| Should I Consider Acupuncture for Fertility Issues? | | | | and repeated miscarriages. When used in the latter |
| Those facing infertility issues, though their general | | | | case, there are some special considerations that must |
| mood may be very pessimistic, have more options at | | | | be taken into account when the treatment is applied. |
| their disposal than ever before. There are numerous | | | | Good licensed acupuncturists will know this |
| methods which are being used to treat this condition | | | | information and will know how to properly offer this |
| including traditional medicine, herbal medicine and | | | | intervention to women who are currently carrying. |
| acupuncture for fertility issues. These treatments, | | | | Acupuncture for fertility conditions which are |
| when used in conjunction with solid medical advice | | | | characterized by a series of miscarriages is usually |
| and when provided by a professional and licensed | | | | applied during the first trimester of pregnancy. |
| practitioner, have been recognized for being | | | | Acupuncture works by applying stimulation along a |
| potentially-effective for the relief of some infertility | | | | series of meridians which criss-cross the body. There |
| conditions. Whether or not this is the right treatment | | | | are certain points along these meridians which have |
| will depend upon the exact condition which is causing | | | | to be avoided when the patient is pregnant. This |
| the infertility. | | | | should be common knowledge for any licensed |
| Acupuncture for fertility conditions which result from | | | | practitioner. One must also avoid any points which |
| physical deformity or blockage conditions is generally | | | | are located along the lower abdomen because of the |
| not effective. Spasmed tubes, for instance, can be | | | | obvious impact that this could have on the developing |
| relaxed using acupuncture but blocked tubes will not | | | | fetus. Doctors and acupuncturists should consult |
| respond to this treatment. If one has a condition | | | | about these treatments and any problems should be |
| which requires surgery to alleviate, acupuncture will | | | | immediately reported to both the doctor and the |
| generally not be a cure for that condition though it | | | | acupuncturist. |
| may be excellent for other uses during recovery and | | | | Remember that acupuncture for infertility issues is a |
| before the procedure. Acupuncture is typically used | | | | valid treatment and, like all valid treatments, improper |
| as a process, not as a one-shot cure for any | | | | procedures can have very real consequences. |
| condition. Most acupuncturists will recommend a series | | | | Particularly after one becomes pregnant, one must |
| of treatments and that is where this type of | | | | make certain that their practitioner knows what |
| intervention has shown the most promise. | | | | they're doing. The risks of improperly performing |
| Acupuncture for fertility conditions which result from | | | | acupuncture on a pregnant woman include miscarriage |
| hormonal imbalances has shown promise. Acupuncture | | | | so the stakes are as high as they could be in this |
| is sometimes used to treat an excess of Follicle | | | | case. As this practice has become more accepted by |
| Stimulating Hormone. In these cases, the treatment is | | | | Western practitioners, however, doctors and |
| usually combined with herbal treatments which | | | | acupuncturists have become more willing to |
| augment the acupuncture and garner better results. | | | | collaborate on behalf of their patients. |
| Acupuncture is also used to treat luteal phase defect | | | | |