Acupuncture is part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). It is a natural treatment that cures a wide range of psychological and physical problems. Acupuncture has been practiced by the Chinese for at least 2000 years and its popularity in the West is due to its effectiveness in treating problems, physical and emotional and its relative safety.
What acupuncture does is to make the individual live a balanced harmonious healthy life. It emphases a balanced lifestyle even in terms of the emotions – too much happiness or too little happiness can cause imbalances in the health of the individual. Acupuncture lies in the basic belief of a life force in the body called chi or qi. Chi flows throughout the body through networks called meridians similar to blood and neural impulses traveling through the circulatory and nervous system respectively. The free flow of chi energizes the body and causes it to be healthy and grow. Organs and tissues are energized and strengthened by chi making them function efficiently.
Many infertility problems for both male and female can be addressed by acupuncture. Hormonal problems that make pregnancy difficult can be treated by acupuncture since the organs that secrete these hormones are positively affected by chi energizing and repairing these organs to make them function normally. The same goes with the other organs such as the endometrium. Endometriosis is one cause of infertility. Symptoms of endometriosis are (dysmenorrhea), cramps and dyspareunia among others.
With the presence of endometrial cells outside of the uterus, it is very difficult for sperm cells and the eggs to survive when the endometrial cells attract the white blood cells mistaking them, the sperm cells and the eggs foreign agents making conception considerably difficult.
Acupuncture, oftentimes with the aid of herbal medicines cures menstrual cramps and at the same time normalizes menstrual cycles for women. Another way acupuncture treats endometriosis is to enable maximum uterine blood flow, suppress the hyperactive immune response creating an “environment” conducive to achieving pregnancy and preventing miscarriages. Western medicine’s approach to treating endometriosis is through birth control pills and laparoscopy. Birth control pills such as Lupron create a state of temporary menopause to “starve” the endometrial cells but are not 100% effective and such is not a viable treatment for infertility. Laparoscopy is an invasive form of surgery that does not guarantee all endometrial cells will be located or if they are, are located with the ovaries making them extremely difficult to burn off with laser.
In the hands of a capable experienced professional, acupuncture can cure infertility caused by endometriosis. There are many successful pregnancies by acupuncturists who have treated patients with endometriosis. Many couples or females turn to In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), which is a painful and difficult process for their infertility problems. Again, acupuncture can be applied with this treatment to help the patient relax from this strenuous form of infertility treatment.
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