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Infertility Treatment With Acupuncture & Herbs

Infertility can be helped with acupuncture and herbs. Finding out you have fertility problems can be devastating when you are trying to conceive.  Many couples have decided to delay families while getting their careers in order, only to discover that when it was finally convenient to have children, it was no longer easy or feasible for their bodies.

You are considered infertile:

  • When you have attempted to conceive with no success after one to two years.

This problem affects about 25% of the reproductive aged couples, especially in the 30 to 45 year old age group.

Some Causes:

  • Anovulation
  • Endometriosis
  • Stress
  • Low sperm count
  • Low motility
  • Auto-immune factors
  • Unknown causes
  • Clotting Factors
  • Irregular ovulation
  • Blocked fallopian tubes
  • Extremely low sperm count
  • Poor morphology of sperm
  • Poor egg quality

How TCM Can Help You  Become Pregnant

The benefits of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in the treatment of infertility has been known to Chinese doctors long before it was ever studied in the west, with the first known publication on conception problems appearing around 350 A.D.

It is known, due to recent studies, that acupuncture affects the endocrine system. Acupuncture stimulates the pituitary and hypothalamus to balance the endocrine systems and its hormones, performing the same function as some fertility medications, but without the side-effects.

For the woman TCM will:

  • Reduce stress hormones that interfere with ovulation
  • Normalize hormones that regulate ovulation so an egg is released
  • Increase blood flow to the uterus, improving the chances of a fertilized egg implanting
  • Improve ovulation cycles in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), which makes getting pregnant difficult
  • Improve pregnancy rates in women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF)

For the man TCM will:

  • Increase blood flow through out the entire body which will increase potency
  • Improve sperm motility
  • Improve sperm morphology or shape
  • Reduce stress

If you want to avoid taking fertility drugs, have PCOS, are not eligible for invitro-fertilization (IVF), or want to improve the success rate of IVF, you may want to consider acupuncture.

The strongest feature of TCM is its ability to treat conditions for which conventional medicine has no real answer, no treatment and no relief other than those with potential unpleasant side effects.

You should expect to receive a series of acupuncture treatments and one or more herbal formulas to balance the hormones and enhance your fertility.

If you are interested in receiving infertility treatment with acupuncture and herbs or other health problem, please call  (727)771-7110.