For Newsweek's December 10, 2007 article on Fertility and Diet please click here.

A recent German study found that using acupuncture with IVF achieved a 42% clinical pregnancy rate in the test group, compared to 26% in the control group that did not receive acupuncture.  This study involved acupuncture shortly before and after the embryo transfer.

Please click here for studies involving ART and the effectiveness of acupuncture.

Acupuncture may help:

Improve the function of the ovaries to produce better quality eggs by improving ovarian function

Regulate hormones to produce a larger number of follicles

Regulate the menstrual cycle, blood flow circulation

Relax the patient and decrease stress

Lessen the side effects of drugs used in IVF

Improve semen quality and number of normal sperm

Strengthen the immune system and decrease the chances of miscarriage