Women's Health

Health conditions that are specific to women are broad but there's always a way that I can help. Whether you have a hormonal imbalance, menstrual irregularity, infertility, frequent infections, or cancer, I will have a transformative plan that's tailored to you! You are here because you want to have a natural approach to your care and that's what I do here. My focus is to get your body to function efficiently and optimally.

Some of the conditions that I can help to optimize or improve (but are not limited to) are listed below:
     ~ hormonal imbalance. For example: estrogen dominance, menopause, PMS
     ~ menstrual cycle irregularities. For example: heavy or light bleeding, short menstrual cycles
     ~ painful menstruation (dysmenorrhea)
     ~ infertility
     ~ infections. For example: bacterial vaginosis, yeast infections
     ~ uterine fibroids
     ~ ovarian cysts
     ~ stress incontinence
     ~ side effects of cancer treatment. Note: if you have an active cancer (of any type), you must be working with an oncologist in order for us to provide any treatment or recommendations to you. A consent form must also be signed by you prior to any acupuncture treatment or natural recommendations.
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Here are Dr Lor's top 4 tips for fertility support:

1. Hormone balance: Your hormones are important and more so important when you want are trying to conceive. Determining which hormones are not within optimal range are crucial and can make a big difference in helping you in your reproductive journey.

2. Stress management/adrenal support: The more stressed you are, the more your body will refrain itself from conceiving. Your body's job is to make sure that you are functioning and to keep you alive. Having a baby inside of you adds another level of stress to the body that it doesn't need, if your stress level is already high. Implementing coping mechanisms and adrenal support will be very beneficial for you.

3. Improving your digestive health: Your nutrition and the health of your digestive system is another crucial aspect to look at when it comes to optimizing fertility. We will work closely with you to help ensure that you are eating with the intent to nourish your body and heal your gut.
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4. Inflammation management: Inflammatory processes that are not managed can wreak havoc on your body, cause you more stress and affect your hormones. Believe it or not, working on #3 (above) will also drastically help with inflammation management. Every aspect of your body is connected. Being able to manage/decrease inflammation will help you in many ways.

Should I bring in old lab or imaging results?

If you have any results that you think would be beneficial to review, please bring them. In addition, if you've had any lab or imaging (diagnostic) test results that were within the last year please bring them too.

Depending on what's going on, I may need to recommend you to get blood work. This can be discussed in more detail during your appointment.

Is Dr. Lor a Gynecologist or an Obstetrician?

I am a licensed Naturopathic doctor, a licensed Acupuncturist and a Diplomate of Oriental Medicine. I am not a Gynecologist or an Obstetrician. She has been trained and have treated many women's health related ailments. There are specific therapies that I do not provide such as insertion of birth control methods, vaccinations, delivery of baby, etc. If you have any questions about my services/therapies, please contact me.

I have been experiencing infertility and am wondering if there's anything Dr. Lor can do to help me?

Both Naturopathic and Chinese Medicines have been beneficial in helping improve fertility outcome. A hormone panel is typically recommended to see the hormone levels in your body. These hormones must be done at a specific time throughout your cycle. Research have shown that pregnancy rates increase when women who are undergoing IVF treatment also get acupuncture. Although society commonly sees infertility presented in women, it's important to know that there are also male factors that affect infertility. To discuss more about this, please contact us.