There are different views of the doctors that acupuncture can boost your chances of success with IVF. Some will not give any kind of guarantee but some will suggest you to try it.
In this process very micro needles are inserted into certain pressure points of the body and that unblock the body's pathways through which life energy flows. According to acupuncture therapy it is believed that that blockages in the flow of energy cause imbalances and problems between the various organs of the body. If there is no blockage in the flow of energy that body will work correctly and that is same with the reproductive organs.
Acupuncture is helpful with IVF and has many benefits. This process takes place in a dark and peaceful environment that makes patient fully relax and gives the feeling of well-being. Stress hormones give an unfavorable effect on the reproductive system as a whole by causing blood to be diverted to the stress coping glands rather than the uterus.
It is assumed that acupuncture helps with IVF by improving the quality and quantity of eggs. There is a selective and specialized acupuncture technique known as "Selective Ovarian Follicle Acceleration that helps to increase the growth of poor follicles and add more eggs for collection.
Acupuncture can help with IVF to reduce the negative side effects of fertility drugs. Acupuncture can help to thicken the uterine lining, counteracting the thinning effect of certain drugs.
The American Society for Reproductive Medicine's annual meeting tells that acupuncture reduced the rates of miscarriages and ectopic pregnancies. The date show that from 131 IVF patients 48 of these had acupuncture and 83 did not. The miscarriage rate was 8% in the acupuncture group and 14% in the other group.
Yet practice of it is same from specialist to specialist but this is a highly individual procedure and an acupuncturist will look to give you tailor made process that will suit your needs. |
