her therapist husband. The treatment, a unique manual therapy, underwent clinical trials, and results have been reported in several medical journals, including Medscape General Medicine Ob/Gyn & Women’s Health.

In the first study, 71 percent of women diagnosed infertile by their doctors an average of five years, became pregnant naturally within one year of receiving the therapy. Most of the women gave birth, and several have had subsequent natural full-term pregnancies. While the total number of participants was small, the results were considered important enough to be published in a major peer-reviewed medical journal.

In another Medscape study, scientists examined the effectiveness of using the therapy before in vitro-fertilization (IVF) in women averaging five years of infertility. Those who had therapy before IVF transfer reported a clinical pregnancy rate of 67 percent. The control group (no therapy) had a 41 percent rate – the national average for clinical pregnancy after embryo transfer according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). Most of the pregnancies in the therapy group reported live births.

A study published in Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine showed that therapy opened totally blocked fallopian tubes, a procedure previously thought impossible without surgery. Of the women whose tubes opened (61 percent), most went on to have natural pregnancies and births.

The Wurns, co-authors of Miracle Moms Better Sex Less Pain – The ‘Clear Passage’ Story (www.miraclemoms.net), were initially looking for a cure for pelvic pain when they began seeing unexpected natural pregnancies in women diagnosed infertile. Surprised by their results, they expanded their work to develop a non-pharmaceutical treatment for female infertility. Several of their studies have provided statistically significant results.

After being diagnosed with cervical cancer and undergoing pelvic surgery, Belinda was pronounced cured. A short time later, she began to have a pulling sensation in her pelvis which quickly turned to debilitating pain. As she and her husband searched for an end to her pain, they soon realized that modern medicine was not the answer. Doctors told Belinda that the pain was due to adhesions caused by her surgery, and that the only way to relieve the pain was more surgery which would likely result in more adhesions.

That diagnosis began a 20-year journey of research and testing of a drug-free soft-tissue physical therapy that has been found safe and effective, and is now offered in several clinics in the USA. The treatment they perfected begins with a trained physical therapist locating abnormal tensions in and around the organs, muscles, and support structures of the body. Guided by her experience, precise knowledge of the anatomy and of her patient’s medical history, she applies a specific pressure to adhered areas. This pressure is designed to reduce the adhesions that formed in the body over time, and return the structures to normal mobility, tone, and function.

“Over time, we found that we were helping pain and dysfunctions beyond our original intent and out of the usual scope of physical therapy practice,” said Wurn. “Many of these ‘discoveries’ were uncovered by chance. Patients who came for treatment of chronic pain would often report dramatic improvement in seemingly unrelated areas, such as digestion, elimination, and reproductive or sexual function.”

About Larry and Belinda Wurn

Belinda Wurn began her education as a pre-med student at the University of Florida. Despite a straight-A average, Belinda soon realized that her heart was in a more “hands-on” approach. She transferred to the Physical Therapy program, graduated and began working. An artist when he and Belinda married, Larry Wurn is now a massage therapist and Research Director of Clear Passage Therapies, Inc. Miracle Moms Better Sex Less Pain – The ‘Clear Passage’ Story is available at www.miraclemoms.net. Larry and Belinda Wurn live happily in Gainesville, Florida.

The Wurns now have several ‘Clear Passage’ clinics across the United States –named from their experience opening blocked fallopian tubes. Their research articles and citations have been published in such respected Medical journals as Medscape General Medicine, Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, Contemporary Ob/Gyn and Fertility and Sterility.

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Through The Fertility Ringer: Finding Success after Multiple Disappointments

February 14, 2009 Clear Passage Physical Therapy No comments

By Jackie

Madison never thought she wouldn’t be able to conceive. “I was shocked when I could not become pregnant,” she reported.

After a year of trying naturally, Madison and her husband sought the help of their doctor. Madison had an HSG to see if her fallopian tubes were functional. The results showed everything was fine. Madison then consulted with another doctor, who suspected she might have endometriosis. She underwent laparoscopic surgery and sure enough, the physician found severe endometriosis encasing the majority of her reproductive system.

Endometriosis on the outside of the uterus

Endometriosis on the outside of the uterus

Unfortunately, Madison and her husband were still unable to become pregnant after the surgery. They tried Clomid, but had no success after six months.

Madison decided it was time to consult with another specialist. He suggested they try intrauterine inseminations (IUI) with hormonal shots. But three IUIs later, they still hadn’t conceived. Their specialist suspected that Madison’s endometriosis had re-grown, so Madison agreed to a second surgery.

Once again, Madison and her husband couldn’t become pregnant after surgery. On the advice of their specialist, they decided it was time to move on to IVF. There were no complications with the retrieval of eggs or the transfer of the embryos, but there was still no pregnancy. Three months later, Madison and her husband tried IVF again. They were devastated by another unsuccessful transfer.

Despite the hardships they had experienced, Madison and her husband were determined to not give-up. They scheduled a third IVF transfer.

Before their transfer, Madison learned of Clear Passage Therapies (CPT). After reading over the treatment, they felt it could make their 3rd transfer successful. Madison attended an intensive week of therapy one month before her transfer. She told us, “After treatment, my body felt looser and healthier. When I returned home, my husband and I were elated to find there was no longer any pain with sex. My husband joked that he would send me back for more treatment in a heartbeat. Another amazing outcome was that I no longer experienced pain from my endometriosis.”

The next month, Madison completed her 3rd IVF transfer and was finally pregnant! She carried the baby to full-term and delivered a healthy baby girl.

Five months after her birth they got a surprise – Madison was naturally pregnant! She told us, “After struggling with infertility for so long, my husband and I never considered using any form of birth control. It was then I knew CPT had healed and restored proper function to my body.”

Madison’s full story, told in her own words, will be featured in our upcoming book Miracle Moms, Better Sex, Less Pain. To learn more about our treatment for endometriosis or female infertility, please visit our website.

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