Fertility

From Heartbreak to Hope

Journey Through Fertility Challenges

One in eight couples have fertility issues (2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth, CDC) and when you’re the “one”, there’s nothing relaxing about watching everyone around you have babies while you struggle to make your dreams come true.

For over six years, Dr. Lauren and her then husband navigated several fertility clinics during their seven rounds of intra-uterine insemination (IUI) and six rounds of in-vitro fertilization (IVF). Thanks to assisted fertility and acupuncture, Dr. Lauren now has two beautiful children, but the process was physically and emotionally grueling and, at times, downright devastating.

Acupuncture has been shown to be effective in helping to improve fertility for both men and women

Treatment Options

Are you Planning a Pregnancy?

If you are planning to get pregnant, and especially if you will be using an ART procedure, acupuncture should be done at least twice per week for a minimum of three months prior. Because acupuncture increases blood flow to the uterus, acupuncture is recommended pre- and post-transfer if you are undergoing in-vitro fertilization.

We recommend you have acupuncture twice weekly until discharged to your obstetrician, at which time acupuncture is recommended once every two weeks through birth.