Picture this: a lovely couple nervously sits in front of me during their first fertility acupuncture consultation. They want to know how acupuncture can help with male factor infertility. Due to the male factor infertility diagnosis, the couple had already gone through three cycles of IVF with ICSI, recommended by a reproductive endocrinologist. Sadly, none […]
Can IVF acupuncture improve live birth rates, aka take home babies? Despite 20 years of vigorous IVF acupuncture research, further studies are ceaselessly coming in. Browsing our website you will find evidence IVF acupuncture benefits pregnancy or live birth rates. And there are also studies that do not show the effect on pregnancy rates, but […]
Have you been labelled as a poor IVF responder? Is there a way you can up your chances of making a baby? You know there are not many options. Can acupuncture help? IVF is the numbers game. The important part of IVF is for your ovaries to safely produce as many follicles as possible. And […]
Get your garden ready for your little seed! You may have heard that you need to prepare the soil before planting, and the same goes for getting your body ready for pregnancy. The uterine lining (endometrium) is where your future baby will attach, get nutrition, and grow. Furthermore, a healthy uterine lining can help reduce […]
Do you find yourself scrolling through endless pages of conflicting advice on a fertility diet? Do you feel like after all that googling you haven’t found the answer? Is dairy good or bad for fertility? Pineapples? Gluten? Go vegan? What about the Keto diet?
How does reproductive acupuncture compares to the medication at improving ovulation? One of the causes of anovulation is luteinised unruptured follicle syndrome (LUFS). LUFS affects 5%-10% of healthy women and 25%-43% of women with infertility. This syndrome is more common among women diagnosed with endometriosis. Most commonly LUFS is diagnosed during a series of ultrasound […]
Can acupuncture improve embryo quality? The short answer is yes, acupuncture can improve embryo quality. Now let’s have a look into study details. Dr Rashidi and his team explored if acupuncture can improve pregnancy rates for PCOS patients undergoing IVF and ICSI. As a result, they found that acupuncture can improve embryo quality.