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Login Wednesday, September 08, 2010
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Acupuncture For Fertility And Pregnancy
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been used for
millennia to treat issues of fertility. Since the aim of TCM is to
"normalize," "harmonize," and "to bring into
balance," these ideas are brought to bear on the problems associated with
male and female infertility. This is
achieved by manipulating the flow of Qi using acupuncture, and using Chinese
herbs to nourish, support and strengthen the Qi and the Vital fluids (including
Blood), as well as the internal organs. Thus the possibility of conception is
optimized. According to TCM, for women trying to get
pregnant later in life these concepts are especially pertinent. Women are often
depleted (especially of kidney yin, yang, and essence, the "root"
energy) and have constrained energy (liver Qi) that causes blockages,
particularly in the pelvis. These blockages may have presented as painful
menstrual cramps, endometriosis, fibroid tumors, PMS symptoms earlier in life. Later in life these disharmonies may result
in difficulties with fertility by affecting different parts of the reproductive
cycle - production of the egg, fertilization of the egg and implantation of the
fertilized egg in the uterus. TCM proposes similar energy disturbances in men
which may result in poor sperm production, shape or motility. Most western doctors have discounted Eastern
medicine as ‘unproven’ through empirical research. Only
recently though has Western science put Eastern methods to the test and revealed
that Acupuncture has benefits for both
Fertility AND Pregnancy!
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ACUPUNCTURE DURING PREGNANCY |
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Get Morning Sickness Relief
Most pregnant women will experience some form of morning sickness during the first trimester of pregnancy. For an unfortunate few, this nausea will extend past the first trimester. There are many natural remedies to help with nausea.
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Acupuncture Gives Relief During Labour
Although there have not been many studies done as yet, acupuncture is showing some promise as a way of reducing pain during labour and of reducing the amount of pain medication
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FERTILITY AND ACUPUNCTURE |
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Sperm Quality and Acupuncture
Acupuncture appears to be a simple method for improving the quality of sperm in men with unexplained infertility
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Acupuncture Improves IVF Outcomes - Friday, July 21, 2006
Researchers have reviewed existing evidence regarding the role of acupuncture in the treatment of infertility, and identified a number of studies indicating that acupuncture can be beneficial as an addition to other infertility treatments
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