Acupuncture for Women's Health

At New Balance acupuncture, I understand the challenges women face. Whether you’re navigating irregular menstrual cycles, PMS, emotional issues, low energy levels, painful periods, including those due to uterine fibroids, menopause symptoms or seeking support to optimize fertility, I will provide a treatment plan to suit you.

Acupuncture for Fertility

When I see clients who are addressing issues of fertility, often the body is in a state of merely getting by. You’re doing everything ‘right’ and yet there’s still no positive pregnancy result. The stress is immense which adds further to existing imbalances. By speaking with you and taking an in-depth history, your pattern of imbalance will paint a picture for me of where attention is needed.

By needling the channels in which qi (life-force energy) circulates, and thus blood and tissue, the body’s innate wisdom wakes up and comes back into alignment. I think of the needling process as unwinding the kinks in our energy channels so that the natural fertility process can take place.

There are several ways in which acupuncture can assist in optimizing fertility:

1.    Improve circulation to the uterus and ovaries.
2.    Regulation of hormones.
3.    Reduction of stress. Acupuncture helps to enhance the parasympathetic nervous system (our resting, repairing and rejuvenating state) and reduce the stress hormones. Acupuncture helps to bring a sense of calm and well-being back into the body. The worrying-mind can take a break!
4.    Improved endometrial lining, which is essential for embryo implantation.
5.    Support during ART (Assisted Reproductive Therapy) such as IVF and IUI treatments.
6.    For men, acupuncture can enhance the quality of sperm