Can acupuncture make you more fertile? While the answer will never be written in stone, we will go through some of the key points and benefits of acupuncture that may affect fertility and the reproductive area of the body.
The first change that can sometimes be noticed with continual treatments of acupuncture are increases in fertile cervical mucus. This allows for the fertility window for an effective pregnancy to be more effective due to the ability to tell you are in the fertile window and the effectiveness of the mucus that provides a passageway to a successful impregnation of an egg.
Acupuncture has also been shown to potentially create a longer luteal phase. This is the phase in your body where the lining of a woman’s uterus thickens in preparation for a possible pregnancy to occur. This phase happens right after ovulation and before a woman’s period. By potentially increasing the length of this phase you are giving your body the chance of successful implantation and pregnancy.
The next potential change has benefits even for those that are not trying to conceive: Reduced PMS symptoms. PMS plagues millions of women every single month. Some to the point of being unable to continue day-to-day activities. Acupuncture has shown to reduce these symptoms, The specific symptoms that have shown up to a 78% success rate of being reduced by this practice include lightening abdominal and lower back cramping, nausea caused by hormonal spikes and drops as well as pain from the previous cramping, headaches, anxiety, and dreaded insomnia.
The last change is seen by acupuncture and fertility changes in basal body temperature. Many women use basal body temperature to track their fertility calendar each month to be able to plan for the best time to attempt to become pregnant, or the best time to avoid pregnancy altogether. Being able to track steady changes in basal body temperature induced by acupuncture can lead to more stability in a cycle and more peace of mind for the tracker.
Acupuncture has also been known to regulate periods as well as bring back missing periods for a woman. The careful procedure of caring for pressure points in the body allows for the body’s natural healing instinct to take over.
While everyone’s body is different and may react differently it is definitely worth the time to look into acupuncture if your body is struggling in a reproductive area.
