How Traditional Medicine Can Enhance Fertility

  • Regulates menstrual cycles
  • Regulate hormones by reducing stress
  • Improves ovarian function; encourages production of follicles; enhances their quality
  • Improves blood flow to ovaries and uterus
  • Reduces miscarriages
  • Enhances immune system
  • Lessens uterine contractions after embryo transfer
  • Improves thickness of uterine wall lining
  • Lessens side effects of medications
  • Improves sperm parameters (takes 3 mos.)
  • Improves quality of oocytes (takes 3 mos.)

Two major studies were done which demonstrated increased pregnancy rates combining Acupuncture with ART/IVF
Stener-Victorin et al Protocol

  • Eight treatments before retrieval
  • Treat the patient twice a week for four weeks up to retrieval
  • Point Locations (all points are needled bilaterally)
    • UB 23 (black clip) to UB 28 (red clip) (one lead)
    • SP 6 (red clip) to UB 57(black clip) (one lead)
    • Electro-stimulation set from 0 – 100 Hz for 30 minutes
  • TDP lamp on the low back is optional for the patient
  • Needles
    • 36 g 1-1 ½ inch needle

Paulus et al. Protocol

  • Treat 12-24 hours before embryo transfer
  • Treat within 1 hour after embryo transfer
  • Pre transfer points
    • Du 20, PC 6, ST 29, SP 8, LIV 3
    • Ear points
      • Rt. Shen, brain
      • Lt. Uterus,endocrine
  • Place press tacks in each ear using the same points and ask patient to stimulate them during transfer.
  • Post transfer points
    • LI 4, SP 10, ST 36, SP 6
    • Ear Points
      • Rt.uterus, endocrine
      • Lt. Shen brain
      • Place press tacks in same pattern instruct patient to remove in 3 days.
  • Needles
    • 32 g 1 ½ inch needles
    • Stimulate to obtain deqi (Qi)
    • Re-stimulate after 10 minutes, leave another 15 minutes Total Retention 25 minutes.

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