Natural Fertility & IVF Support

Natural Fertility & IVF Support

Natural Fertility: Lotus Health Chinese Medicine offers pre-conception support, utilizing acupuncture and herbal medicine to enhance your body’s condition and increase your chances of natural fertility. This approach can also address unexplained infertility, morning sickness, malposition of the fetes, pre-birth and labour induction.

IVF Support: Traditional Chinese Medicine has been a trusted method for treating infertility in both men and women for thousands of years. Research indicates that patients who receive acupuncture during IVF treatments achieve higher pregnancy rates. The primary goal of this treatment is to enhance blood flow to the ovaries and endometrium, ultimately improving follicle development, egg quality, and uterine lining thickness. It brings

several benefits:

  • Improves ovarian function, leading to better egg quality.
  • Reduces the side effects of IVF medications.
  • Provides emotional support, reducing anxiety and stress.
  • Enhances sperm quality.
  • Regulates fertility hormones crucial for follicle development and implantation, such as FSH, LH, and estrogen.
  • Promotes successful implantation.

Different Stages of IVF & ICSI Treatment:

1. Preparing the Body for IVF or ICSI:

  • Prior to attempting pregnancy, it’s essential to ensure that the body is ready.
  • Chinese medicine treatments 2-3 months before IVF are recommended to prepare both partners for treatment and maintain optimal health and lifestyle.
  • IVF Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine improve menstrual cycles, promote ovulation, regulate hormones, and enhance sperm quality and quantity.
  • Chinese medicine has also helped patients achieve natural pregnancies before or during IVF breaks.

2. During the Stimulation Phase:

  • Chinese medicine enhances ovarian response to stimulation drugs, leading to more follicles and healthier eggs.
  • Thickens the uterine lining in preparation for embryo transfer, increasing the likelihood of successful implantation.
  • Alleviates drug side effects.

3. After Egg Collection:

  • Acupuncture reduces local tissue trauma to create a suitable environment for embryo arrival.
  • Eases symptoms associated with high hormone levels, swollen ovaries, and abdominal discomfort, including rapid weight gain, vomiting, breast soreness, and shortness of breath.
  • Reduces the risk of Ovarian hyperstimulation (OHSS).
  • Increases blood flow to the uterus and thickens the uterine lining.

4. On the Day of Embryo Transfer:

  • Acupuncture on this day relaxes the uterus and enhances blood flow, optimizing conditions for successful implantation.
  • Research indicates that two acupuncture treatments on the day of embryo transfer significantly increase pregnancy rates.

5. After Embryo Transfer (Before the Pregnancy Test):

  • Acupuncture and Chinese medicine influence blood flow to the uterine lining, supporting the implantation process.
  • Relieves stress and anxiety.

6. If Pregnancy Is Achieved:

  • Continue Acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine to stimulate blood flow to the blastocyst, supporting its health.
  • After six weeks, when the placenta takes over progesterone secretion, Chinese medicine treatments enhance blood flow to the placenta, safeguarding your growing baby’s development.