Xiaomei Cai, L.Ac., O.M.D., Ph.D., received her medical degree diploma from Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, graduating with top honors, and followed with several years of special training in Gynecology. She had the opportunity to study and work with some of China's foremost experts in women's health issues and gynecology. Dr. Cai practiced and taught at Chengdu University's TCM Hospital, a major teaching hospital specializing in integrating Eastern and Western medicine, first as a gynecologist and then as a senior and chief physician overseeing new residents. She is a member of the World Alternative Medicine Organization and an elected member of the Pacific Coast Reproductive Society."