Can acupuncture treat infertility?
Dec 27, 2024
Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Zhang Xiuhong
Introduction
Under normal circumstances, acupuncture, as a traditional Chinese medicine treatment method, can have a certain effect on treating infertility. It is recommended to undergo acupuncture treatment under the guidance of a professional TCM physician to avoid blind acupuncture or accidental injury to acupoints. In addition to acupuncture, patients should also receive comprehensive treatment under a doctor's guidance to improve the success rate of pregnancy.
Generally, as a traditional Chinese medical treatment, acupuncture has a certain effect on treating infertility. The specific analysis is as follows:
Acupuncture can regulate physiological functions by stimulating specific acupoints, thereby improving endocrine disorders, adjusting the uterine internal environment, promoting follicular development and ovulation, and enhancing fallopian tube motility, thus achieving the purpose of treating infertility. Acupuncture can regulate the functional activities of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis to achieve endocrine balance. It can also stimulate uterine contractions and improve blood circulation, thereby affecting endometrial thickness and morphology, facilitating the meeting and fertilization of sperm and egg, and increasing the chances of natural pregnancy. Acupuncture is usually used as an adjunctive treatment for infertility; patients also need to undergo other treatments under a doctor's guidance, such as medication, surgical treatment, or assisted reproductive technologies.
It is recommended that acupuncture treatment be conducted under the guidance of a professional traditional Chinese medicine practitioner to avoid blind acupuncture or accidental injury to acupoints. In addition to acupuncture, patients should also undergo comprehensive treatment under a doctor's guidance to improve the success rate of pregnancy.
