Fertile Turtle Acupuncture

In a New Zealand study, acupuncture has been found to be effective in reducing the pain of dysmenorrhoea (by 50%), and benefitting other symptoms, after 3 months (12 treatments). The treatment effect continued for up to a year. The study compared both manual and electrical stimulation and different protocols (e.g. concentrating treatments in the week before the period, or spreading them through the month). All the women received a treatment on the first or second day of treatment. There was no significant difference in outcome between the groups although the authors suggest the sample size may have been too small to determine this accurately. Full study in the link.

This is a frequent conversation in our clinic. Roughly 30% of the patients I see on a regular basis are dealing with male fertility factors. Feel free to check out our website to see what acupuncture can do to improve your overall sperm quality.

For those of us having challenges with fertility or work in the fertility field, below is information and a list of Personhood amendments that are in the works around the country. Please read as these amendments, if passed, will impact your access to ART (Assisted Reproductive Techniques: IUI, IVF, PGS, etc.)

Two recent studies add to the growing body of evidence in favour of acupuncture for promoting pregnancy. In one, the time to pregnancy was halved in subfertile women receiving acupuncture plus lifestyle advice compared to lifestyle advice alone. In the other, electroacupuncture was found to improve hormone levels in patients with diminished ovarian reserve.