Acupuncture Treats Female & Male Infertility
- 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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