Integrating acupuncture with IVF in Vancouver to reduce stress and increase pregnancy rates
Acupuncture reduces stress and also benfits women going through an IVF. The American Fertility Association put out this video below sharing how an integrated team approach, medical doctor and acupuncturist, can help improve pregnancy rates as well as reduce stress and improve couples experience when going thorough an IVF. Acubalance is proud to offer an integrated approach when supporting couples with reproductive health issues (Fertility, PCOS, endometriosis, miscarriages, thin lining, low ovarian reserve and male factor. Watch video below
Other conditions that may benefit with acupuncture infertility treatments include:
• Spasmed tubes
• High follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levels
• Abnormal luteal phase
• Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
• Recurrent miscarriage and infertility with an unknown cause
• Male factor infertility issues
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stress and infertility
"Women who are in infertility treatment do report huge amounts of stress," Courtney Lynch, the head of reproductive epidemiology at The Ohio State University, told Reuters Health.
Lynch said that chronic stress may cause changes in hormones that interfere with the development of eggs, making them slower to release. It may also interfere with the immune system in a way that increases the chance a woman's body will reject an embryo.
Lorne Brown, B.Sc., CA, DR TCM, FABORM
Founder, Clinical Director