Fertility

How Can Acupuncture Help With Fertility?

Acupuncture can help with all stages in the fertility journey from conception to delivery. Some benefits of acupuncture include:

Improves ovarian function for production of better quality eggs
Regulate the hormones and increase ovarian response function
Regulate the menses and increase the blood flow to the uterus, thickening of uterine lining.
Improve male issues such as sperm quality and quantity
Relieve stress associated with trying to concieve
Strengthens the Immune System
Reduce the side effects of hormone treatments
Improve the success rate of IVF
Reduces the side affects of fertility drugs used in IVF
Decrease the chances of miscarriage and increase the rate of live birth

After the birth of baby, mothers are encouraged to continue acupuncture treatment. During the postpartum stage, acupuncture is used to treat the following:

Postpartum depression
Fatigue
Insufficient or excessive lactation
Mastitis
Post-operative healing in the case of C-section

Acupuncture is a safe, comfortable, and effective way to treat many problems commonly present during prenatal and postpartum stages. Acupuncture can treat healthy moms or moms with pre-existing medical issues. It is safely used during pregnancy for the following conditions:

Physical problems such as sciatica and back pain
Fatigue
Morning sickness
Heartburn
Pregnancy induced hypertension
Breech presentation
General health
Stress and anxiety
Labor preparation
Post-due date labor stimulation