Acupuncture for Fertility

A fertility journey is different for everyone. At our Gold Coast Acupuncture Clinic we are aware that complications with falling pregnant may arise from a combination of stress, emotional imbalance, lifestyle factors, dietary factors or gynaecological complications seen below: 

• PCOS or Endometriosis.
• Ovulation problems.
• Menstrual cycle irregularities including: amenorrhoea, menorrhagia, irregular uterine bleeding and painful periods.
• Fallopian tube complications. 
• History or STI's or infections. 
• Hormonal imbalances.
• Nutritional or mineral mal-absorption (possibly associated with miscarriages during the first trimester). 
• Poor quality sperm or low sperm count in males. 
• Unknown infertility. 
• IVF (in-vitro fertilisation).

Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine can be used to also help support other fertility treatments. These other fertility treatments may also be helping support the above-mentioned conditions. Many health practitioners may recommend acupuncture as an adjunct treatment that may assist with IVF technologies. There is continuing research about the effectiveness of IVF treatment and you should consult with your practitioner about how acupuncture or Chinese Medicine may be able to help you. 

In Chinese Medicine the following conditions can disrupt the flow of qi and blood within the body and are often a cause of dis-ease or health conditions due to creating an imbalance.

• Heat (excess or deficient). 
• Cold (congeals qi or blood flow).
• Damp or Phlegm (blocking the flow or qi & blood). 
• Stagnation of qi or blood.
• Deficiency of qi, blood, yin or yang.

Acupuncture is an ancient method used to help regulate the balance of qi (energy), blood, yin and yang. Chinese Medicine Acupuncture aims to restore balance within and diagnose any internal organ system imbalances. 

In Chinese Medicine each organ has a direct relationship with qi, blood, yin and yang. Organs also have a connection with emotions and the location of physical pain based on meridian pathways. 

Our practitioners utilise a variety of diagnostic techniques to understand your body's internal functioning. Including understanding the nervous system, metabolic system, cardiovascular system, endocrine system and other complex internal systems to help encourage the body’s innate ability to self-regulate. 

Our practitioner will inspect your tongue and investigate your radial artery pulse in combination with palpation of your abdomen, neck, back, arms, hands, legs and feet in order to come to an individualised Chinese Medicine diagnosis specific to you and any presenting condition.

Your practitioner will focus on finding connections between your lifestyle, habits and current health status in order to effectively discover any imbalances that may be present within.

If you have any questions about how acupuncture for fertility may be able to help you, or if you have a condition you are currently seeking help for and would like to incorporate acupuncture in conjunction with your usual care and health practitioners - please contact our team. We would love to hear from you and look forward to helping. 

Acupuncture may be able to support certain symptoms during pregnancy, learn more here >> Pregnancy