Wherever you are on your journey, Teacup Acu is here to support you and walk alongside you on your fertility journey. People seek treatments at all different stages of their family-building process. Whether you have just begun to think about conceiving or you’ve been trying for many years, acupuncture can help. Dealing with fertility can be a rollercoaster of information and emotions. We offer gentle, grounded support and the practical tools that you will need to move through this difficult time with serenity and ease.
Teacup Acu supports all family constellations and provides a safe, nonjudgmental space for you to bring your struggles and triumphs.
Clients include single moms and dads by choice, queer and trans families, people over age 40, people with PCOS, fibroids, endometriosis, failed IUI/IVF cycles, recurrent pregnancy loss, abnormal semen analysis, and more.
Acupuncture facilitates balance, priming the body for peak fertility. Acupuncture also promotes the free flow of Qi, or the body’s life energy, which results in a feeling of well-being and vitality for everyone. It can be highly beneficial to have each person involved in the journey undergo treatment. It dramatically reduces the stress and anxiety that go hand-in-hand with fertility, as well as enhances the outcome and the overall experience.
Optimal pregnancies start with health and balance in the body. Teacup Acu is here to support you with treatment and advice to get your mind and body ready for pregnancy. Acupuncture can be very helpful to those who are striving to increase their odds of conception without hormonal intervention.
Whether you are weeks, months or years into your journey,
a plan of action will be crafted together.
This plan is especially designed for you and
focuses on regulating your cycle, hormones and
any other imbalances. The goal is to prepare and
optimize your body for conception. Although our focus
is on the reproductive system, we look at the body as a whole.
The health and well-being of your entire body is important
when preparing to conceive in any way. It is strongly recommended
that weekly treatments start at least three months before conception
takes place as it takes about three months for an egg to mature.
During that time it is important to create healthy follicles and
better egg quality; balance hormones and regulate your menstrual cycle;
and get your body as a whole in the best condition for conception to occur.
Whether you are doing IUI, IVF or working on freezing your eggs, the number one goal is to work with you, your doctors and your medications to support and optimize your outcome. We review your goals, understand your treatment and use expertise to help increase uterine blood flow, support ovarian function, development of follicles and more. We use an integrative approach to complement your IVF/IUI plan and provide you with holistic and compassionate evidenced-based care to increase your chances of a positive outcome. Receiving weekly acupuncture for at least 3 months leading up to your procedures will provide you with the best preparation for your IUI or IVF. In addition to regular office visits, pre and post embryo transfer acupuncture is highly recommended. Studies show that receiving acupuncture before and after a transfer can increase your rate of success.
Aside from increasing pregnancy changes, acupuncture additionally
lessens side effects of hormone therapies and medications.
Most doctors agree that patients benefit significantly from
integrating the powerful healing effects of centuries-old acupuncture
in conjunction with today’s modern fertility procedures.
Scientific studies have shown again and again that acupuncture can increase
IVF and IUI success rates dramatically. A review combining the results
of seven previous studies has found that IVF with acupuncture
(compared to IVF alone) increases the chances of having an
ongoing pregnancy (beyond 12 weeks from gestation) by 87%,
and nearly doubles the chance of a successful live birth.
If youve got a curious mind, you can check out some detailed studies
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