What’s Your Fertility Type?
Eastern Medicine sorts your symptoms into patterns, and the pattern your body is expressing shapes the care that will help you most. Identifying yours is the first step.
FERTILE EARTH ACUPUNCTURE & HERBAL MEDICINE | ENCINITAS, CA
Two women. Same diagnosis.
Completely different treatment.
If you've been told your labs are normal but something still feels off — or you've been trying for months with a protocol that doesn't seem to be working — it's worth asking whether your care is actually tailored to your body's specific pattern of imbalance.
At Fertile Earth there is a different answer to infertility than "wait and try again." It starts by identifying your Fertility Type — the underlying pattern shaping your cycle, your symptoms, and your reproductive health. Once we know your type, we know where to focus.
WHY THIS MATTERS
Which one sounds most like you?
Soggy
Phlegm & Damp AccumulationYour body is holding on to more than it can process: excess fluid, a sluggish metabolism, and sometimes blockages that affect your cycle and reproductive organs.
Stuck
Qi & Blood StagnationStress settles into your body as physical tension, and the poor flow of Blood, energy and emotion that follows disrupts your cycle, your ovulation and your mood.
Tired
Qi & Yang DeficiencyYour body is running low on the warmth and energy it needs to ovulate consistently, support implantation and sustain a pregnancy.
Pale
Blood DeficiencyYour body is short on Blood, the substance that nourishes your tissues, including your uterine lining. Light periods, a thin lining and anxious, scattered energy are common signs.
Dry
Yin DeficiencyYour cooling, moistening reserves have run low, often after years of overwork, too little rest and pushing through. Heat, dryness and concerns about egg quality are the hallmarks.
For the full picture of each type, including the signs, related diagnoses and where to start at home, read The 5 Fertility Types.
Take the Fertility Type Quiz
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Assessment
What's your
Fertility Type?
Your body has a specific pattern — a way it tends to express imbalance. In Eastern Medicine, this is called pattern diagnosis. I call it your Fertility Type.
Check everything that applies. You may relate to more than one type — that's normal and expected. Your highest score is your primary Fertility Type.
Section 1
General signs
Check everything that currently applies to you.
Section 2
Menstrual cycle & diagnoses
Check everything that applies to your cycle and health history.
Section 3 — Optional
Basal body temperature
Do you chart your basal body temperature (BBT) — your temperature first thing in the morning, before you get up?
Check everything that applies to your BBT patterns.
Check everything that applies to you, and you'll see your main Fertility Type along with any others in the mix.
This quiz is an educational tool based on Traditional Chinese Medicine. It can't diagnose a medical condition, and your results are meant to complement the care you receive from your doctor.
A NOTE BEFORE YOU READ ON
Most women identify with more than one type, and that's normal. Your body can express several patterns at once. What helps most is knowing which ones are active right now, so they can be addressed in the order your body needs.
Ready to Find Out What Your Type Means for You?
Your quiz results are a starting point. At your first appointment in Encinitas, I confirm your Fertility Type through a full intake that looks at your cycle, your labs, your history, and your tongue and pulse, then map out what to address first. Your first appointment includes your consultation and your first treatment.
Not local to Encinitas or North County San Diego?
Fertility Club is my online fertility support program. It takes you through the same Four Stage Framework I use in the treatment room, which works through the influences on your fertility in the order your body can use, with guidance on food, movement and daily practices organized around your Fertility Type.
Fertile Earth serves women in Encinitas, Carlsbad, Solana Beach, Del Mar, San Marcos, Oceanside, Vista, and throughout North County San Diego.
Disclaimer: Fertile Earth Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine is a licensed acupuncture and herbal medicine practice in Encinitas, CA. Fertility Types are based on the diagnostic frameworks of Traditional Chinese Medicine and are meant to complement the diagnosis and care you receive from your doctor.