Alternative Medicine: Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Treatment of Infertility

Although the goals of alternative medicine and traditional medicine are the same, their ideas about what causes a disease, the nature of the disease itself, and the process used to regain health are very different. The physician learns that disease must be cured by prescribing medicine or by surgery. There is nothing inherently wrong with this approach. It often works. But why does alternative medicine succeed where traditional medicine fails? What is it about acupuncture and herbal medicine that can result in relief of symptoms or even a cure that is lacking in traditional medicine?