More and more people today realize that acupuncture can increase the chances of successful IVF. But how? That is the thing that a lot of people want to know. Basically, we all know acupuncture will improve the blood circulation, calm the mind, reduce depression, and anxiety.
Just like any other Traditional Chinese medical treatment, you need to have a Traditional Chinese medical diagnosis before you start acupuncture treatment for IVF. The aspects a TCM practitioner look for are many, such as: energy(qi) deficiency, blood deficiency, yin or yang deficiency or excess, liver qi stagnation, blood stasis, etc. Based on diagnosis, acupuncture treatment plan will be made to either improve energy, tonify and nourish blood, supplement yin or yang, soothe liver and regulate qi, or circulate the blood and resolve the stasis.
This treatment entails needling plus fuming certain acu-points with moxa smoke (for cold or cool syndrome cases) to transport the channel Qi(energy), restore and regulate the functions of the organs, qi and blood of the body. In clinical practice, selection of points along the course of channels is the basic principle, in addition to selection of local points, on the basis of different syndromes.
Local points such as Zigong, Qihai, Guanyuan, Tianshu, these points are located near the uterus and ovaries. When needing these points, will promote the function of the ovaries and uterus, improve the quality of eggs, help to release more eggs,offer a suitable inside environment for fertilization and the embryo to grow. This is one of the therapeutic properties that acu-points have, that is, local and adjacent therapeutic properties. Base on the diagnosis, some points will be chosen for the remote therapeutic properties such as Zusanli, Juque, for those have deficiency in stomach meridians, Sanyinjiao to increase the spleen liver and kidney function, or Nieguan to calm your mind, etc.
Case： Female，38+ year old, already experienced the IVF process twice but was unsuccessful both times. She heard acupuncture treatment can increase the chance of successful of IVF, that is why she came to my clinic. According to her assessment, she has deficiency of spleen and blood deficiency. The treatment strategy is to calm her mind, strengthen the spleen and tonify the blood. She had 3 sessions of acupuncture, and 10 days herbs before the embryo transfer. On the day of embryo transfer, she had acupuncture treatment in the afternoon (embryo transfer procedure was in the mooning). She also had acupuncture treatments two days layer, and one week later. Then her report showed she was successfully pregnant.
Acu-points chosen: Zigong , Tianshu, Qihai, Guanyuan, Zusanli, Jujue etc.
Xiao fen Huang R.TCMP
500 Sheppard Ave. E, unit 205, Toronto M2N 6H7
647-296-3226
