Fertility
Acupuncture for Fertility
The world Health Organisation recognises that acupuncture can aid fertility problems, both male and female. It can boost the chances of conceiving successfully (both naturally and through IVF) as it prepares the body for conception and pregnancy.
How can acupuncture help couples who are trying to conceive?
Conception means the union of the sperm and egg. Successful conception depends on the couple’s overall health.
The approach used is to optimise the fertility health of both partners.
- This is achieved in the female partner by treating any irregularity in the menstrul cycle such as amenorrhea (absence of menstration), heavy bleeding, lack of ovulation and gynaelogical problems such as PMS, endometriosis, fibroids or polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Acupuncture can optimise the fertility health of the male partner by improving sperm quality and count. Specific protocols exist for low sperm count and low sperm mobility.
- As stress, depression, endocrine hormone imbalance and the body’s primary metabolism may all impact conception all of these issues can be addresses using acupuncture and can benefit both partners.
Acupuncture & IVF
Preparation for IVF can begin several months prior to start of treatment, but at least one month before commencement of treatment can make a difference to the fertilisation rate and can improve implantation success.
How does acupuncture and Chinese medicine help improve the IVF success rates?
- It improves the function of the ovaries to produce better quality eggs.
- It regulates the hormones to produce larger number of folicles.
- It increases the blood flow to the uterus and increases the thickness of the uterine lining.
- It relaxes the patient and decreases stress.
- It helps prevent uterine contractions.
- It lessens the side effects of the Western drugs used during IVF.
- It improves the sperm quality and count to create better quality and quantity of embryos.
- It decreases the chance of miscarriage.
Having acupuncture pre and post IVF transfer can be particularly useful.
- Treatment prior to embryo transfer invigorates blood flow in the local area in order to make the body more receptive to the embryo.
- Treatment after embryo transfer stabilises the hormone levels and therefore keeps the embryo safe. This also calms and relaxes the uterus so that it does not reject the egg.
Fertility
Acupuncture for Fertility
The world Health Organisation recognises that acupuncture can aid fertility problems, both male and female. It can boost the chances of conceiving successfully (both naturally and through IVF) as it prepares the body for conception and pregnancy.
How can acupuncture help couples who are trying to conceive?
Conception means the union of the sperm and egg. Successful conception depends on the couple’s overall health.
The approach used is to optimise the fertility health of both partners.
This is achieved in the female partner by treating any irregularity in the menstrul cycle such as amenorrhea (absence of menstration), heavy bleeding, lack of ovulation and gynaelogical problems such as PMS, endometriosis, fibroids or polycystic ovary syndrome.
Acupuncture can optimise the fertility health of the male partner by improving sperm quality and count. Specific protocols exist for low sperm count and low sperm mobility.
As stress, depression, endocrine hormone imbalance and the body’s primary metabolism may all impact conception all of these issues can be addresses using acupuncture and can benefit both partners.
Acupuncture & IVF
Preparation for IVF can begin several months prior to start of treatment, but at least one month before commencement of treatment can make a difference to the fertilisation rate and can improve implantation success.
How does acupuncture and Chinese medicine help improve the IVF success rates?
It improves the function of the ovaries to produce better quality eggs.
It regulates the hormones to produce larger number of folicles.
It increases the blood flow to the uterus and increases the thickness of the uterine lining.
It relaxes the patient and decreases stress.
It helps prevent uterine contractions.
It lessens the side effects of the Western drugs used during IVF.
It improves the sperm quality and count to create better quality and quantity of embryos.
It decreases the chance of miscarriage.
Having acupuncture pre and post IVF transfer can be particularly useful.
Treatment prior to embryo transfer invigorates blood flow in the local area in order to make the body more receptive to the embryo.
Treatment after embryo transfer stabilises the hormone levels and therefore keeps the embryo safe. This also calms and relaxes the uterus so that it does not reject the egg.