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Are you having trouble getting pregnant? If you have been waiting for over a year, find hope now at Dalimchae Korean Medicine Clinic.

"We haven't used contraception, but I can't get pregnant for over a year." If you are reading this article in such a situation, we well understand how distressing the monthly cycle of expectation and disappointment must be. People around you offer comfort like "take it easy" or "it will happen when the time comes," but your body isn't responding as you want, only increasing your frustration. You might be spending days losing sleep over tiny changes in your body, worrying while even considering IVF or artificial insemination.

In this situation, your body is definitely sending signals with a reason. Dalimchae Korean Medicine Clinic listens to these signals and offers fundamental solutions beyond simply whether pregnancy occurs, leading to a healthy pregnancy and childbirth.

💡 [Key Answer] 3 most common causes of "I can't get pregnant": ① Decreased ovarian function and irregular ovulation ② Unstable endometrial environment and implantation problems ③ Psychological stress and autonomic imbalance Dalimchae Clinic carefully analyzes individual constitution and uterine/ovarian environment, giving you hope for pregnancy with constitutional improvement herbal treatment optimized for healthy eggs and implantation.

When healthy couples engage in normal sexual intercourse without contraception, the probability of pregnancy within a year is about 84%. However, if pregnancy news does not come even after a year, this is diagnosed as infertility, and active cause identification and treatment are required. Especially if the woman's age is 35 or older, infertility diagnosis is made even after 6 months and faster treatment is recommended. Then, what is the fundamental cause of difficulty in getting pregnant?

Pregnancy is a delicate process that goes beyond simply meeting of egg and sperm, requiring all processes of ovulation, fertilization, implantation, and pregnancy maintenance to be achieved through amazing changes. If any one of these processes goes wrong, pregnancy becomes difficult. A significant portion of infertility diagnoses reveals 'unexplained infertility' where no special abnormal findings are found, suggesting that even subtle imbalances in our body cannot all be uncovered by modern medical examinations.

Infertility occurs due to a complex combination of physiological, environmental, and psychological factors. Various causes can exist, such as healthy eggs not ovulating, the endometrium not being suitable for implantation, hormonal imbalance, or autonomic nervous system problems due to severe stress. For example, decreased ovarian function is confirmed through AMH levels, an indicator of ovarian reserve; when this level is low, follicle count decreases and egg quality deteriorates, making natural pregnancy difficult. Also, the endometrial environment is very important for embryos to implant and maintain pregnancy; when endometrial receptivity drops due to hormonal imbalance, inflammation, or adhesion, implantation becomes difficult.

Dalimchae Clinic approaches these complex causes of infertility aiming at the overall balance of the body and normalization of reproductive function, rather than viewing them simply as individual symptoms. Herbal treatment to restore ovarian function helps improve blood flow to the uterus and ovaries, regulate hormone balance, and increase egg quality.

Herbal infertility treatment contributes to increasing pregnancy rates through various mechanisms such as strengthening ovarian function, improving endometrial environment, and recovering hormone balance. Its validity has been revealed through actual various studies.

In a study published in 2026, 90 women diagnosed with unexplained infertility at Dongguk University Ilsan Korean Medicine Hospital received a combination of herbal medicine and acupuncture treatment, showing a pregnancy success rate of 14.44%. This study confirmed the safety and efficacy of herbal infertility treatment, noting that it is at a level similar to the pregnancy success rate of artificial insemination. Although it had limitations as a study without a control group, it was a result showing that herbal treatment can have a positive effect on infertile women.

In another study, a paper by Jing Lin et al. published in the international journal 'Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine' in 2022 reported the effect of herbal prescriptions in treating infertility caused by endometrial factors. According to this study, the group that received herbal prescriptions confirmed a significantly improved pregnancy rate of 25%, compared to 11.4% of the control group. The researchers concluded that these results were because herbal medicine contributed to improving endometrial receptivity. These data suggest that herbal treatment can increase the possibility of pregnancy success by improving the implantation environment. At Dalimchae Clinic, we provide customized herbal treatment optimized for individual uterine and ovarian environments based on such scientific evidence.

At Dalimchae Clinic Songdo Branch, we aim for constitutional improvement for a healthy pregnancy and smooth childbirth, beyond simply inducing pregnancy. Rather than temporarily turning off symptoms, we focus on creating a body that 'does not turn back on' by itself, maintaining pregnancy and carrying a healthy child. This is a process of resolving the root causes of infertility such as decreased ovarian function, unstable endometrial environment, and ovulation disorder, creating the optimal body condition to meet a healthy child.

