Acupuncture as a fertility treatment is something that has only started to be taken seriously in the last 20 or so years. Yet acupuncture has been in use for thousands of years, mainly in China and the far east. It is well documented to be capable of alleviating pain and a host of illnesses, and to promote good health, and now more and more childless couples are turning to it in order to help them conceive a child.
The basic principles of how Western treatments such as IVF and IUI work are fairly well known and easy to understand. They are based on dealing directly with the problem, treating it in such a way as to bring about a cure to that problem without reference to the body as a whole. The idea of effecting a cure for anything by sticking needles in various parts of the body is something that no trained Western medical practitioner would normally give any credence to.
Ancient Chinese doctors approached health problems from a different perspective. They saw the body and mind as inextricably linked, and the body as being influenced by lines of energy flowing through it. This principle is taken a stage further by Yoga practitioners, who believe we take in energy from the air, or ether, and can benefit from doing this by enhancing the way we breathe.
When energy flows through the body without being blocked then optimum health is experienced by that person. But when a blockage occurs the flow of energy is interrupted and constricted. This can adversely affect other parts of the body that are consequently deprived of sufficient energy to function properly.
What does this mean for couples with fertility problems? Put simply, a skilled acupuncturist can cause endorphins, a kind of hormone, to be released. These help the body to relax, in which state healing becomes much easier. By increasing the blood flow, especially to the uterus and ovaries, these hormones enable antibodies to attack viruses and infections, and generate healthy conditions in the body making it conducive to fertility.
Perhaps most crucial for women with fertility problems is that acupuncture has been shown to stimulate the thickening of the uterine lining, making it more receptive for a successful fertilised egg implantation.
Its more general benefits include a reduction in stress levels. Stress has long been identified as a key impediment to full fertility. It helps relax the neuroendocrine system and regulate hormone activity, bringing the body into a much needed state of balance.
There are even links between acupuncture and male infertility. Studies have shown sperm to increase both in quality and quantity after a course of acupuncture treatment.
It was long thought that acupuncture also assisted artificial treatments such as IVF, though a recent study has cast doubt on this. Further research is necessary. But the general beneficial effects of acupuncture, not just for those seeking to increase their fertility but for all people, are now beyond doubt.
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