Traditional Chinese Medicine practices have been used for thousands of years to treat fertility and is gaining popularity in the west as a safe and effective way to restore reproductive health.

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When the body is balanced, energy flows. When a woman’s body is healthy and balanced, her potential to conceive is good.  Unhealthy lifestyle, poor diet, lack of exercise, excessive toxins in the body, environmental factors, emotional stress and one’s genetic disposition can cause imbalances. From a TCM perspective, causes infertility include Kidney-Yang deficiency, Kidney-Yin deficiency, Blood and Qi deficiency, Blood and Qi stagnation, Liver-Qi stagnation and Phlegm and Dampness. These can lead to high FSH levels, blocked or damaged fallopian tubes, endometriosis, PCOS and cervical or vaginal infections among others. TCM practitioners are skilled in diagnosing and treating imbalances that may be hindering a woman’s ability to get pregnant or stay pregnant.

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Current studies demonstrate that acupuncture modulates hormone levels, increases blood flow to the uterus and ovaries, as well as enhances uterine conditions, which favor the implantation of a fertilized egg. The landmark German study in 2002 by Wolfgang E. Paulus compared pregnancy rates of two groups of women undergoing IVF. The group receiving acupuncture 25 minutes before, and 25 minutes after embryo transfer had a pregnancy rate of 42.5% compared to 26% for the non-acupuncture group. Chinese medicine is also proven to increase the success rate of IVF and IUI by 40-60%.

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Pre-Cycle Treatments
Our acupuncture treatment plan for IVF patients can include treatments pre-conception and pre-egg-retrieval and goes far beyond just the pre- and post- embryo transfer treatments.

 

Embryo Transfer Treatments
The most common way Traditional Chinese Medicine is used for patients undergoing IVF is by providing acupuncture treatments done before and after embryo transfer.
 
Wherever possible, We strongly recommends that patients receive consistent acupuncture treatments in the 4 to 6 months prior to the IVF retrieval-fertilization-transfer cycle.
 
Consistent acupuncture treatments can balance your hormones, improve your overall health and fertility naturally, and put you in the best position to conceive before the cycle even begins.

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