Acupuncture infertility

A review of recent medical research suggests that acupuncture treatment may help improve your odds of fertility. It is estimated that infertility affects 1 in 10 or 10% of the population. Acupuncture is now being touted as a safe alternative to help improve the odds of conception.

Acupuncture treatment research reveals that it helps relieve stress, regulate ovulation, and increase blood circulation to the reproductive tissues. Acupuncture is thought to stimulate certain areas of the brain (e.g. hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis) that are responsible for proper ovualtion. Also, it is reported that acupuncture nourishes the endometrium, the interior lining of the uterus. This makes the embryo more likely to become implated in the uterus wall after conception.
Acupuncture has been shown in controlled scientific studies to be effective in helping treat male and female infertility problems. Here are some studies for further investigation and reading. Auricular acupuncture in the treatment of female infertility. Following a complete gynecologic-endocrinologic workup, 45 infertile women suffering from oligoamenorrhea (n = 27) or luteal insufficiency (n = 18) were treated with auricular acupuncture. Based on the author's data, auricular acupuncture seems to offer a valuable alternative therapy for female infertility due to hormone disorders.

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