Researchers from Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York reviewed studies on using acupuncture to treat infertility and concluded that acupuncture helps to:

• Increase blood flow to the uterus, which improves the chances of an ovum implanting on the uterine wall.
• Reduce anxiety, stress, and the hormones that are secreted during stressful situations that can significantly decrease fertility.
• Normalize hormones in the endocrine system that are secreted during stressful situations that can significantly decrease fertility.
• Positively affect the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis, which plays a key role in fertility.
• Regulate the menstrual cycle.

Studies reported by The American Pregnancy Association suggest that the most effective treatments for infertility involve a combination of acupuncture, herbal medicine, and traditional medical interventions (like IVF). However, conception does sometimes occur when acupuncture and herbal medicines are used alone.

Articles To Read on Acupuncture for Fertility

We invite you to learn more about using acupuncture and herbs to treat infertility by reading these research articles below:

• Reduce the Cost of Fertility Treatments with Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
• 5 Ways Acupuncture Can Help With Pregnancy & Childbirth
• How Acupuncture Can Support Egg Donors and Prospective Parents
• Acupuncture Support for Fertility Health
• Using Traditional Chinese Medicine to Improve Fertility
• Acupuncture in Pregnancy & Childbirth
• Acupuncture, cupping: What Bobbie Thomas is trying to help with her pregnancy quest (video)
• Influence of acupuncture on the pregnancy rate in patients who undergo assisted reproduction therapy (PDF file)
• Effects of acupuncture on rates of pregnancy and live birth among women undergoing in vitro fertilisation: systematic review and meta-analysis (PDF file)
• Acupuncture on the day of embryo transfer significantly improves the reproductive outcome in infertile women: a prospective, randomized trial (PDF file)
• Effect of acupuncture on the outcome of in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (PDF file)
• The Ancient Art of Infertility Treatment – When it comes to getting pregnant, old world techniques may be just what today’s high-tech doctors will order – Web MD (PDF file)
• Moxibustion for Correction of Breach Presentation (PDF file)
• Acupuncture to Treat Nausea and Vomiting in Early Pregnancy: A randomized Controlled Trial (PDF file)
• 4 Apps That Are Effective for Those Going Through Fertility Treatments
• Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs Can Help Women Increase Fertility

Contact Earley Wellness today to see how our acupuncture services can help support your fertility.