Fertility
Pregnancy Preparation
In planning for natural conception your treatments will guide the body-mind-spirit into balance. We will closely monitor your cycle and discuss ways to optimize fertility and health for you and your baby.
ART Therapies
Acupuncture has been proven to increase the success rate of IVF procedures from 26.1% to 42% in a study published in Fertility and Sterility Journal in April 2002. Your treatments leading up to and through your IVF or IUI protocol will support the phases of your assisted cycle, keep your systems balanced through the process, and help you to hold the intention of conscious conception for you and your child.
The Complex balance of conception
The physiological process of getting pregnant is a complex and miracle performance. The dance of conception involves multiple partners: hormones, proteins, fatty acids and their derivatives. Each dancer must interact with its receptor and with other hormones, and also appear and disappear at well-defined times for the correct duration, as dictated by the performance conductors - the hypothalamus and pituitary glands. Just as lighting, props, and stage must be just right, the ovaries, fallopian tubes, and uterus need to be ready to play their roles. It's easy to see that when your body is not in a state of balance, it can become extremely challenging for conception to occur. Luckily Oriental medicine can help restore balance and optimize your fertility performance.
It takes an average of 2 to 6 menstrual cycles to optimize your fertility using acupuncture, Chinese herbs, and lifestyle changes. This may be frustrating when your biological clock is ticking and every month that passes brings you closer to what western medicine deems "too old" to make a baby. But, in the long run, balancing your body through Oriental medicine is the quickest way to get pregnant even for patients over the age of 40. Consider if you were a world class athlete and you failed to qualify for the Olympics… Wouldn't it make sense to do some additional training before trying again? The same goes for making a baby. Whether you are trying naturally or are undergoing IUI, IVF, or other Assisted Reproductive therapies, Oriental medicine can help by getting your body balanced before and while trying to conceive. Take your time, restore your health and vitality, and fertility will follow.
