Recommended Reading
Amazon Canada
(Erin’s favourite books about women’s health – from fiction to self-help to textbooks and more)
Acupuncture Resources
College of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture
(British Columbia government acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine regulatory body)
American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine
(Certification for acupuncturists who focus their practice on reproductive medicine)
Traditional Chinese Medicine Association of British Columbia
(Acupuncturists & Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Association)
International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Vancouver
(Canada’s oldest Chinese Medicine School)
World Health Organization and Acupuncture
(list of conditions that WHO endorses as possible to treat with acupuncture)
Acufinder
(#1 online directory for finding an acupuncturist)
Women’s Health Resources
Dr. Christine Northrup
(Internationally known author and speaker, empowering women’s health and wellness)
The Story of Menstruation
(Campy Disney film from 1946 explaining menstruation. Some good info, but kind of funny!)
Lunapads
(Washable cloth menstrual pads and DivaCup menstrual cup. For eco-positive periods!)
Endometriosis Info
(A site prepared by Canadian physicians for women who suffer from chronic pelvic pain or infertility due to endometriosis)
PCOS – SoulCysters
(An online community for women with polycystic ovarian syndrome)
Uterine Fibroids
(Information on fibroids from a biomedical perspective)
Cervical Dysplasia
(Biomedical information about the importance of regular Pap smears and the treatment of cervical dysplasia)
Fertility Resources
Early Pregnancy Tests.com
(online resources for inexpensive ovulation predictors, pre-seed lubricant, supplements, etc…)
Anji Online
(mind-body meditations to assist with natural fertility and ART including IVF)
Circle Bloom
(mind-body meditations to assist with natural fertility and ART including IVF)
The IVF Acupuncture Group of Greater Vancouver
(Acupuncture services for patients undergoing IVF in Greater Vancouver)
IVF Support Community
(IVF resource network)
Pacific Centre for Reproductive Medicine
BC Women’s Centre for Reproductive Health
Family Passages
(Fertility Yoga and Mind-Body community)
Dr. Spence Pentland, Dr. TCM, FABORM
(Traditional Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture focusing on the treatment of men’s and women’s fertility & reproductive health. Kitsilano, Vancouver.)
Pregnancy Resources
Midwives Association of British Columbia
Pomegranate Community Midwives
The Lower Mainland Childbearing Society
(Community based pre-natal classes based in Vancouver)
Soma Studio
(Registered Massage Therapists focusing on pregnancy)
Bonn Chiropractic
(Chiropractic care experienced in pregnancy)
Barefit and Pregnant
(Vancouver based fitness company specializing in group fitness for pre- and post-natal women)
Smiling Mask
(Creating awareness, understanding, and acceptance of post-partum difficulties)
Miscarriage Resources
Unspoken Grief
(A safe place to share, talk, support, and learn from the impact of miscarriage, stillbirth, and neonatal loss)
Menopause Resources
Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research (UBC)
(Dr. Jerilyn Prior, M.D. website for women’s health)
BioIdentical Hormones
(Canadian site for treating peri- and post- menopause with bioidentical hormones)