WOMEN'S HEALTH
Prenatal to postnatal care: reproductive health, fertility, obstetrics, and recovery.
FERTILITY SUPPORT
WHETHER YOU ARE TRYING TO CONCEIVE NATURALLY OR WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY, ACUPUNCTURE IS A CLINICALLY SUPPORTED THERAPY SHOWN TO ENHANCE FERTILITY OUTCOMES. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT ACUPUNCTURE CAN SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE CONCEPTION RATES ACROSS ALL METHODS—INCLUDING NATURAL CYCLES, IVF, IUI, AND TIMED INTERCOURSE—BY OPTIMIZING BLOOD FLOW, REGULATING HORMONES, REDUCING STRESS, AND SUPPORTING OVERALL REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION.
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ACUPUNCTURE MAY ALSO HELP LOWER THE RISK OF MISCARRIAGE AND COMPLICATIONS DURING PREGNANCY, WHILE SUPPORTING CONDITIONS COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH FERTILITY CHALLENGES SUCH AS PCOS, ENDOMETRIOSIS, THYROID DISORDERS, AND CYCLE IRREGULARITIES.
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IDEALLY, TREATMENT BEGINS AT LEAST THREE MENSTRUAL CYCLES BEFORE INITIATING AN IVF, IUI, OR NATURAL CONCEPTION ATTEMPT; HOWEVER, BENEFICIAL RESULTS CAN STILL BE ACHIEVED WHEN STARTING LATER IN THE PROCESS. NO MATTER YOUR STARTING POINT, ACUPUNCTURE OFFERS A SUPPORTIVE, INTEGRATIVE APPROACH TO YOUR FERTILITY JOURNEY.
LABOR PREPARATION & STIMULATION
ACUPUNCTURE FOR LABOR PREPARATION TYPICALLY BEGINS AROUND 38 WEEKS GESTATION, SUPPORTING THE BODY’S NATURAL READINESS FOR CHILDBIRTH. EARLY SESSIONS FOCUS ON SOFTENING AND RIPENING THE CERVIX, PROMOTING PELVIC ALIGNMENT, AND PREPARING THE UTERUS FOR EFFICIENT CONTRACTIONS. AS LABOR NEARS, TREATMENT SHIFTS TOWARD STIMULATING UTERINE ACTIVITY AND ENCOURAGING THE BABY’S DESCENT INTO THE BIRTH CANAL.
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PROTOCOLS ARE CUSTOMIZED BASED ON EACH INDIVIDUAL'S PRESENTATION, ENERGY LEVELS, AND STAGE OF PROGRESSION. THIS GENTLE AND SUPPORTIVE APPROACH CAN HELP REDUCE THE NEED FOR MEDICAL INDUCTION, PROMOTE A SMOOTHER LABOR EXPERIENCE, AND SUPPORT PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL READINESS FOR BIRTH.
BREECH TURN MOXIBUSTION & CUPPING
CHINESE MEDICINE OFFERS A GENTLE, NON-INVASIVE APPROACH TO SUPPORT BREECH PRESENTATION BETWEEN 32 AND 38 WEEKS GESTATION, WITH 34 WEEKS BEING THE OPTIMAL WINDOW FOR TREATMENT. THIS PROTOCOL COMBINES CUPPING THERAPY ON THE LOWER BACK—TO CREATE SPACE IN THE PELVIS AND ENCOURAGE FETAL MOVEMENT—WITH MOXIBUSTION APPLIED TO SPECIFIC ACUPUNCTURE POINTS ON THE LOWER LIMBS KNOWN TO STIMULATE UTERINE ENERGY AND PROMOTE FETAL TURNING.
MOXIBUSTION INVOLVES THE WARMING OF ACUPUNCTURE POINTS USING A COMPRESSED HERBAL STICK (TYPICALLY MUGWORT) AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TO INCREASE FETAL ACTIVITY AND ENCOURAGE OPTIMAL POSITIONING. YOU WILL BE SENT HOME WITH YOUR OWN MOXA STICK AND GUIDED INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONTINUED SELF-TREATMENT, TYPICALLY FOR 5–10 DAYS. IN MANY CASES, FETAL POSITION IMPROVES WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK.
ONCE BABY HAS TURNED, MOXIBUSTION CAN BE DISCONTINUED, AND SUPPORTIVE ACUPUNCTURE MAY CONTINUE IF DESIRED.
MOTHER ROASTING
IN CHINESE MEDICINE, MOTHER ROASTING IS A TRADITIONAL TREATMENT USED TO FACILITATE THE PHYSICAL RECOVERY OF THE MOTHER AND PROVIDE NOURISHMENT DURING THE POSTPARTUM PHASE. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR NEW MOTHERS TO TAKE SPECIAL CARE DURING THIS TIME AS IT WILL SET THE FOUNDATION FOR HER HEALTH IN THE LONG TERM. THIS TREATMENT INVOLVES THE BURNING OF HERBAL CONES TO ADD TARGETED WARMTH TO SPECIFIC POINTS ON THE BODY. THE TREATMENT IS FINISHED WITH GENTLE ACUPUNCTURE TO FURTHER PROMOTE ENERGETIC BALANCE.
