Fertility, Pregnancy and Women's Health
Acupuncture is an ally of women as they navigate various stages of their lives. You can have it to help with breast distention during monthly cycles or persistent headaches. It can help those struggling to conceive, or having a hard time with maintaining a pregnancy. It even increases IVF success rates.
We want to support you regardless of where you are in your journey. We believe in open communication, and provide a comfortable, nourishing and safe space to assist our patients with their needs. We utilize evidence-based acupuncture to support healthy cycles, fertility, conception and pregnancy, and an easier birth and recovery.
Acupuncture helps:
Regulating Menstrual Cycle
PCOS
Relieving PMS Symptoms
Balancing Hormones
Stress and Anxiety
Ovulation
Ovarian Health
Lining
Reducing Ectopic Pregnancies
Implantation
Response to Fertility Medication
Immune Balancing
Male-factor Fertility
Lowering Miscarriage Rates
Morning Sickness
Baby Positioning
Labor Induction and Progression
Post-partum Recovery
Milk Supply
Acupuncture and Fertility
Acupuncture help both female and male components
As a treatment for fertility, acupuncture show great results in both man and women. It has studies showing it is a successful treatment in restoring fertility, improving sperm quality and ovaries function. It also helps to balance the endocrine system and hormones, managing anxiety and stress and supporting implantation.
Treatments can be started at any point of the cycle or conception period.
Acupuncture and IVF
Treatment on the day of transfer increases the odds significantly, are simple and quick, lasting usually around 25 min.
Multiple studies have shown the benefits of having acupuncture done during the process of IVF and even on the day of the procedure, showing significant increases in success rates compared to no acupuncture. One study found that clinical pregnancies were documented in 34 of 80 patients (42.5%) in the acupuncture group, whereas pregnancy rate was only 26.3% (21 out of 80 patients) in the control (no acupuncture) group.
Sources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6182526/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7142313/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0015028206002123/
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15374700/
https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/act.2004.10.316?journalCode=act
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