Often even in cases of unexplained fertility or long term infertility acupuncture can provide solutions where there seemed to previously be none. One of the reasons for this is that whatever you are coming for acupuncture treatment for the aim is to take a closer look at the body from a holistic perspective and correct any and all imbalances.
During your consultation all aspects of your fertility will be discussed. Often women may have clues that their periods are not healthy; they may have lots of PMS, pain, heavy bleeding or irregular cycles, usually these symptoms improve from the first cycle of treatment.
For those women who use temperature charting, I am able to help you interpret BBT charts, identify cervical fluid, understand how the hormones interplay and work to create an optimal fertile environment. Improvements to your temperature chart can also usually be seen from the first month.
The aim of treatment is always to restore natural fertility so that you can conceive naturally or increase your success rates if doing assisted therapies.
Why Use Acupuncture for Infertility?
Many studies have shown promising data that acupuncture can increase fertility. The focus is on enhancing quality of eggs, sperm, endometrial lining and cervical fluid. Sometimes this is enough for couples to conceive on their own and it is a very important step for couples who are about to undergo the expense and physical demands of IVF or other fertility treatments.
Specifically research has shown that acupuncture can help fertility by:
1. Reducing stress: not only can stress disrupt hormones but it can also cause spasms in the fallopian tubes disrupting implantation.
3. Strengthening the immune system, thus stopping an immune response to pregnancy.
4. Improve sperm count, motility & morphology.
Acupuncture during Pregnancy
Treatment during pregnancy can be very effective at a time when women are reluctant to take medicines. Acupuncture can greatly benefit both mother and child. From those first few weeks where tiredness and sickness can be greatly relieved, to the very last trimester where breech babies may be turned using moxa, or even labour can be induced, using acupuncture during pregnancy can be a very positive experience.
“ It was great to have Kirsty come round the house so I could just focus and stay relaxed. From the first session I felt movement and after the third session I went into labour and was able to have the home birth that was so important to me. There is no doubt in my mind that acupuncture brought the labour on”
- Liza Wilson, gave birth to a beautiful baby girl at home.
