The TV station KOLD-TV from Tucson Arizona,
ran a feature on March 29, 2004 on the subject of infertility and the positive results that chiropractic offers for women
with this problem. The story starts off by saying, "Infertility. If you haven`t struggled with it, chances are you know
someone who wants to become pregnant, but can`t. Infertility affects more than 6 million women and their partners across the
country. Now there`s surprising new research that may crack the case and offer couples new hope."
In the story, they feature the case of a woman
named Kaycee Mogel who had always dreamed of becoming a mother. She and her husband had attempted for years to conceive.
She had tried fertility drugs, but nothing worked. Then, she decided to go to the chiropractor. She recalls "within a couple
months, I was pregnant. Oh, we`re really excited."
It was noted that new research shows a possible
link between spinal adjustments and increased fertility in some women. Dr. Madeline Behrendt, Kaycee`s chiropractor
said "it (chiropractic) lets couples who have been infertile or couples who are planning on having a family, it offers them
hope." Dr. Behrendt led a study, looking at 15 women who struggled with infertility. Some for more than a decade. Then, for
various reasons, each went to the chiropractor. Of these women 14 became pregnant and are now mothers. Dr. Behrendt says "the
chiropractor identifies spinal distortions, which are called subluxations, and once they were detected and corrected, the
fertility function improved."
Dr. Behrendt explained that there is a link
between chiropractic care and fertility because the nerves to your reproductive system run through your spine. She says when
the back is misaligned, the nerves misfire and cause a hormone imbalance, which can prevent a woman from getting pregnant.
