Infertility is a disorder that confronts couples attempting to embark on the major achievement in their life cycle. As a result of their frustrations and disappointments, patients often become motivated to try almost anything that may help them attain their goal - building their family. In recent years, this trek through medical therapies almost always leads to In Vitro Fertilization, which has become increasingly successful. However, as frustrations increase either due to repeated disappointments or inability to accomplish IVF for medical or financial reasons, many have sought alternative means to achieve a successful pregnancy.
One of these most popular alternative therapies is acupuncture, a mainstay of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), used to treat almost any ailment known to man. Acupuncture, when utilized as an adjunct to IVF, is used to attempt to relax the uterus around the time of embryo transfer and thus make the environment for the embryo more conducive to implantation.
Both women and men with infertility issues can greatly benefit from the positive results from acupuncture and Traditional chinese medicine.
