Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture work by creating balance in the body. They treat infertility by balancing the hormones, calming stress, and harmonizing the mind. This puts both the mother and father in the best possible position to produce a child. Our own qi, or life force energy, is used in creating new life. This is why when we are unhealthy or imbalanced it has a direct effect on the health and well-being of the baby, or if we able to become pregnant at all. This is most obvious in the case of parents who abuse drugs or alcohol, but is also true when parents have hormonal problems, digestive issues, or emotional problems. Ideally both parents will do their best to be as healthy and balance as possible in order to increase the chances of producing an intelligent, well-adjusted, happy child.
One should always begin with the least invasive means first. Diet and lifestyle issues should be ruled out first. For example, men who smoke marijuana, drink excessive beer, or consume excessive amounts of hormone-laden milk can affect their fertility adversely. Another example is the use of birth control pills. Some women can get pregnant immediately after stopping the pill. For others it may take a year. Women who choose to stop taking the pill should do so at the end of their cycle. If the pill is stopped mid-cycle it can strongly throw off hormonal balance that may take several months and intervention to remedy.
There are many cases when acupuncture and herbs are enough to achieve pregnancy. In other cases surgery or invitro fertilization may be necessary. In these cases acupuncture and herbs work as effective supportive treatment. |
