Acupuncture for IVF in Twickenham
More couples now conceive their baby through IVF. Until funding for IVF changes this number is growing. However, funding for IVF isn't always available to older couples, which leaves them paying for it privately.
When paying for a private IVF cycle, it's good to help increase the success of it working, so you don't have to repeat the emotional roller coaster that is IVF.
Really you only want to do IVF once and have several eggs frozen for later transfers if needed. Going through IVF is not only financially expensive, it's also emotionally draining and stressful.
Our fertility acupuncturist Dr (TCM) D'Alberto is an expert in assisted reproduction and author of two new self-help fertility books. He practices traditional Chinese medicine and is a member of the British Acupuncture Council.
How acupuncture can help improve your IVF cycle
Having acupuncture treatment alongside your IVF cycle can reduce your stress and anxiety helping you emotionally through the roller coaster of drug treatment. It's pain free too as we use very fine pins.
Acupuncture has been shown in research studies to help increase the success of IVF: