Acupuncture for IVF in Melbourne

IVF stands for In Vitro Fertilization, is a protocol of stimulating multiple follicles and eggs in the ovaries and take them out to lab and fertilizing them with her partner’s sperm, and then transferring the embryo back to her uterus. IVF has become the most popular option for desperate infertility couple as the last hope to achieve pregnancy. However, the cutting edge IVF technology has limited success varies around 10%-40%. A lot of factors like genetics, fertility history, age, gynecologic conditions and poor sperm quality have greatly compromised the efficacy of IVF.

Nevertheless, acupuncture as an ancient Chinese medical system healing method has emerged as a promising answer to enhance the success rate of pregnancy through IVF. Acupuncture and Chinese medicine has been helping with infertility and reproductive conditions for more than 2000 years based on the energy “Qi” flow, balance Yin and Yang, five elements and mind-body holistic approach. IVF acupuncture is acupuncture procedures used for IVF support for the patients both female and male going through IVF protocols.

In recently years, there has been a lot of researches and studies been conducted to evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture to enhance the success rate of the pregnancy through IVF. For examples,

According to recent systemic review and meta-analysis published in British Medical Journal, among 1366 women undergoing IVF combined with acupuncture procedures, acupuncture remarkably increase success rates of pregnancy by up to 65% and improve odds of a live birth by 91%.

In 2006, Dr Caroline Smith, who conducted the first single blind and controlled randomized acupuncture trial in the University of Adelaide fertility clinic Repromed, showed the result that a pregnancy was twice as likely to occur in the acupuncture group compared to the control group among 800 women undergone IVF. And the benefit is not affected by age, meaning all age groups showed the increase in IVF success rates from the acupuncture therapy.

Benefits of IVF acupuncture,

• Maximize the blood supply to the uterus and ovaries.
• Improve whole body blood circulation including the circulation of hormones and nutrients to the targeted receptors/areas
• Reducing the side effects from the IVF drugs like fatigue, bloating, abdomen swelling and other side effects that you may be experiencing.
• Reduce stress and anxiety level during different stages in IVF protocol.
• Improve and maintain uterus lining and increase the implantation success rate

At Sustain Health, we do have a lot successful experience helping and supporting patient to overcome obstacles that may arise during IVF. Our highly qualified and experienced Chinese Medicine practitioner and acupuncturist, Dr Scott Ling, has a strong background in fertility & reproductive medicine, thus ensuring you will only highest quality fertility treatments and IVF acupuncture.

About the Author

Dr Ling spent six years in Shanghai where he graduated with Bachelor of Medicine, a five years medical degree program and one year internship, from Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine is renowned as the top TCM university in the world.