Seeking a Natural Fertility Booster? Consider Acupuncture

Pine Mountain Chinese Acupuncture & Herb Clinic Blog Seeking a Natural Fertility Booster? Consider Acupuncture

It’s not likely you’ll think of acupuncture as a first thought when you seek fertility assistance. Yet, this ancient and versatile therapy may be just what you’re looking for in terms of a gentle and natural fertility boost. Acupuncture is growing in popularity in Western cultures, including the United States. According to the National Institutes of Health, over 6% of people in the country report trying acupuncture. 

While best known as a pain treatment, acupuncture has many applications, including as a fertility treatment, on its own or as a complementary therapy with in vitro fertilization. Dr. Ziyang Zhou, L.Ac, MD (China) of Pine Mountain Chinese Acupuncture & Herb Clinic in Austin, Texas, can help you with a natural boost for your pregnancy planning. 

Let’s examine how acupuncture can help you conceive. 

Regulating ovulation

There’s a narrow window when a woman can become pregnant, usually when the ovaries release eggs. Normally, ovulation occurs about two weeks before menstruation begins. Sometimes, other factors can upset this schedule, including medical conditions such as polycystic ovary syndrome or lifestyle features like stress.

Without a reliable ovulation schedule, it’s significantly harder to get pregnant. Acupuncture therapy improves the chances that eggs are released when expected during your monthly cycle.  

Hormone balances

Reproduction represents a tremendous synchronization of processes, each driven by reproductive hormones, your body’s chemical messengers.  Not only do hormones help you get pregnant, but they also maintain and regulate your healthy pregnancy.

Plenty of issues can interfere with your normal hormone balance, and even a minor imbalance can change your chances of getting pregnant. Acupuncture balances your hormones to help you conceive, and regular treatment also protects your pregnancy. 

Sperm and egg health

Successful fertilization requires both a healthy egg and viable sperm. Acupuncture assists the mother’s body in producing a healthy, viable egg while supporting the father’s sperm concentration and motility (movement), making it easier for the sperm to make the journey to meet the egg.

The uterine environment

Once fertilized, an egg needs a stable place to implant. That place is the uterine wall. This tissue engorges with blood to create a welcoming environment for the fertilized egg. 

Acupuncture helps optimize the uterine environment by:

Each of these factors increases the likelihood that sperm and egg will meet, fertilize, and implant in the uterus.

Stress management

Stress can make it harder to get pregnant, in turn causing even more stress while making it even more difficult to conceive. Acupuncture relieves the cycle by promoting deep relaxation and decreasing chronic stress. 

Acupuncture routinely and successfully reduces stress for people of all ages and conditions, not only those trying to conceive.

Contact Dr. Zhou and his team at Pine Mountain Chinese Acupuncture & Herb Clinic for a fertility consultation. Schedule your appointment by phone or online today.