Acupuncture and Infertility Cure: Can It WORK for You?

There is a relationship between acupuncture and infertility and we shall investigate about that. But first, let us know more about acupuncture.

Acupuncture is more than 5,000 years old and is practiced not only in China but also in many other countries as alternative means of treatment. However, it is believed to have originated in China where it is extensively practiced. In 1972 President Nixon opened the doors to China when a New York Times journalist James Reston had an appendectomy performed there with acupuncture used as the anesthetic. This obviously gave the due recognition to acupuncture in the US where even brain surgery was later performed with acupuncture and currently there are around 8000 acupuncturists, 16 acupuncture schools and 2 medical schools in America. UCLA medical school, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph Helms, has been teaching acupuncture to aspiring physicians.

And now, let us see how acupuncture can help in infertility. Did you know that infertility (both in male and female patients) responds to acupuncture in a great way? Acupuncture is also effective in PMS, amenorrhea, blocked fallopian tubes and other infertility related problems. Along with herbal medications, as advocated by Traditional Chinese Medicine or TCM, acupuncture can cure infertility in great many cases since it addresses the body as a whole and not any particular part or symptom. The core of the structure which was developed by Chinese Taoists more than 3000 years ago help stimulate the flow of intrinsic energy within the body which in turn revitalizes the organ and their functions. Acupuncture and infertility together works by inserting sterilized acupuncture needles at appropriate acupressure points. When this is done, the blocked flow of energy gets released so that the body can commence its normal reproductive process.

Advantages in treating infertility by acupuncture in association with TCM (or if necessary, with conventional treatment procedure) include the following.

1) Minimizes undesirable side effects while lowering toxicity from invasive procedures and drug therapies, both known and unknown.

2) Considers the patient as an integral mind/body organism, not merely treating the ovary, uterus, fallopian tubes, semen volume/ sperm count, etc. It ventures to motivate the body’s natural healing potential by treating the root cause of infertility.

3) It strengthens and balances the patient’s general health so that IVF, GIFT, ZIFT, AHT, ICSI or TET procedures can become more effective and easier to achieve. The patient can derive general health benefits as well as endocrine system balancing from specific acupuncture along with herbal supplements. It makes pregnancy easier to achieve and postnatal recuperation quicker. 

4) Extensive use of acupuncture in treating infertility in most forms implies that it is a complete traditional health care system which can be applied with or without the integration of Western medical procedure. The integration of Western medicine, as is known in America, started in China less than a century ago and is termed as Integral Chinese Medicine or ITCM. Ancient Chinese medical technique of acupuncture and herbal medications, when applied in the light of modern medical procedures actually works miracle.

Infertility in men and women can be best addressed through treatment procedures based on the holistic method which, like the Chinese method, treats the person and not the disease. It may involve lifestyle changes too, change of food habits, making changes to the diet and also the lifestyle. There are also herbs, Chinese medications and exercises involved. Apart from curing infertility forever, the holistic way of treatment turns a person healthier both in mind and body so that he/she becomes capable of facing the practical life in a better way. And because of this approach, acupuncture and infertility, and the holistic way of treatment works so much better.