Infertility in women cannot be treated successfully even to this day, though medical science has progressed in leaps and bounds in the past few decades. Women who yearn to bear children of their own have faced disappointment month after month, even after going through various treatments to treat their infertility.
Many would find it tough to believe that the ancient method of acupuncture where needles are inserted into the body will find solution for infertility in women here modern hi-tech medicine has failed. Somehow the age old method has proven successful in many cases though the results have not been quick. After seeing the success of acupuncture in treating infertile women, medical professions have themselves sought to work side by side with the acupuncturist in their clinics.
How effective?
Though there is no 100% success rate in treating infertile women through acupuncture, there are high chances that it may effectively address the infertility issues of the women. One of the best benefits of acupuncture is that – it has no harmful side effects. Therefore, there is no harm in trying it out in case other methods have failed.
Acupuncturists not only aim at curing infertility in women and succeeding with pregnancy, but they also help the woman lead stress free life, go through problem free pregnancy and give birth to a healthy baby. When a woman is under stress it creates neurochemical imbalance in the brain which disrupts the reproductive cycle.
Acupuncture is ancient Chinese way of treating not just the physical health concern of the person but also the mental, emotional and spiritual issues of the patient. The relaxed state of mind will in itself increase the chances of pregnancy in the woman. Further the acupuncturist stimulates the important points on the body through which a life energy known to Chinese as the Chi flows.
It is said that there are nearly 400 such points on the human body which is connected to pathway through which the chi passes through. By stimulating the necessary points on the body, the energy flow and blood circulation to the reproductive organs can be improved, thus increasing the chances of pregnancy in women.
One of the highly successful cases of infertility treatment in women has been of those who seek IVF through reproductive medicine. Those women who undergo acupuncture in near proximity to the IVF have higher rate of success as acupuncture is known to prevent the contractions that occurs during the transfer of embryo which expels in most cases. IVF has high risk of the women going through ectopic pregnancy as the embryo may not get embedded in the uterus properly. Acupuncture can reduce the risk of ectopic pregnancy and also miscarriage.
Acupuncture as complimentary medicine
As acupuncture helps the reproductive organs and the whole body of the woman to function effectively, the modern hi-tech methods will have more chances of being successful. Hence, acupuncture is used as a adjuvant or complimentary medicine along with modern hi-tech methods for treating infertility, rather than using it independently. Acupuncture is often used with other herbal medicines which can treat pelvic inflammatory disease or tubal adhesions that can hinder pregnancy. It also increases the production of eggs which in turn increases the chances of pregnancy in woman.