Acupuncture??

I've been thinking about taking a more holistic approach to conception for about 3mths while we figure out our funding for IVF. So I want to try acupuncture, herbs and all. The Center recommends it, and a few girls from The Bump have done it with and without treatment. I figure it won't hurt to try it. Nothing else has worked so far, so I want to try a different approach.


These are some of the ways The Center has noted that acupuncture may help enhance fertility:

• Increases rates of pregnancy and live births
• Regulate menstrual cycles
• Regulate hormones to help produce a larger number of follicles during IVF stimulation
• Increase blood flow to the reproductive organs and increase the thickness of the uterine lining
• Improve sperm quality and quantity
• Help to relieve the side effects of drugs commonly used during IUI and IVF treatment
• Reduce stress, anxiety and depression, and promote deep relaxation
• Strengthen the immune system
• Reduce risk of early miscarriage
• Help to prevent uterine contractions after embryo transfer

Now, I know this doesn't work for everybody, but there are success stories out there, so I'm willing to give it a whirl.