Infertility Treatment

In my experience, as far as acupuncture is concerned, infertility problems are generally confined to female infertility. Male infertility is not something I treat.

I enjoy good success with female infertility. Acupuncture can assist in re-starting menstruation, regulating menstruation, may help to stimulate the ovaries and follicles, strengthen the quality of the blood present in the lining of the womb, dampen the effects of the immune system which can be implicating in rejecting an implanted embryo as part of IVF, promote relaxation and reduce stress.

I see clients for whom their infertility is unexplained, although they are generally healthy otherwise, and acupuncture may assist in helping provide the catalyst that kick-starts the reproductive process. Sometimes, their menstruation periods may be absent; commonly after childbirth – or as a result of chronic illness, or even because of the medication they may be taking for other health conditions.

 

Usually, between 4-8 weekly visits is enough to re-start absent periods. In case of normal menstruation, but unexplained infertility, I usually recommend weekly treatment to begin over the first 3 cycles, then treatments upon the 7th and14 th day of the monthly cycle thereafter.

With cases of IUI and IVF, I also recommend a course of weekly treatment that aims to start on day 1 of the menstruation cycle. Acupuncture treatment can progress after embryo implantation or insemination, to assist in conception.

It’s also advisable if at least 1 or preferably, 2 full cycles of acupuncture treatment can be given before the actual IUI or IVF treatment begins. This helps to prepare the body for the infertility treatment ahead.

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