How Acupuncture Affects Fertility?
is where the challenge of ensuring fertility comes in. In recent years, the use of acupuncture to encourage fertility has been met with both skepticism and enthusiasm. Is this the promise of good things to come or is there something else that contributed to its apparent usefulness? What is acupuncture? Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese procedure that uses very thin needles to insert and manipulate in over 350 different points in the body. It is used to treat many illnesses and provide relief from pain. It is widely used in China and Japan and has also acquired some following in the U.S. How the link between acupuncture and fertility began? Practitioners of oriental medicine and acupuncturists have long relied on using acupuncture as a treatment for infertility but many credit a 2002 study led by Dr. Wolfgang Paulus for turning the spotlight on. The study was performed at the University of Ulm in Germany and was published in the Fertility and Sterility journal. The study compared two gr
