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Fertility/IVF support

Infertility and Sub-fertility
Acupuncture is thought to aid fertility treatments by being able to:
  • regulate 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
  • reduce the chance of miscarriage

IVF Support
To achieve the greatest benefit from acupuncture when combining it with IVF, three stages of treatment are carried out:
- a preparation phase during which a diagnosis is made following the principles of Chinese Medicine;
- a support phase, which begins when the woman starts taking her hormone regime;
- the embryo transfer during which a specific protocol carried out before and after the transfer has been shown to increase significantly the rate of pregnancy.




Research
 
You can access the BAcC's research centre and consult the Briefing Papers on the effectiveness of Acupuncture
 
 

British Acupuncture Council








'Effects of acupuncture on rates of pregnancy and live birth among women undergoing in vitro fertilisation: systematic review and meta-analysis'

British Medical Journal



Chinese medicine: a true medical system in its own right