How Acupuncture Improves Fertility [Infographic]
Learn how Traditional Chinese Medicine can increase your odds of having a baby with IVF.
When you’re struggling with infertility, the journey to becoming a parent can be emotionally, physically, and financially draining. Studies have shown that acupuncture can help make your IVF journey easier and more successful.
Acupuncture Can Improve Your Odds of Conceiving
There was a study published in the Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology in which 72 women participated in a randomized controlled trial. All 72 women were undergoing IVF and half of them (36 women) were randomly selected to participate in three sessions of acupuncture. The first session was a week before their embryo transfer, the second session was thirty minutes before their embryo transfer, and the third session was thirty minutes after their embryo transfer. The other 36 women were part of the control group and received no acupuncture.
Positive Beta HCG was detected in 23 of the women in the acupuncture group compared to only 12 women in the control group. The results of the study show that even just three sessions of acupuncture before and after embryo transfer significantly increased the pregnancy rates in women with unexplained infertility. As a bonus finding, acupuncture also significantly reduced the stress and anxiety in the women before their embryo transfer.
Acupuncture Can Reduce Your Stress
As the previous study showed, acupuncture significantly reduces stress and anxiety in women who are undergoing IVF. Stress and depression can be major issues for women struggling with infertility, and being able to receive acupuncture to lower that stress can help significantly on the journey to become pregnant. Furthermore, studies have shown that high levels of cortisol (the stress hormone) can actually increase the risk of miscarriage in women.
Are you struggling with infertility? Contact us today to learn more about how acupuncture can help you on your journey to have a baby.
Acupuncture Can Improve Your Reproductive Health
There are so many positive benefits of acupuncture when it comes to increasing fertility, including:
- Increased ovarian response
- Increased estrogen levels (if low)
- Increased egg quantity
- Relief from the side effects of medications
- Increased endometrial thickness (if too thin
- Increased implantation rates
We also support our patients through a healthy, full-term delivery, not just a positive HCG test. We want you to be as comfortable and relaxed as possible during this emotionally and physically draining journey. Acupuncture can help your body relax and prepare for pregnancy as well as help you conceive and deliver a healthy baby.
Acupuncture Can Help with Men’s Infertility, Too
Women aren’t the only ones who struggle with infertility. Fortunately for men, male infertility tends to be easier to treat since men constantly reproduce sperm. And when you add male infertility acupuncture to your treatment, you’ll be able to see a lot of positive benefits, including:
- Increased sperm count
- Improved sperm mobility
- Improved sperm morphology
- Regulated hormones
- Increased blood flow
If you’re on the journey to becoming a parent, but you’ve been struggling with infertility, acupuncture can help. Set up your consultation today.