Infertility – Women

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) provides a low-cost, non-invasive complement to Western medicine in the treatment of infertility.

Acupuncture helps:

• Improve blood flow to the uterus
• Improve thickness of endometrial lining
• Decrease physical response to stress
• Balance hormones
• Drug-free treatment

For reproductive issues, a slow approach effects the greatest change.
It takes 90 to 120 days for the effects of Chinese medicine to make a positive difference.

TCM is a whole medicine that doesn’t view reproductive health as separate from one’s overall emotional and physical health.

Because Chinese Medicine focuses on re-balancing individuals and not just treating diseases, its treatments are individually tailored and have low or no side effects.

TCM not only improves the probability of becoming pregnant, it also promotes systemic health and well-being of the whole person. We “fertilize the soil in order for the tree to grow.”

Natural Cycle

Preconception Health: 120 days
We assist women with cycle regulation using:

• Acupuncture
• Herbs
• Vitamin supplementation
• Basal body temperature (BBT) charts
• Ovulation predictor kits (OPK)
• Current blood work

Using these tools, we pinpoint the exact time of ovulation so a natural pregnancy can occur.

We help treat these common symptoms that often impede pregnancy:

Irregular Cycles Amenorrhea Ann ovulation Endometriosis Hormonal Imbalances Luteal Phase Defect

Ovarian Cysts PCOS Recurrent miscarriage Uterine fibroids Unexplained Infertility

Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART)

Many couples today are employing the assisted reproductive therapies of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and intra-uterine injections (IUI). The addition of Chinese medicine to these therapies greatly improves the success of a pregnancy.

For those utilizing assisted reproductive technologies (ART), Chinese medicine can help:

• Improve the lining of the uterus
• Modulate the side effects of fertility medications
• Improve the quality and quantity of follicles (120 days)
• Significantly reduce stress associated with the cycle
• Decrease the chance of miscarriage
• Improve male factor — volume, motility and morphology (120 days)

For those expecting to enter an IVF cycle a minimum of six to eight acupuncture sessions are highly recommended. These acupuncture sessions are prior to the IVF transfer. In addition, our office facilitates pre- and post-IVF transfer treatments.

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