Fertility and Pregnancy

Fertility treatment can be twice as effective with TCM: Efficacy of Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine in the management of female infertility: a systematic review.

"Our review suggests that management of female infertility with Chinese Herbal Medicine can improve pregnancy rates 2-fold within a 4 month period compared with Western Medical fertility drug therapy or IVF. Assessment of the quality of the menstrual cycle, integral to TCM diagnosis, appears to be fundamental to successful treatment of female infertility"

Acupuncture Shows Promise in Improving Rates of Pregnancy Following IVF "A review of seven clinical trials of acupuncture given with embryo transfer in women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) suggests that acupuncture may improve rates of pregnancy." 

Influence of acupuncture on the pregnancy rate in patients who undergo assisted reproduction therapy. - "Clinical pregnancies were documented in 34 of 80 patients (42.5%) in the acupuncture group, whereas pregnancy rate was only 26.3% (21 out of 80 patients) in the control group."

Does acupuncture have a place as an adjunct treatment during pregnancy? A review of randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews. “evidence is beginning to consolidate that acupuncture may assist with the management of some complaints during pregnancy.”

Effects of acupuncture and stabilising exercises as adjunct to standard treatment in pregnant women with pelvic girdle pain: randomised single blind controlled trial. - "Acupuncture was superior to stabilising exercises in this study."

Effects of SP6 acupressure on labor pain and length of delivery time in women during labor. - "The total labor time (3 cm dilatation to delivery) was significantly shorter in the SP6 acupressure intervention group than in the control group (p = 0.006)."

Acupuncture: a promising treatment for depression during pregnancy. - "Acupuncture holds promise for the treatment of depression during pregnancy."

A randomized controlled trial of nerve stimulation for relief of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. - "Nerve stimulation therapy is effective in reducing nausea and vomiting and promoting weight gain in symptomatic women in the first trimester of pregnancy."

Success of acupuncture and acupressure of the Pc 6 acupoint in the treatment of hyperemesis gravidarum. - "Acupuncture (p < 0.0001) and acupressure (p < 0.1) are effective, nonpharmacologic methods for the treatment of HG. Copyright 2004 S. Karger GmbH, Freiburg"

Acupuncture relieves pelvic and low-back pain in late pregnancy. - "Acupuncture relieves low-back and pelvic pain without serious adverse effects in late pregnancy."

Effects of acupuncture and moxa treatment in patients with semen abnormalities. - "The Chinese Traditional Medicine acupuncture and moxa techniques significantly increase the percentage of normal-form sperm in infertile patients with oligoastenoteratozoospermia without apparent cause."

Acupuncture in the treatment of psychogenic erectile dysfunction: first results of a prospective randomized placebo-controlled study. - "The results of our pilot study indicate that acupuncture can be an effective treatment option in more than two-thirds of patients with psychogenic erectile dysfunction."

Studies Show that Acupuncture Decreases Cesarian Rates

Acupuncture: A Cure for Infertility? NBC News

Acupuncture Helps Woman have Babies