Acupuncture, Fertility & Infertility

While Western medicine has made great progress in helping women and men with infertility/fertility issues, Classical Chinese medicine offers many procedures for assisting with fertility, conception, pregnancy, and even problems encountered during labor.

Classical Chinese medicine describes the reproductive system as a network of energy systems with related organs and metabolic and hormonal activity. This network responds to stress, chemicals, lack of exercise, poor diet and excess emotions all of which can put the body out of balance. Through Classical Chinese medicine, an individualized program of herbs, acupuncture, diet and lifestyle changes can be recommended to help restore the balance needed for successful conception and a comfortable pregnancy. Acupuncture is great for fertility and excellent for prenatal care!

  • Benefits of Acupuncture Leading to Improved Fertility

    Stress reduction - balancing the sympathetic nervous system

    Strengthened immune system - naturally corrects immunological markers

    Regulates fertility hormones - influences the source of women's ovulatory and fertility hormones, and creates better egg quality

    Assists with successful IVF - increased blood flow creates a thicker and more regular uterine lining and improves ovarian response.

    Decreases the change of miscarriage - relaxed uterus increases uterine blood flow, increases the immune system, regulates hormones and decreases stress

    Helps fertility issues for men - improves sperm count, motility, and morphology

  • A study published in the medical journal Fertility and Sterility found that acupuncture dramatically improves the chances of becoming pregnant when used in conjunction with other assisted reproductive techniques.

    In addition, meta research from Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York concluded that acupuncture helps to:

    Reduce anxiety, stress and the hormones that are secreted during stressful situations that can significantly decrease fertility

    Normalize hormone and endocrine systems that regulate ovulation, especially in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome

    Positively affect the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis, which plays a key role in fertility

    Regulate menstrual cycle

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    Sources:

    Paulus W., et. al., influence of acupuncture on pregnancy rate in patients who undergo assisted reproduction therapy. Fertility and Sterility, volume 77, April 2002, 721-724

    5 Ways Acupuncture Can Boost Fertility, Prevention.com, 2002.

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