Fertility Oasis Approach
The place to fulfill your dream of becoming a parent, naturally.
Fertility Oasis is a naturopathic medicine and acupuncture clinic excelling at functional medicine approaches to fertility. Functional medicine looks at how your body is operating in its entirety, in the current environment, and how it is impacted by this. An example: if you have infertility and IBS, your fertility issues could functionally be a result of having poor absorption of nutrients. Correcting the gut dysfunction can improve your nutrient status and thus fertility.
At Fertility Oasis, an investigation of your hormones, lifestyle and dietary choices, nutritional deficiencies, emotional and mental wellbeing, and toxic burden on the body, is performed. Dr. Kerr analyzes all this information to develop a treatment protocol that will improve the underlying contributing factors impacting your reproductive health.
Clinic Expectation
Both partners are encouraged to have a functional assessment performed due to 40% of fertility struggles being a result of a female factor, 40% a male factor, and 20% both partners have contributing factors. If only one partner (usually the female) is evaluated at Fertility Oasis, at minimum the history sheet of the absent partner and a semen analysis of the male partner is encourage to rule out an issue with sperm shape and motility.
Natural approaches to improving fertility take time. Egg and sperm take 3 months from start to finish for proper development and formation. Dr. Kerr emphasizes that 6-9 months is often needed to remove, correct, and overcome what could be causing your fertility struggles. During this time you will have follow-up labs and testing to ensure the proper and most beneficial protocol is being utilized.
Whether you have been officially diagnosed with infertility, have other reproductive concerns, or are simply curious about natural medicine, Dr. Kerr is here to develop the best pre-conception plan possible for you. Live today as you would if you were already pregnant.
Functional Medicine Testing
Genova Diagnostics Rhythm Plus
Genova Diagnostics Metabolomix+
Precision Analytical Inc. DUTCH Testing: Dried Urine for Comprehensive Hormones (DUTCH) is the most advanced test for reproductive hormones.
More comprehensive than serum, saliva or 24-hour urine testing
Easy patient collection (4 dried urine samples collected simply on filter paper)
Unparalleled adrenal testing (diurnal free cortisol pattern with cortisol metabolites)
Accurate and comprehensive testing of sex hormones and metabolites (including 2,4,16-OH oestrogens)
Effective monitoring of hormone replacement (improved clinical accuracy for many scenarios)
8 separate lab methods (GC-MS/MS, LC-MS/MS) to ensure the most accurate methods for each test
One simple test to bring you unrivaled clinical information and confident clinical conclusions
Therapies
Natural therapies used by Dr. Kerr include:
Botanical medicine: herbal tinctures, teas, capsules, and topical applications are utilized extensively
Nutritional supplements: patient specific vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, amino acids (protein building block), and enzymes are recommended
Dietary and lifestyle modifications: top priority for Fertility Oasis is to identify and manage any lifestyle habits that are detrimental to your reproductive health
Traditional Chinese Medicine: Over her career, Dr. Kerr has seen expedited results in patients that have acupuncture in conjunction with botanical and nutritional therapies.
Acupuncture: use of fine needles inserted just below the surface of the skin
Moxibustion: burning of the herb mugwort over the skin
Cupping: glass or plastic cups are applied to the skin at specific areas of the body, creating a suction
Electroacupuncture “E-stim”: a form of acupuncture where a small electric current is passed between pairs of acupuncture needles
Gua Sha: involves scraping the skin with a massage tool to improve circulation and break up adhesions
Tui Na: a form of bodywork/massage that uses stretches, pressure points, and joint rotations, to balance the body's vital energy