IVF? Increase Your Chances of Pregnancy with Acupuncture

Dr. Dalite Sancic, DACM, L.Ac.

A short and sweet blog for you today, because this research study is A) too good not to  

share, and B) brief but to the point. 

In 2002, a study was carried out to investigate whether acupuncture increased pregnancy rates in women getting ART (assisted reproductive therapies).  

In this study, patients were given acupuncture before and after embryo transfer. They were  compared to a control group that didn’t receive acupuncture.  

The outcome? 

Clinical pregnancies were documented in 34 of 80 patients (42.5%) in the acupuncture  group, whereas the pregnancy rate was only 26.3% (21 out of 80 patients) in the control group. 

Here’s the study if you’d like to take a look.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11937123/] 

And after 20 years of clinical practice, I’m thrilled to say I’ve seen many “acupuncture babies” come into the world, as we like to call them!  

It’s always a joy to witness firsthand how acupuncture can help women get pregnant and stay pregnant during IVF. 

How many treatments are recommended for fertility acupuncture?  

One treatment per week for three months is the standard recommendation to give the body  time before trying to get pregnant.

Why three months? Because ovarian follicles typically take three months to mature.  

Follicles produce hormones that influence the menstrual cycle and eventually release an egg during ovulation. Acupuncture helps create optimal conditions for follicles to ripen,  and the timeframe for this process is about three months.  

In addition to acupuncture, we’ll also discuss diet, lifestyle, supplements, and herbal  medicine based on your individual needs. Treatment at our office is a holistic look at your  overall health in order to optimize fertility.  

Ready to try acupuncture or recommend this to a friend? We’d love to help! Email us at info@moonbrookmedicine.com or call (802)855-8547.