"Up to 30% of couples in the UK are diagnosed with unexplained infertility"
Acupuncture and fertility
Energetic imbalances
Blood deficiency
Kidney yang deficiency
Kidney ying deficiency
Liver Qi stagnation
Qi stagnation
Qi deficiency
Blood stagnation
Spleen deficiency
Cold in the reproductive area
Cold in the kidneys
Dampness in the reproductive organs
Acupuncture is based on the Chinese medicine philosophy which focuses on the way energy, represented as Qi or blood, flows though the body. When Qi and blood flow are in balance you experience a smooth response to your emotions. When Qi and blood are out of balance you can experience an extended manifestation of your emotions which are strongly linked with physical symptoms.
Energetic imbalances are expressed as energy excesses or deficiencies and described as stagnation, heat, dampness and cold. These imbalances can occur within the general body or within specific areas or organs of the body.
Acupuncture focuses on identifying and correcting energetic imbalance through:
Assessment of the 6 pulses on each wrist
Study of your tongue
Our Fertility Programmes include a minimum of 6 acupuncture designed to restore energetic balance. Acupuncture sessions are scheduled at specific times in your cycle and implantation for our IUI and IVF Support Programme.
During an acupuncture treatment
Your treatment starts with a discussion of your health history right back to birth and for women their menstrual history throughout life. Our acupuncturists will then identify, asses and discuss where your imbalances are occurring and start to rebalance your body by using specific acupuncture points to redistribute Qi and blood energy flow. You will be given guidance on relevant lifestyle factors and women will be taught how to notice their fertile time slot.
Our acupuncturist will start with a discussion of your health history right back to birth and for women their menstrual history throughout life and then identify any energetic imbalances. O Our acupuncturists will then identify, asses and discuss where your imbalances are occurring and start to rebalance your body by using specific acupuncture points to redistribute Qi and blood energy flow. You will be given guidance on relevant lifestyle factors and women will be taught how to notice their fertile time slot.
Examples of energetic imbalances
Ovarian cysts reflects dampness
PMS reflects general Qi stagnation
Abdominal surgery creates coldness within the abdomen
Infections in the fallopian tubes reflects excess heat plus blood stagnation
Endometriosis reflects excess heat plus blood stagnation
STD’s reflects dampness
Blocked fallopian tubes reflects abdominal dampness or general Qi stagnation
Absent periods reflects kidney deficiency
Low sperm count reflects kidney deficiency or liver Qi stagnation
Irregular periods reflects liver Qi stagnation