Acupuncture and Infertility: Is It Really Effective?

Read HERE about the benefits of acupuncture in the treatment of infertility.

Acupuncture has many advantages and curing infertility is one of them. There is definitely a relationship between acupuncture and infertility and it is important to have an idea as to how these two are related. To start with, let us know what acupuncture is.

Acupuncture is a healing therapy for uncountable number of health problems. It is believed to have originated in China and is more than 5,000 years old. It is practiced in many other countries including China as an alternative means of treatment. Following James Reston’s appendectomy (New York Times Journalist), performed with acupuncture used as the anesthetic, Chinese alternative treatments like acupuncture became known to the world with the help of President Nixon's policy in 1972. This gave due recognition to acupuncture in the US where even brain surgery began to be performed with acupuncture. At present, there are around 8000 acupuncturists, 16 acupuncture schools along with 2 medical schools in America. Under the leadership of Dr. Joseph Helms, UCLA medical school has been teaching acupuncture to aspiring physicians.

Acupuncture can effectively cure infertility, both in males and females, we shall know how. It is also competent in curing all infertility related problems like PMS, blocked fallopian tubes and Amenorrhea. Along with herbal medications, as advocated by TCM or Traditional Chinese Medicine, acupuncture cures infertility in great many cases as since it addresses not any particular part or symptom but the body as a whole. The core of the structure was developed by Chinese Taoists more than 3000 years ago to help stimulate the flow of intrinsic energy within the body which revitalizes the organs and their functioning. Acupuncture is done by inserting sterilized needles for the purpose of acupuncture at appropriate acupressure points of the body. This helps the blocked flow of energy to get released so that the body starts its normal reproductive process.

The beneficial factors in treating infertility by acupuncture in association with TCM (or if necessary with conventional system of treatment) include the following:

It minimizes the undesirable side-effects and lowers toxicity from drug therapies and invasive procedures, both known and unknown.

With this approach both the mind and the body of the patient is treated as a whole and not just the fallopian tubes, ovary, uterus, sperm or anything else. It actually promotes the natural healing process of the body to weed out the causes of infertility.

Acupuncture strengthens and balances general health of the patient so that procedures like IVF, GIFT, ZIFT, AHT, ICSI or TET can become more effective and easier to achieve. Specific acupuncture along with herbal supplements can play a major part in improving the patient health and endocrine system balancing. It also helps in successful and faster pregnancy as well as in post natal recuperation.

Wide and comprehensive use of acupuncture in treating infertility in most forms means that it is a totally traditional health care procedure that can be applied with or without the combination of Western medical approach. The integration of Western medicine, as is known in America, started in China less than a hundred years ago and is known as Integral Chinese Medicine or ITCM. Ancient Chinese medical procedure of acupuncture and herbal medications, when applied with modern medical methods actually works miracle.

The problem of Infertility both in men and women can be best treated through treatment methods based on the holistic approach which, like the Chinese method, treats the person and not the disease. It may involve changes in food habits, diet and also in the lifestyle to ensure a healthy life. There are useful herbs, lifestyle and Chinese medications exercises involved in this holistic method. Apart from curing infertility forever, the alternative way of treatment turns one healthier both in mind and body and makes the person capable of living life in a better way.

Lisa Olson is a medical researcher, certified nutritionist, health consultant and author of the #1 best-selling e-book, "Pregnancy Miracle – A Unique Three Step Holistic System for Beating Infertility and Getting Pregnant Quickly and Naturally". Lisa has written dozens of holistic health articles and has been featured in ezines and print magazines, as well as on hundreds of websites worldwide.