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Fertility

Maybe you’re thinking about getting pregnant, and want to know how to increase your chances of conceiving. Or maybe you’ve been trying to conceive for years without success. There are many things you can do to naturally improve your fertility and chances of having a healthy baby. We treat couples trying to conceive naturally and those attending fertility clinics for Assisted Conception, such as IUI and IVF.

Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine for the Treatment of Fertility.

Couples are increasingly turning to acupuncture and Oriental medicine to help with pre-conceptual care and support while trying to conceive to optimize their chances of achieving their fertility dreams.
Fertility can be affected by several gynecological conditions and hormonal issues can cause:
  • Long menstrual cycles, short menstrual cycles, anovulation (no ovulation)
  • Amenorrhea (scanty or no periods)
  • Dysmenorrhea (painful and/or heavy periods)
  • Metrorrhagia (spotting outside the period)
  • Fibroids, cysts or polyp
  • PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome)
  • Endometriosis
  • Recurrent miscarriages
Your menstrual cycle, cramping, excessive clotting and length of bleeding can all affect your chances of getting and staying pregnant. Fortunately, all these factors are extremely responsive to our customized interventions that include acupuncture, nutrition, herbal supplements and lifestyle changes to help you become more fertile.
Here are some ways acupuncture and Oriental medicine can help:
  • Improved chance of conception
  • Decreased time to pregnancy
  • Regular menstrual cycles
  • Improved uterine lining
  • Decreased PMS
  • Decreased cramping & clotting
  • Decreased stress
  • Improved sleep
  • Better digestion

How acupuncture can help your fertility:

Acupuncture can be a helpful complement to IVF, IUI, and other interventions at all stages of the assisted reproduction process, as part of an often physically and emotionally demanding journey, to help with stress reduction and relaxation.
Acupuncture can be a helpful complement to IVF, IUI, and other interventions at all stages of the assisted reproduction process as part of an often physically and emotionally demanding journey to help with stress reduction and relaxation.
According to research, acupuncture may help:
  • improve fertility rates
  • prepare the uterine lining
  • balance hormone levels
  • reduce stress and anxiety associated with IVF
  • increase pregnancy rates

Research Articles

Assisted reproductive techniques (ART)

Acupuncture for infertile women without undergoing assisted reproductive techniques (ART): A systematic review and meta-analysis
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36110091/

Acupuncture given with embryo transfer improves rates of pregnancy and live birth among women undergoing in vitro fertilization:
https://www.bmj.com/content/336/7643/545

Electrical acupoint stimulation boosts pregnancy rates in IVF:
https://www.journalofchinesemedicine.com/news/post/electrical-acupoint-stimulation-boosts-pregnancy-rates-in-ivf.html

Acupuncture reduces stress for IVF fertility treatment
https://www.nccaom.org/wp-content/uploads/pdf/Acupuncture%20Reduces%20Stress%20For%20IVF%20Fertility%20Treatment.pdf

Acupuncture provides effective fertility treatments
https://www.nccaom.org/wp-content/uploads/pdf/Effect%20on%20Fertility%20Treatments.pdf

Acupuncture enhances fertility treatment, lowers adverse effects
https://www.nccaom.org/wp-content/uploads/pdf/Acupuncture%20Enhances%20Fertility%20Treatment,%20Lowers%20Adverse%20Effects.pdf

Info about Acupuncture and Infertility treatment
https://www.reproductivefacts.org/news-and-publications/patient-fact-sheets-and-booklets/documents/fact-sheets-and-info-booklets/acupuncture-and-infertility-treatment/