Fertility Acupuncture
Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine can help boost your health prior to conception so you and your eggs are as healthy as possible before your grand adventure to parenthood. A healthy body and good egg quality is key to having a healthy baby and for this reason it is widely recommended to nourish oneself for 3 months prior to conceiving.
Acupuncture and Chinese medicine has been known to offer treatments for infertility for over 2000 years and is increasingly recognized as a valuable treatment option either by itself or as in conjunction with western fertility treatments. Because of its ability to restore balance and harmony in the body, relieve stress, regulate hormone levels and influence both the menstrual cycle and ovulation.
When Should I Consider Getting Fertility Acupuncture?
Proper nutrition, a balanced lifestyle and regular Acupuncture for 3 months prior to conceiving helps reduce stress, regulate cycles, improve wellbeing, increase nourishment to the eggs and the uterine lining thus helping fertility and paving the way to a healthy pregnancy. Acupuncture may improve semen quality and sperm count to create healthier embryos. It is important for both partners to eat a well balanced diet, cut out alcohol, reduce stress and avoid excessive exercise.
Research On Acupuncture & Fertility
In this study researchers aimed to explore if acupuncture and lifestyle modifications can promote natural fertility. When compared to a control group which underwent lifestyle modification alone. Those receiving the acupuncture conceived within an average of 5.5 weeks compared to 10.67 weeks for the lifestyle only group. The women who received acupuncture benefited by an increase in their fertility awareness, well being, improved menstrual cycles, and conceived in half the time.
160 patients with good quality embryos underwent IVF. They were then divided into two groups through random selection: embryo transfer with or without acupuncture. Acupuncture treatments were 25 minutes long and performed before and after embryo transfer. Clinical pregnancies were documented in 42.5% in the acupuncture group, whereas pregnancy rate was only 26.3% in the control group.
In this study, 1231 IVF patient records were retroactively assessed and outcomes were compared between 3 groups; IVF done alone, IVF with acupuncture, and IVF with Whole Systems Traditional Chinese Medicine. The primary outcome was the rate of live birth. The whole systems TCM was associated with the greatest increase in live births 61%, compared with IVF alone (48%), or embryo transfer with acupuncture only (51%).
Fertility Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine may help:
- Regulate the menstrual cycle
- Improve ovarian function to produce better quality eggs
- Regulate hormone levels to produce more follicles
- Increase uterine blood flow to increase the thickness of the uterine lining
- Facilitate implantation
- Reduce stress
- Strengthen the body and decrease the chances of miscarriage.