Who should consider acupuncture for infertility?
Acupuncture can be used with traditional treatment for women with fertility issues. Women who wish to try a less invasive treatment and who are young, with good ovarian reserve and without known correctable causes of infertility, could try acupuncture before attempting hormones or in-vitro fertilization (IVF). Otherwise, women with known thin uterine lining, poor cervical mucus, or poor ovarian reserve (elevated cycle day 3 FSH levels) may consider acupuncture as part of their treatment. It may also be used as an adjunct to IVF. Women with unexplained infertility or hormonal imbalances, such as menstrual irregularities, PMS, PCOS, anovulation, POF, difficult implantation, endometriosis, Luteal Phase Defect and miscarriage, would be encouraged to seek relief from Acupuncture and Chinese medicine. The most frequent cause of unexplained infertility or hormonal imbalance is energy stagnation, which affects blood flow in the pelvic area. Many years of emotional stress, depression, frustrati
