How Acupuncture can be used in Conjunction with Assisted Reproductive Techniques

It has been shown in clinical trials to contribute to both how you feel during your IVF cycle as well as your chances of success. During the emotionally stressful experience of fertility treatments, acupuncture has a calming effect on patients and increases overall wellbeing. Evidence suggests that acupuncture performed on the day of embryo transfer improves your chances of a successful pregnancy.

A 2002 study published in Fertility and Sterility, a German fertility clinic offered 160 IVF patients who had good-quality embryos an opportunity to participate in a study on acupuncture and IVF outcomes. Half of the patients received acupuncture treatment, 25 minutes before and after embryo transfer. The control group did not receive any supportive therapy. The study concluded that 42% of the women who received acupuncture became pregnant compared with 26% who had IVF without acupuncture.