Welcome to the AskDrSkip Team Terminology page—a concise, easy‑to‑read glossary created by Dr. Skip, O.M.D., and the ASKDRSKIP.COM, PLLC team. Whether you’re a new patient, a fellow practitioner, or simply curious about the language of traditional oriental and holistic medicine, this resource breaks down the key terms you’ll encounter on our site.
From herbs and homeopathics to glandulars, acupuncture points, and functional‑medicine concepts, each entry offers a brief, plain‑English definition plus any relevant safety notes. Our goal is to empower you with clear information so you can make informed health decisions while understanding the therapeutic options we discuss.
Feel free to browse, bookmark the terms that matter most to you, and reach out to the AskDrSkip team if you need further clarification or personalized guidance.
- A
- Aquapuncture
- Auricular Therapy (AT)
- Acupoint Injection ‘Wet Needling’ Therapy
- Acupuncture/Moxibustion/Prick to Bleed/Blood Letting
- AMH (Anti-Müllerian Hormone)
- ALT (SGPT)
- AST (SGOT)
- A/G Ratio
- Anovulation
- Amenorrhea
- Alkalinity
- Alkaline Phosphatase
- Albumin
- B
- Basos (Basophils)
- BUN (Blood Urea Nitrogen)
- Boutique Health Experience
- Botanical Medicine
- Birth Control Pills
- Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement
- Bilirubin
- Basophils
- C
- Complete Blood Count (CBC) with Differential & Platelet Count
- Cortisol
- C-Reactive Protein, Cardiac (CRP)
- Creatinine
- Cycle Day 1
- Conception
- Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP 14)
- Cholesterol
- Chloride
- Castor Oil Packs
- Cardiovascular System
- Carbon Dioxide
- Candida
- Cancer
- Calcium
- F
- Functional Medicine
- Fibrinogen Activity
- Ferritin, Serum
- Functional Endocrinology
- FTI
- FSH & LH
- Food Sensitivities
- Follicular
- Fibroids
- Fallopian Tubes
- H
- Hematocrit (HCT)
- Hemoglobin (HGB)
- Homocyst(e)ine
- HDL Cholesterol
- Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)
- Hysterectomy
- Hypertension
- Holistic Medicine
- Hematocrit
- I
- Iron Saturation
- Iron Bind.Cap. (TIBC)
- Imbalance
- Iron
- Iodine
- Inter-Uterine Insemination
- Inflammation
- Infertility Risk Factors
- In-vitro Fertilization
- Impaired Fecundity
- M
- Manual therapy
- MTHFR
- MCHC (Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration)
- MCH (Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin)
- MCV (Mean Corpuscular Volume)
- MTwOS
- Monocytes
- Metformin
- Merciér Therapy
- Menstruation
- Menstrual Cycle
- Menopause
- Magnesium
- O
- Ominous Bio-Marker Pattern
- Oxidative Therapies
- Ovulation
- Ovaries
- Ovarian Reserve
- Orthomolecular Medicine
- Oil-Pulling
- P
- Prolactin, Serum
- Prostate-specific antigen (PSA)
- Pg/E2 Ratio
- Proliferative
- Progesterone
- Preeclampsia
- Potassium
- Platelets
- Placental Abruption
- Phosphorus
- Pharmaceuticals
- Personal Care Products
- Pelvic Pain
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- PCOS
- S
- Supplementation
- SHBG (Sex Hormone Binding Globulin)
- STI Panel
- Supplements
- Sodium
- SGPT
- SGOT
- Semen Analysis
- Secretory Phase