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Acupuncture Treats Female & Male Infertility

  • Writer: Bethesda Acupuncture
    Bethesda Acupuncture
  • Jul 25, 2020
  • 2 min read

Updated: Apr 7

Chinese medicine has been used for thousands of years to treat both male and female fertility concerns.


Growing modern research suggests that acupuncture may enhance overall fertility health by:

  • Increasing blood flow to reproductive organs

  • Regulating hormone levels

  • Normalizing menstrual cycles

  • Improving pregnancy outcomes following a history of recurrent pregnancy loss

  • Improving the quality of eggs

  • Reducing stress and anxiety

  • Regulating ovulation

  • Modulating the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovary axis

  • Improving male sperm quality, motility, and counts


Acupuncture may also treat other female reproductive concerns such as:

  • Hormone-related emotional imbalances

  • Menopausal symptoms

  • Heavy menstrual bleeding

  • Irregular periods

  • Painful periods

  • Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)

  • Postpartum disorders

  • Endometriosis


If you are interested in learning more about how acupuncture may benefit you, lease call us at 301.880.3232 and it would be our pleasure to schedule a consultation for you. .

References:

Jerng, U. M., Jo, J. Y., Lee, S., Lee, J. M., & Kwon, O. (2014). The effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for poor semen quality in infertile males: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Asian journal of andrology, 16(6), 884–891. https://doi.org/10.4103/1008-682X.129130


Manheimer Eric, Zhang Grant, Udoff Laurence, Haramati Aviad, Langenberg Patricia, Berman Brian M et al. Effects of acupuncture on rates of pregnancy and live birth among women undergoing in vitro fertilisation: systematic review and meta-analysis BMJ 2008; 336 :545


Mikhael, S., Punjala-Patel, A., & Gavrilova-Jordan, L. (2019). Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Ovarian Axis Disorders Impacting Female Fertility. Biomedicines, 7(1), 5. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines7010005

Zhu, J., Arsovska, B., & Kozovska, K. (2018). Acupuncture Treatment for Fertility. Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences, 6(9), 1685–1687. https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2018.379

Zhu, H., Nan, S., Suo, C., Zhang, Q., Hu, M., Chen, R., Wan, J., Li, M., Chen, J., & Ding, M. (2019). Electro-Acupuncture Affects the Activity of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Ovary Axis in Female Rats. Frontiers in physiology, 10, 466. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2019.00466

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