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Tier 2 · Pregnancy, fertility and newborns

Can a chiropractor treat infertility?

Conditions that named non-physician doctors, mostly chiropractors, list as things they treat, grouped by who is most at risk if the advertised care is wrong. Every name links to the full dossier, the page it was said on, and the state rule we read it against.

In Kansas, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and South Carolina, as in every state, a chiropractic license covers the spine, joints and muscles, not infertility. 11 practitioners we analyzed advertise it anyway. Infertility is investigated and treated by reproductive endocrinologists, gynaecologists and urologists. It is not a musculoskeletal condition. Classifications reflect our review, not an adjudicated finding.

11Doc bros advertising it
12Advertised claims
4States with rules read
2Vulnerability tier

What the rules say

The rule each row was read against, in the state where that practitioner is licensed.

Kansas · Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic)

K.S.A. 65-2871

Minnesota · Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Minnesota Statutes § 148.01, subd. 2

Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania State Board of Chiropractic

63 P.S. § 625.501 (Chiropractic Practice Act, Section 501)

South Carolina · South Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners

S.C. Code Regs. Chapter 25, Section 5(A)

Kansas · Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic)

KSA 65-2871

Minnesota · Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Minn. Stat. § 148.01, Subd. 1(1)-(2)

Kansas · Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic)

K.S.A. 65-2871(a)

Who advertises it

Listed by strength of the public record for this condition, not by any judgment of the person.

Brian Lum

Checked against the cited rule text

Chiropractor, Kansas · confirmed in the federal provider registry with a profession license number · 1 material

“Infertility, Prenatal Care, and Maternal Health” In their own words

Public content appears to address Infertility, Prenatal Care, and Maternal Health. That is outside a chiropractic license in Kansas: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Infertility, Prenatal Care, and Maternal Health Clinical Strategies and Treatment Applications

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportK.S.A. 65-2871

Heather L. Cardin

Checked against the cited rule text

Chiropractor, Kansas · confirmed in the federal provider registry with a profession license number · 1 material

“infertility” In their own words

Public content appears to address infertility. That is outside a chiropractic license in Kansas: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

treated countless people with back pain, neck pain, sports injuries, headaches, infertility, car accidents, wellness care and so much more

Named on the same page as Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, Depression and Diabetes and blood sugar, and 1 more condition this license does not cover.

Where it was publishedArchived copyScreenshotFull reportK.S.A. 65-2871

Whitney Paige Rutledge

Checked against the cited rule text

Chiropractor, Kansas · confirmed in the federal provider registry with a profession license number · 1 material

“Infertility” From their own pages

Public content appears to address Infertility. That is outside a chiropractic license in Kansas: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Named on the same page as Adrenal fatigue and cortisol, Autism and Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, and 5 more conditions this license does not cover.

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportK.S.A. 65-2871

“Toxin Induced Infertility” From their own pages

Public content appears to address Toxin Induced Infertility. That is outside a chiropractic license in Kansas: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Named on the same page as Adrenal fatigue and cortisol, Autism and Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, and 5 more conditions this license does not cover.

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportK.S.A. 65-2871

William Cole

Checked against the cited rule text

Chiropractor, Pennsylvania · confirmed in the federal provider registry with a profession license number · 1 material

“Infertility” From their own pages

Public content appears to address Infertility. That is outside a chiropractic license in Pennsylvania: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Named on the same page as Anxiety, Autoimmune disease and Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, and 5 more conditions this license does not cover.

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull report63 P.S. § 625.501 (Chiropractic Practice Act, Section 501)

Arthur Elliot Hirshorn

Checked against the cited rule text

Chiropractor, South Carolina · confirmed in the federal provider registry with a profession license number · 1 material

“Infertility” Rule cited

Public content appears to address Infertility. That is outside a chiropractic license in South Carolina: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Named on the same page as Autoimmune disease, Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia and Hormone imbalance and replacement, and 2 more conditions this license does not cover.

Full reportS.C. Code Regs. Chapter 25, Section 5(A)

Bradley Michael Woodle

Checked against the cited rule text

Chiropractor, Kansas · confirmed in the federal provider registry with a profession license number · 1 material

“Fertility & Infertility” Rule cited

Public content appears to address Fertility & Infertility. That is outside a chiropractic license in Kansas: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Named on the same page as Autism, Autoimmune disease and Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, and 1 more condition this license does not cover.

Where it was publishedFull reportKSA 65-2871

Paul C Deglmann

Checked against the cited rule text

Chiropractor, Minnesota · confirmed in the federal provider registry with a profession license number · 1 material

“Infertility” Rule cited

Public content appears to address Infertility. That is outside a chiropractic license in Minnesota: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Named on the same page as Autoimmune disease, Cancer and Candida, and 12 more conditions this license does not cover.

Where it was publishedFull reportMinn. Stat. § 148.01, Subd. 1(1)-(2)

Robin P Hood

Checked against the cited rule text

Chiropractor, Kansas · confirmed in the federal provider registry with a profession license number · 1 material

“The Forgotten Man: Male Infertility and Its Causes” Rule cited

Public content appears to address The Forgotten Man: Male Infertility and Its Causes. That is outside a chiropractic license in Kansas: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Where it was publishedFull reportKSA 65-2871

Where this care belongs

Must refer to: A reproductive endocrinologist or a urologist.

Infertility is investigated and treated by reproductive endocrinologists, gynaecologists and urologists. It is not a musculoskeletal condition.

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Every row links to the page it came from and to the rule we read it against. People listed here were confirmed in the federal provider registry with a profession license number. Classifications reflect our review, not an adjudicated finding. Records may share a common name with someone else, may be incomplete, or may have since been resolved, dismissed, or overturned. This section is analysis and opinion, not legal advice.