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Acupuncture is able to help numerous manifestations of disharmony that afflict some women every month. It works by creating homeostasis within the body, resulting in fewer symptoms of disharmony. During the intake we will also discuss how nutrition, lifestyle and preventative care can help maintain health. Some of the more common ailments treated include:
- Bloating
- Constipation or loose stools
- Headaches
- Irregular menstruation
- Irritability
- Lethargy
- Menopausal symptoms
- Menstrual cramps
- Tender breasts
Acupuncture can also help you conceive your exquisite, healthy baby!
It is exciting to note that researchers at the Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility (CRMI) at the New York Weil Cornell Medical Center cite acupuncture as a treatment for increasing fertility in women. If you are in the early stages of starting a family, we will discuss the basics of fertility and conception while enhancing your body’s ability to become pregnant. We will thoroughly cover such topics as your personal history, basal temperature readings, nutrition and lifestyle, creating a treatment that will help support your body’s ability to conceive.
Acupuncture is particularly helpful if you have been trying to conceive for a while or are working with an infertility specialist. A study published in the respected journal Fertility & Sterility showed conclusively that the use of acupuncture with in-vitro fertilization (IVF) significantly increased the rate of success from 26% to 43%. This same study found that the same procedure had an even higher success rate when used for intra-uterine insemination (IUI)! For the couple going through these procedures, knowledge of this complementary support is exhilarating.
Once pregnancy has been achieved, acupuncture can help in nurturing gestation, easing morning sickness, relieving lower back pain and gastro-intestinal disorders, correcting the position of a breeched baby and as support during labor.
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