Acupuncture proves fertile ground for a healthy conception - Acupuncture and Fertility

Acupuncture proves fertile ground for a healthy conception - Acupuncture and Fertility.

Can acupuncture really increase a woman's chances of conceiving?

Research has found that acupuncture treatment can have a positive effect on those trying for a baby and can actually aid the conception process. Over the past twenty years, fertility problems have increased dramatically.

At least 25 percent of couples in the UK planning a baby will have trouble conceiving, and more and more couples are turning to fertility treatments to help them start a family.

Fertility focused acupuncture treatment can help to increase blood flow to the reproductive organs, balance hormone levels, regulate the menstrual cycle and help improve the lining of the uterus and quality of eggs released.

Additionally, conditions such as polycystic ovaries and endometriosis have also been shown to improve with acupuncture

Men today also face fertility problems. Benefits to male fertility have been helped by acupuncture with positive effects on sperm count, morphology and mobility.

Some of the positive effects of acupuncture in fertility treatment are thought to include:

Regulation of the menstrual cycle and promote regular ovulation

Regulate the hormones to produce a larger number of follicles

Improve the functions of ovaries to produce better quality eggs enhance the vitality of sperm relieve the side effects of drugs used in IVF

Increase the thickness of the uterine lining so to encourage successful implantation and reduce the chance of miscarriage

Source British Acupuncture Council