Fertility & Pregnancy

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Acupuncture for Pregnancy

Acupuncture offers a SAFE, EFFECTIVE and drug-free treatment option during pregnancy.

Nausea during Pregnancy

Acupuncture is very effective in reducing both the severity and incidence of nausea & vomiting during pregnancy.

Muscular - Skeletal Pain

Back pain, rib pain, sciatica & symphysis pubis pain are common in pregnancy and can be reduced with acupuncture.

Breech and Posterior babies

Moxibustion can have a significant effect in helping turn breech babies. Ideally treatment is at 34-35 weeks, but still can be used later in the pregnancy.

Labour preparation

3 - 4 weeks prior to the due date a treatment to prepare the pelvis and cervix can be commenced. This is followed by one treatment per week until labour begins.

Induction

Acupuncture can provide a gentle inducement to labour if the baby is overdue and can be an effective alternate to a medical induction.

Pain relief during labour

Acupuncture offers drug free alternative for pain relief during labour.

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Acupuncture for Fertility

Benefits of Acupuncture Treatment for Fertility

  • Improvement in the function of the ovaries to produce higher quality eggs
  • Regulation of the hormones to produce a larger number of follicles
  • Increase in the blood flow to the uterus and increase in the thickness of the uterine lining
  • Relaxation and de-stress
  • Prevention of uterine contractions post IVF embryo transfer
  • Reduction of the side-effects of IVF medications
  • Strengthened immune system/Increased energy
  • Improvement in sperm count, motility, morphology
  • Reduction of sperm DNA fragmentation
  • Increase in chance of conceiving
  • Decrease in chance of miscarriage