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Fertility: Preparing yourself and Your Body to Conceive
Women’s Fertility
Men’s Fertility
Assisted Reproductive Techniques
Pregnancy
Labor
Post Partum

ACUPUNCTURE CAN HELP YOU CONCEIVE BY:

  • Improving the function of the ovaries to produce higher quality eggs
  • Increasing blood flow to the uterus and increasing the thickness of the uterine lining
  • Treating uterine fibroids, cysts, or polyps that may prevent or impede conception
  • Strengthening the immune system and increasing energy
  • Relaxation and stress management
  • Miscarriage prevention

    IN MEN:

  • Improving sperm count, motility, morphology,and reducing sperm DNA fragmentation

    ACUPUNCTURE IMPROVES YOURCHANCES OF IVF or IUI SUCCESS BY:

  • Regulating hormones to produce a larger number of follicles and higher quality eggs
  • Preventing uterine contraction post IVF embryo transfer
  • Reducing the side-effects of IVF and other fertility medications
  • Increasing your chances of implantation by up to 40%

    FERTILITY:A COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT PLAN:

    ACUPUNCTURE

    Whether you are just beginning to think about having a family, or have been struggling with infertility, acupuncture can help improve your chances of conceiving and maintaining a healthy, full-term pregnancy.

    The first step of acupuncture treatment for fertility is to create a healthy, regular, and pain free menstrual cycle. Through regulating the cycle, acupuncture improves ovarian function and egg quality, corrects hormonal imbalances, and instates smooth blood flow to the uterus. Whether your goal is to conceive naturally or with the help of assisted reproductive therapies (ART), such as in-vitro fertilization (IVF) or intra-uterine insemination (IUI), acupuncture helps you establish a healthy base from which a fetus can thrive. Acupuncture also works holistically, improving digestion and nutrient absorption, enhancing immunity, and helping manage stress. The side effects of your fertility treatment will be a healthy body, quiet mind, and a better quality of life.

    HERBAL MEDICINE

    Herbal medicine can treat some of the most common causes of infertility: uterine fibroids, polyps, and PCOS. Chinese herbs are able to profoundly regulate hormone levels, often lowering FSH levels and increasing progesterone levels naturally. Unlike Western therapies that treat these imbalances with false suppression and supplementation, Chinese herbs help your body regulate itself and improve your overall health. The result is a gentle pregnancy and optimal postpartum health.

    COMMON PREGNANCY CONDITIONS TREATED WITH ACUPUNCTURE:

    First Trimester

  • Morning sickness
  • Fatigue
  • Heartburn
  • Constipation
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Miscarriage prevention
  • Cramps Second Trimester

  • Head and body aches
  • Sciatica
  • Back pain
  • Pelvic pain
  • Hypertension
  • Digestive irregularities Third Trimester

  • Anxiety
  • Edema and water retention
  • Hypertension
  • Back and pelvic pain
  • Breech presentation
  • Past-due pregnancy Early Labor

  • Alleviates labor pain and discomfort and reduces the need for pharmaceutical pain relief
  • Enables rapid labor progress by establishing a regular and productive contraction pattern
  • Speeds up early labor
  • Increases energy
  • Manages stress and anxiety
  • Reduces high blood pressure Post Partum

  • Constipation
  • Fatigue
  • Mastitis
  • Insufficient lactation
  • Prolonged bleeding
  • Sweating and Night sweats
  • Urinary difficulty
  • Depression
  • Promote healing from incisions or stiches

    HOW OFTEN DO PREGNANT WOMEN NEED ACUPUNCTURE?

    Monthly treatments are recommended for a complication-free pregnancy. During the first trimester, weekly or bi-monthly treatments may be recommended if you are experiencing morning sickness or extreme fatigue. From week 36 on, weekly treatments are recommended to help prepare for labor, promote optimal fetal position, and promote a timely delivery.

    EASE YOUR PREGNANCY WITH ACUPUNCTURE

    Pregnancy is an exciting time of great physical and emotional change. The demands of carrying a baby to term make it imperative that you seek the care you need to ensure optimal health during pregnancy and labor. Acupuncture eases the path of pregnancy by addressing your body?s unique needs. Because you are undergoing such rapid physical and hormonal transformations, you are also highly susceptible to environmental stress. Acupuncture can help your body adapt to the changes of pregnancy, boost your energy, decrease stress and anxiety, improve immune function, and alleviate physical discomfort in order to promote optimal health and ensure a gentle pregnancy.

    PREPARING FOR LABOR WITH ACUPUNCTURE

    Labor preparation treatments with acupuncture help foster the correct balance of yin and yang energy necessary for a gentle labor and delivery. Acupuncture improves energy, relieves fear and anxiety, and prepares your body by relaxing pelvic muscles and improving fetal position. Acupuncture can stimulate labor onset, help manage labor pain, and speed the course of labor to promote a gentle, safe, and timely labor and delivery for you and your baby.

    Helpful Links

    Acupuncture has been shown to increase the success of IVF by up to 50%.

    Influence of acupuncture on the pregnancy rate in patients who undergo assisted reproduction therapy

    Pregnancy and Lower Back Pain: http://www.webmd.com/news/20000706/acupuncture-pregnancy-lower-back-pain

    Managing morning sickness: http://www.webmd.com/baby/Managing-morning-sickness

    Post Partum: It is a widely held Chinese belief that the month immediately following delivery is a crucial time for the entire family. It is both a time when illness can occur, as exhaustion sets in, or a time when past illnesses can be cured and future diseases prevented. Because everything is so new and different during this period, it is the perfect time to begin sowing the seeds of positive change by forming healthy habits. As always, the goal of treatment during this period is to address immediate concerns such as prolonged bleeding, post partum fever, fatigue, lack of appetite, etc., while also helping to fuel the process of systemic and positive change, health, and longevity for the entire family.

    Common Post Partum Conditions Treated With Acupuncture

  • Constipation
  • Fatigue
  • Mastitis
  • Insufficient lactation
  • Prolonged bleeding
  • Sweating and Night sweats
  • Urinary difficulty
  • Depression
  • Promote healing from incisions or stiches < Back to Conditions Treated

    • I will create a treatment plan unique to your needs and empower you with tools for self-care, disease prevention, and complete recovery. Acupuncture successfully treats many conditions. To see a complete list, view the conditions treated page.



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