Ethan Borg, MAOM., L.Ac. talks about acupuncture for fertility. Part 4 of 6

It is very simple to believe that infertility problems nowadays are addressed to by our modern day science; such is believed because the headlines today are meant to target what’s new and hot. Nowadays, it is always “thanks to the high tech medicine” that people are capable of curing almost anything – or so we think.

But however good the contemporary science is, many who desire to bear a child find themselves turning to an ancient way for help. For unknown reasons, this has become quite the trend even if we live in a very modern world.

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A number of experts figure that anywhere sixteen percent of all couples experience problems conceiving. In many such cases the couple will make the decision to go to a fertility treatment center to help them conceive.

Choosing a fertility treatment center to place your trust in is one of the most important and nerve wracking decisions that you will probably make. Also, you have to manage your expectations as even the best fertility treatment center in the world cannot guarantee you of a pregnancy. The most that any of them can do is to improve your odds.

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“You’re my last chance, doc. I’ve tried everything.”

As an acupuncturist for 25 years, I’ve heard this many times. I can’t blame people, Oriental medicine may be very old, but in America, it’s new. People just don’t know about it, and what they do know may sound very strange. And let’s face it, the idea of someone sticking needles in you is a little scary.

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There are many women who suffer from fertility problems such as high amount of FSH (follicular stimulating hormone) – a hormone that facilitates the development of eggs by stimulating the follicles during the ovulation cycle, or with low reserves of eggs. The western medicine has been used for a while to treat these problems with inadequate results and therefore many women suffering from this are turning to Chinese medicine which is proving to be quite effective in treating them.

The women with high FSH levels as well as low egg reserves are not candidates for in vitro fertilization (IVF). This is because the high FSH levels result into shortening or complete cessation of the menstrual cycle meaning that they cannot have a successful IVF procedure. On the other hand those with low egg reserves are usually told to start the procedure as soon as possible or opt for IVF using donor eggs. Although these procedures will enable the women get children they do not deal with the underlying causes that are usually caused by other factors such as bodily functions and mental state of the patient.

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Acupuncture for infertility promises miraculous cure even where modern scientific methods fail to work. Being a Chinese remedy, Acupuncture might conjure a feeling of dark rooms, hushed voices and incessant pains for pricking of needles. But it is not the case when you go to treat your infertility syndrome with acupuncture. It, on the other hand, promises complete relaxation and instant cure from infertility.

Acupuncture is based on Chinese methods. The Chinese people believed that to remain healthy, energy should flow in a balanced way throughout your body. Whenever there is a blockage in the flow of that energy, inflammations will occur leading to severe pains and several types of diseases. Since energy flows the meridian points, so acupuncture inserts needles in different parts of the body to make energy flow smoothly. Placing needles on certain points unblocks the energy points. This reduces the particular type of disease.

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Acupuncture can prove as a boon in restoring the equilibrium in your body. Acupuncturist in Boston provides the healing treatment to the patients and has fits deep root in China. This wonderful therapy is very useful and can address the pain directly. The needles are inserted at specific points known as acupoints. Wherever you are experiencing the pain, there are acupuncture points also known as acupoints that can help decrease the pain. It proves as a boon in curing various chronic pains, due to an injury, surgery, repetitive motion, or a medical condition. These responses can occur locally, i.e., at or close to the site of application, or at a distance, mediated mainly by sensory neurons to many structures within the central nervous system. This can lead to activation of pathways affecting various physiological systems in the brain.

Studies have shown that acupuncture definitely increases the rate of pregnancy in women undergoing in vitro fertilization. Though it may be a challenging experience for the child and the parents in the beginning, the results seem to suggest that it is helpful in the end. Traditional acupuncture requires the patient to lay still for long periods, to endure the close contact of a stranger and the invasive insertion of needles, all of which could prove to be exceptionally difficult for a child, particularly one on the severe end of the autistic spectrum.

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In vitro fertilization is a procedure that has helped couples around the world get pregnant in a safe manner. In this procedure, sperm from the male partner, or donor sperm, and eggs from the female partner, or donor eggs, are combined in a laboratory to form embryos. Embryos are then transferred to the woman’s uterus, where they may implant and develop into a child.

For all of its fame and glory, however, in vitro fertilization is not a sure thing. Most couples know this going in. Certain factors may increase or decrease a couple’s chances of success, such as the age of the woman and the overall health of both partners. According to some reports, the success of in vitro fertilization using fresh non-donor eggs is around 39%, although reports vary. Some indicate the overall success rates of in vitro fertilization to be much lower, while others show success rates much higher.

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Listen in as Mike Berkley, L.Ac. discusses how acupuncture can treat various causes of infertility.

There are many “alternative” treatments addressing fertility issues, which lead to the question “Does the combined treatments of acupuncture and IVF achieve more successful results?”

Acupuncture through its history has been attributed in helping a variety of ailments, all the while having an overall healing effect on the body. Acupuncture is increasingly being used to help with infertility. Women wishing to fall pregnant but struggling to conceive are turning to acupuncture, alongside IVF or donor-egg transfer.

The truth is that acupuncture although not generally used as a primary therapy for most fertility problems, is fast becoming a valuable support therapy for infertility.

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