Acupuncture for fertility

Treatment for fertility with Chinese Medicine has a long and successful history. It is a form of treatment in its own right, and yet it has also been adapted to complement modern medicine’s approach, including the high tech solutions to infertility such as IVF and ICSI.

Fertility depends on a subtle and complex internal synergy; there is so much that has to be just right for conception to occur. Of course, we are naturally equipped for reproduction, but there are often factors that militate against success.

Good improvements in natural fertility can be achieved by strengthening the energy system as a whole using traditional acupuncture, especially in combination with attention to dietary, life-style and emotional matters. For women, acupuncture treatment naturally cultivates the rhythmic, fertile ebb and flow the menstrual cycle; where there are menstrual irregularities it gradually rebalances the body and restores order to the cycle, and having acupuncture can help to nurture emotional balance in what can be a stressful time.

Jackie is familiar with working alongside fertility consultants and clinics, and with the procedures involved for couples. Acupuncture can support those undergoing programmes of ICSI and IVF by providing balancing and strengthening treatments for the weeks leading up to and during treatment. Jackie uses widely accepted protocols for pre- and post egg transfer, and offers continued acupuncture support as required during early pregnancy.

Most of the emphasis of treatment for fertility tends to be focused on women and women’s bodies. However, men’s health is also important, and for optimal sperm health, men can significantly benefit from a period of acupuncture treatment and attention to diet and lifestyle.

Acupuncture can be used for morning sickness and other problems of pregnancy. Routine pre-birth treatments in the third trimester help prepare for a natural birth, and in consultation with midwives, acupuncture can be used to gently turn babies with breech presentation or to help promote the onset of labour.

• Fig Tree Barn is a calm, stress-free, oasis
• Jackie is a classically trained acupuncturist, able to aid in bringing the body's dynamic energy system into balance
• Jackie is a member of the Acupuncture Fertility Network – she has undergone specialist training in Acupuncture for Fertility
• A course of treatment with Jackie would also help support dietary changes for optimal nutrition and balanced blood sugar levels and for weight loss where needed.
• Jackie is flexible in offering treatment to fit in with your needs at special times such as egg transfer days and labour due dates.
• Jackie draws on her wide experience of classical acupuncture, as well as using modern, established protocols.