Acupuncture for Fertility & IVF

More than simply just providing acupuncture, we care for your physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing to help support you on your fertility journey.

Wherever you are in your fertility journey, we would love to help you.

We provide a holistic approach, ensuring a well informed and comfortable environment for a restful, rejuvenating experience for your fertility acupuncture. Whether your seeking support for natural fertility or IVF support we have acupuncture treatment options available.

Using effective communication during the treatment process, we let you know what is going to happen and how it may feel, frequently checking on your comfort levels to ensure the best experience for you.

If you’d like more information on how our fertility and IVF acupuncture services can support you, call us on 021 081 59228 or make a booking online.

How we can help

IVF cycles and natural fertility support for couples suffering infertility and/or recurrent miscarriage.

Acupuncture may assist with some of the physical and emotional discomforts associated with the ART fertility process.

By supporting heightened stress levels within the body and mind, a better experience to the larger than usual hormonal shifts can occur.

Is acupuncture safe?

Did you know acupuncture during pregnancy is endorsed by the World Health Organisation, and many IVF clinics around the world have acupuncturists on site!

We use very small pins, and many women are surprised that it feels relaxing and even enjoyable.

Your acupuncturist Eleanor is fully qualified with extensive experience in dealing with fertility related conditions

What does the research say...

In this recent 2024 updated systematic review and meta-analysis by Menghao Xu et al. the effects of acupuncture on IVF and embryo transfer outcomes were studied.

After assessing twenty-five trials (a total of 4757 participants) they found that acupuncture can significantly improve clinical pregnancy rate and live birth rates among women undergoing IVF.

In addition, this study in the Journal of Integrative Medicine used a cohort design based on different propensity score methods. It found an association between acupuncture during controlled ovarian hyperstimulation and increased live birth rates, of which they concluded acupuncture was a valuable option.

Natural fertility support

Acupuncture may assist many women as they work naturally with their cycles to become pregnant. All health aspects of the women’s body are assessed and supported under the holistic lens of Chinese medicine.

Fertility support acupuncture may help improve blood flow to the ovarian artery’s and uterus and is thought to assist with:

  • Improve egg quality via nutrient delivery and oxygen availability to the eggs
  • Increase in nourishing blood driven to the follicles (mature eggs)
  • Improve uterine lining
  • Regulate parasympathetic activity to support healthy hormonal process via the HPA and HPO axis.

Acupuncture IVF support

Women need special support to navigate the potentially difficult highs and lows felt emotionally and physically while undertaking IVF treatment.

Some ways acupuncture can support women on the fertility journey include:

Attention is also paid to the uncomfortable side effects of fertility medications and aid in pain and stress managment.

Get in touch

We’d love to help you, so please let us know if you have any questions or if you are ready, you can book an appointment online.