Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a complete system of health care used for more than 3,000 years in China, Japan and other Asian countries, and increasingly in the rest of the world. It remains the primary approach to healthcare for more than one third of the world’s population, and is extremely safe and effective. The healing art and science of acupuncture is based on an understanding of the body in terms of the movement of energy, called Qi (sometimes spelled “chi” and pronounced “chee”).
Acupuncture is the practice of inserting extremely thin needles in specific parts of the body to regulate the flow of blood, Qi, and hormones. Assisting your body to reach homeostasis is the objective of acupuncture, which explains why it is so effective for so many (seemingly) different symptoms. Because acupuncture works with the body’s homeostatic system it offers a safe and effective approach to enhance fertility, along with supporting general health. Getting to know your menstrual cycle is essential to understanding your fertility and your acupuncturist will ask about every sign and symptom relating to your period to gain an understanding about your hormone balance.
Assisting Your Natural Cycle
- Regulate the menstrual cycle
- Improve ovarian function
- Encourage production of follicles and enhance their quality
- Improve blood flow to ovaries and uterus
- Strengthen immune system
- Reduce stress and increase relaxation
Supporting IUI/IVF
- Regulate the menstrual cycle
- Improve ovarian function
- Improve blood flow to ovaries and uterus
- Strengthen immune system
- Reduce stress
- Reduces miscarriages and improves live birth rate
Working with PCOS
- Regulate the menstrual cycle
- Improve ovarian function
- Improve blood flow to ovaries and uterus
- Strengthen immune system
- Reduce stress
- Reduce miscarriages and improve live birth rate
Post-Partum
- Shorten duration of bleeding
- Shrink uterus post-delivery
- Scar treatments for Cesarean Section
- Increase/Decrease Milk Supply
Women's General OB/GYN Health
- Regulate the menstrual cycle
- Ease PMS symptoms
- Minimize peri-menapausal and post-menopausal issues, such as dryness, hot flashes, memory loss, depression, weight gain
- Reduce symptoms of fibroids and endometriosis, and PCOS
- Increase libido
Men's Health
- Increase sperm count and motility
- Support and reduce side effects from immuno-suppressants used in some infertility treatments
- Support reduction of prostate inflammation
- Increase libido
- Support sexual function