FERTILITY SUPPORT
It is estimated that around one in seven couple experience difficulties in trying to conceive and for those struggling with fertility issues, it can often become all-consuming.
There is now a growing body of evidence to suggest acupuncture can greatly increase a woman’s chance of becoming pregnant, with fertility-focused acupuncture fast-becoming one of the most popular alternative therapies to boost conception.
PREPERATION
The most important time to boost fertility is ideally in the four months before conception occurs, as this is how long it takes for an egg to become ready to be released during normal ovulation. The focus of acupuncture over this time is on improving your general and reproductive health in order to positively influence the environment in which the egg develops.
REGULATING THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE
Acupuncture may be used at specific times in your menstrual cycle to target any areas of your cycle that may not be functioning very well; by resolving problems such as irregular ovulation, irregular cycles and painful periods and also addressing more complex issues such as endometriosis and PCOS, the menstrual cycle can be helped to run more smoothly and natural fertility.
IMPROVING EMOTIONAL HEALTH
The emotions are equally just as important too and are always factored into treatment. Stress hormones can disrupt the balance of other hormones, including oestrogen and progesterone, which can interfere with ovulation on the menstrual cycle and also the quality of egg cells
Being relaxed and not rigidly focused on pinpointing ovulation is key. Rigidity can cause a great deal of stagnation in the body and may prevent an egg from being released. If there is too much stagnation then the uterus will become tense and not open enough to receive the sperm.
In addition to its ability to strengthen, support, and balance overall health and well-being, acupuncture is also effective in treating issues that affect reproductive health and fertility including:
- addressing pre-existing medical conditions or concerns
- improving sperm count and motility
- reducing stress and anxiety associated with infertility
- normalizing hormone and endocrine systems
- improve blood flow in the uterus
- decreasing the chance of miscarriage
- increasing the chance of pregnancy for women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF)
Testimonial
Mel helped me on my fertility journey. Through IVF and acupuncture I was able to finally get pregnant and stay pregnant. I truly believe the acupuncture helped the process, and Mel was the right person for me!
On meeting Mel I instantly felt in safe hands and was able to open up emotionally so she could treat me using five element acupuncture.
Mel is friendly, warm and professional and I always looked forward to my treatment as it was a gift of tranquility spending some time to look after myself and create the right environment in my body for my baby.
I would recommend Mel to anyone looking for a specialist fertility acupuncturist and I will definitely be back in the future if I am trying to get pregnant again
….. Jess