You should start acupuncture treatment about 3 months prior to your IVF or IUI cycle, or as early as you can. For women, acupuncture can improve egg quality, increase the number of follicles, thicken the uterus lining and improve overall health. For men, acupuncture can improve semen quality and quantity.

Doing acupuncture treatment before and after your embryo transfer, as well as on the day of the embryo transfer is the most important acupuncture treatment. Research indicates that acupuncture treatment can increase the chance of successful pregnancy by increasing blood flow to the uterus, reducing stress and relaxing the uterus to help the embryo with implantation.

We highly recommend two acupuncture treatments per week. If you are planning three to four months before your IVF or IUI cycle, you can do acupuncture two times per week pre-ovulation and once per week post-ovulation. More acupuncture treatments will create better outcomes.

The best acupuncture treatment protocol is to begin acupuncture treatments 3 months before the IVF or IUI cycle, or as early as you can. This allows us time to improve your egg (or sperm) quality and quantity, improve uterus lining and overall health. During the embryo transfer, acupuncture can increase blood circulation in the uterus, relax the uterine muscles and reduce stress to increase the successful pregnancy rate. After you get a positive pregnancy test, acupuncture will help to prevent miscarriage and help to manage the morning sickness and other health disorders resulting in pregnancy.

Yes! Absolutely. Dr. Zhao has helped many patients get pregnant naturally through acupuncture treatments over the past 27 years in her practice. Many of her patients had failed IVF or IUI cycles but were able to get pregnant naturally with acupuncture treatments.

You will receive great benefits with acupuncture treatment after you get positive pregnancy test and during pregnancy.

Acupuncture treatment can help to prevent miscarriage by balancing hormone production, increasing blood flow in the uterus and balancing the immune system of the body. Acupuncture can reduce the risk of blood clotting by improving circulation in both the baby and the mother. Acupuncture can reduce morning sickness and help to manage any illnesses during the pregnancy.

Acupuncture can be very helpful for postpartum care. Acupuncture treatment can help to balance the hormone production and blood production and circulation to help the mother to recover from the pregnancy. Acupuncture treatment can help milk production and prevention of postpartum depression. Acupuncture treatment is the best treatment for postpartum neck and back pain, carp tunnel syndrome, tendinitis, headache, mastitis and weight management.