By closely analyzing each individual's body condition and constitution, we improve blood flow to the uterus and ovaries, regulate hormone balance, and solve autonomic nervous system problems caused by stress. Herbal medicine, acupuncture, and moxibustion treatments improve the thickness and quality of the endometrium, aid egg maturation, and contribute to increasing embryo implantation rates. In particular, Dalimchae Clinic's constitutional improvement treatment not only increases the possibility of pregnancy by restoring uterine and ovarian functions, but also helps maintain a stable body state after pregnancy to reduce the risk of miscarriage and help healthy childbirth.

If you are looking for a Songdo infertility clinic, Dalimchae Clinic accompanies your pregnancy journey based on scientific evidence and long clinical experience.

If 3 or more of the following items apply to you, consult with the medical staff at Dalimchae Clinic Songdo Branch to deeply diagnose the cause of infertility and consider herbal complex treatment.

[Infertility Self-Diagnosis Checklist]

• □ We have been trying without contraception for over a year (6 months or more if 35+), but no pregnancy.
• □ Menstrual cycles are irregular or menstrual pain is severe.
• □ Diagnosed with decreased ovarian function or low AMH levels.
• □ Tried IVF or artificial insemination multiple times but experienced implantation failure.
• □ Have a lot of stress and sensitivity, feeling that autonomic balance is broken.
• □ Coldness symptoms such as cold hands and feet and chilly lower abdomen are severe.
• □ Digestive problems such as indigestion and bloated stomach are frequent.
• □ Experienced missed abortion or habitual abortion in the past.
• □ High anxiety about pregnancy success due to older age.
• □ Frustrated because pregnancy is not happening without clear cause.

[Judgment Criteria]

• When 3-4 items apply: Suspicion of early-stage infertility or decreased reserve. Recommended to accurately grasp current body condition through professional diagnosis at a Songdo clinic and start pregnancy preparation.
• When 5 or more items apply: A situation requiring active infertility treatment. Immediate visit is recommended to deeply diagnose infertility causes and start Dalimchae Clinic's constitutional improvement treatment.

At Dalimchae Clinic Songdo Branch, we provide customized treatment to everyone experiencing infertility.

1. Precise Diagnosis: We grasp the overall balance state of the body through inquiry, pulse diagnosis, abdominal diagnosis, and autonomic nervous system tests, and diagnose the root cause of infertility. If Western medical test records exist, we analyze them together to establish an integrated treatment plan.
2. Customized Herbal Prescription: We prescribe herbal medicine tailored to individual constitution and infertility causes to help strengthen ovarian function, improve endometrial environment, promote ovulation, and maintain implantation. This herbal medicine helps blood and Qi circulation in the body and boosts immunity to create the optimal state for healthy pregnancy.
3. Acupuncture and Moxibustion Treatment: We improve blood flow around the uterus and ovaries, remove stasis, and resolve autonomic imbalances caused by stress. This is effective in restoring ovulation function and increasing endometrial receptivity.
4. Lifestyle Guidance: We maximize treatment effects and increase pregnancy success rates through guidance on overall lifestyle improvements such as diet, exercise, and stress management important for pregnancy preparation.

Q. How long does infertility treatment take? A. Infertility treatment duration varies depending on individual infertility causes, age, ovarian function state, and treatment goals. Usually, steady treatment for 3 to 8 months or more is required, and especially when combined with IVF procedures, taking it intensively for an average of 2.5 months or more helps increase pregnancy success rates.

Q. Can decreased ovarian function (low AMH level) also be treated with Korean medicine? A. Yes, herbal treatment can help improve decreased ovarian function. Through herbal medicine, acupuncture, moxibustion, etc., blood flow to the uterus and ovaries is improved, contributing to follicle maturation and egg quality improvement, and research results show it can have a positive effect on raising AMH levels.

Q. I am having trouble getting pregnant and have severe stress. Can this be a cause of infertility? A. Yes, psychological stress is one of the important causes of infertility. Stress breaks the balance of the autonomic nervous system, affecting hormone secretion and leading to ovulation disorders or implantation failure. Dalimchae Clinic provides treatment for stress management and autonomic stabilization to help regain peace of body and mind and prepare for pregnancy.

Q. Is it okay to combine Western IVF procedures with Korean medicine treatment? A. Yes, combining Western IVF procedures with Korean medicine treatment can actually help increase pregnancy success rates. Herbal treatment contributes to improving egg quality and optimizing endometrial environment to increase implantation rates, and helps reduce side effects appearing during the procedure process.

Infertility is not a problem solved by enduring. You no longer have to ignore the body's signals sent for a long time. If you approach in the right direction, the body responds faster than you think. Bring your symptoms as they are. At Dalimchae Clinic Songdo Branch, we will find the cause together and let hope blossom.

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This article is health information compiled by Dalimchae medical staff based on questions frequently received in the treatment room. Medical Supervision | Women and Pregnancy Treatment Standards Dalimchae Clinic Songdo Branch Korean Medicine Doctor Oh Hyunmin (Infertility Column)