Fertility

Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) can improve fertility rates and support a woman's whole body. Focusing on stimulating reproductive hormones, balancing hormones, and menstruation, mitigating stress, and also supporting IVF. 

Studies reported by the American Pregnancy Association suggest that the most effective fertility treatments involve a combination of acupuncture, herbal medicine and traditional medical interventions. However, conception sometimes occurs without traditional medical interventions when acupuncture and herbal medicine is used alone. 

Research from Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York reviewed studies and concluded that acupuncture helps to: 

  • increase blood flow to the uterus, which helps improve the chances of an embryo implanting into the uterine wall

  • reduce stress and anxiety; the hormones that are secreted during stressful situations can significantly decrease fertility

  • normalize hormone and endocrine systems that regulate ovulation, especially in women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)

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

  • regulate the menstrual cycle 

The theories of acupuncture and TCM in regards to infertility, is that infertility is caused by an imbalance of the body's energy flow and blood, affecting the healthy functioning of one or more organ systems. When the body's energy and blood are circulating freely throughout the body, every cell tissue and organ is properly nourished and can function well.