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Oct 2025
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#29 - The Warm Womb: TCM, PCOS & Paths t...

Sara Jane Ho
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Sara Jane shares her (in)fertility story—from incomplete medical abortion and uterine scarring to PCOS—then breaks down TCM fixes for conceiving (for both partners), the Qing Palace chart to determining your baby’s gender, soothing pregnancy rituals, and why Chinese elites are choosing surrogacy. Shop Sara Jane Ho's TCM feminine care line and feng shui coll ... Show More
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