Acupuncture
Acupuncture for Fertility: Enhancing Conception & IVF Success
Acupuncture is a powerful, natural therapy that supports fertility by improving blood flow, balancing hormones, and reducing stress. Whether you're doing home insemination or undergoing fertility treatments like IUI, IVF, or reciprocal IVF, acupuncture can enhance reproductive health for both partners.
A POWERFUL, NATURAL THERAPY
HOW ACUPUNCTURE SUPPORTS FERTILITY
✔ Regulates Hormones – Helps balance estrogen, progesterone, and other key fertility hormones.
✔ Improves Blood Flow to the Uterus & Ovaries – Enhances egg quality and uterine lining for better implantation.
✔ Reduces Stress & Cortisol Levels – Supports a calm, relaxed nervous system for improved fertility outcomes.
✔ Optimises Egg Health – Beneficial for both partners in same-sex and reciprocal IVF journeys.
✔ Supports Embryo Implantation & Pregnancy Maintenance – Helps reduce miscarriage risk and promote a healthy pregnancy.
The Importance of Acupuncture for Reciprocal IVF
For lesbian couples undergoing reciprocal IVF (where one partner provides the egg and the other carries the pregnancy), acupuncture benefits both partners:
Egg Provider: Enhances ovarian function, egg quality, and response to stimulation medication.
Pregnancy Carrier: Strengthens the uterine lining, improves implantation rates, and supports pregnancy.
When to Start Acupuncture for Fertility?
📆 Ideally 3+ Months Before Conception – To optimise egg and uterine health.
🩺 During IVF Stimulation & Egg Retrieval – To improve response and egg quality.
🛌 Before & After Embryo Transfer – To increase implantation success.
🤰 During Pregnancy – To reduce miscarriage risk and support overall well-being, labour preparation and induction.