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Can Acupuncture Help You Conceive?

Get to the Point of Conception

By Kim Seidel

A patient will need to adhere to certain acupuncture schedules before and after an IVF procedure. "The amount of time a woman sees her acupuncturist is more dictated by her desire to continue treatment in the same way that she might continue infertility treatments with her physician," Pobiak says. "In addition, the patient is still receiving the numerous benefits of acupuncture, which will continue to balance her physically and emotionally during this very trying time."

There is no scientific proof that acupuncture increases a woman's fertility, says Dr. Fred Licciardi, associate director of New York University Fertility Center in New York, N.Y. He says some of his patients have used acupuncture as a complementary treatment, and he has not discouraged the practice. Some women believe they receive important benefits from acupuncture, he says.

Some women with infertility challenges are better patients than others for acupuncture treatments. "A good candidate would be someone who has a functional rather than a structural reason for infertility," Pobiak says. "A patient with blocked fallopian tubes or a patient with a large uterine fibroid, which might require removal, would not be good candidates for acupuncture merely for conceiving. However, they might still want to consider acupuncture while they receive treatment for their condition, especially if they are to undergo any kind of surgical procedure."

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