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There is a Connection between Acupuncture and Modern Medicine
There is still a battle going between acupuncture and modern, Western medicine. Scientists do claim further research is essential, but some studies have provided evidence of acupuncture’s effects in treating different kind of diseases, and among them also infertility. More precisely, in 2008 seven clinical trials were reviewed. They showed that acupuncture improves the odds [...]
Infertility and Acupuncture: Experts Warn of Acupuncture Infection Risk
People try acupuncture for all sorts of conditions, from infertility, asthma, and back pain, to irritable bowel syndrome. Acupuncture involves having thin needles put into your skin, and represents an important part of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Acupuncture and IVF
It is thought that acupuncture can enhance fertility and IVF treatments in many difference ways. Acupuncture has been proven in some research studies to affect levels of the ovarian and pituitary hormones by improving blood flow to certain parts of the female body. One particular area in which acupuncture could prove highly beneficial is in [...]
Natural Remedies for Period Cramps and Menstrual Pain
Many, if not most women deal with period cramps at least in one period of life. Menstrual cramps are a condition also known as dysmenorrhea. Typically pain feels like a dull pain in the lower abdomen before or during menstrual periods, and the pain sometimes radiates to the low back or thigh area. Additionally, symptoms [...]
Treating Male Infertility with Acupressure Points
There is a general thought present that woman is responsible that a couple cannot have children. Maybe this might come as surprise, but according to statists the cause lies in males too, and the ‘responsibility’ is on both sides: in as much as 50% cases of infertile couples, men are the ones who have problems [...]
Acupressure for Female Infertility
There are different reasons for female infertility, sometimes the reason is hormonal dysfunction or certain infections of reproductive organs, and many cases the exact reason is unknown. In some cases of female infertility acupressure can help. Acupressure is actually a blend of acupuncture and pressure – a complementary medicine technique derived from acupuncture. In this [...]
Alternative Therapies List for Female Infertility
Some people might agree that alternative treatments, often considered home remedies can be helpful in dealing with female infertility (although in cases of treatments with acupuncture it would be hard to consider a treatment a home remedy). Nevertheless, before undergoing any kind of alternative or “home” fertility treatments, you should check with your doctor and [...]
How Can Acupuncture Help when Trying to Conceive
Acupuncture is as a part of Traditional Chinese Medicine and is an insertion of sterile and hair-thin needles into acupuncture points, specific points on the body. Chinese medicine recognizes 2,000 acupuncture points connected with pathways called meridians that conduct vital energy or qi (pronounced “chee”) throughout the body. These points reside on ‘channels’ or ‘meridians’ [...]
