acupuncture for infertility

Evidence that Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine have been used to aid in couples trying to conceive can be found in early Ancient Chinese Medical literature dating back to before the time of Christ. The condition was first recorded by Zhang Zhong-jing, a famous physician from the Han Dynasty, in his discussion of gynecological diseases in the Essentials of the Golden Cabinet.

According to the principles of Oriental Medicine, a person's health is determined by having a balanced flow of "Qi", the vital life energy circulating through the body. Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine are means of influencing this vital life energy to induce a particular effect in the body, thus creating balance. Many modern researchers have confirmed Acupuncture's benefit in the following areas:

Good candidates for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine are people who have a functional, rather than structural reason for infertility. Infertility due to hormonal problems, immune disorders, amenorrhoea, irregular menstruation, stress and age related factors all fall into the category of functional infertility. Stress can dramatically decrease fertility in both men and women. Acupuncture increases fertility by reducing stress and increasing the flow of Qi and Blood to the reproductive organs for both men and women.

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acupuncture in-vitro

A study, published in the April, 2002 edition of the medical journal Fertility and Sterility, found that Acupuncture increases the chances of a woman becoming pregnant for a significant number who undergo in-vitro fertilization (IVF). Researchers included 160 patients undergoing IVF for the study. The patients, who were all required to have good quality embryos, were evenly and randomly divided into two groups similar in age and diagnosis.

When the patients were examined using ultrasound six weeks after their IVF procedures, the differences in pregnancy rates were notable. In the control group, 26 percent of the women, or 21 out of 80 patients, became pregnant. Of the patients who had received regular Acupuncture treatments, 42 percent of the women, 34 out of 80, became pregnant.

Fertility treatments may vary from practitioner to practitioner, but on the average, an Acupuncturist will see you bi-weekly for at least three consecutive cycles (twelve weeks). We offer a monthly class that explains how acupuncture and Chinese herbs can help increase their chances of conception.

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