The Acupuncture Pregnancy Clinic (formerly known as The Acupuncture IVF Support Clinic) a network of clinics that focus on supporting patients through their fertility, IVF and pregnancy journey.
If you are about to start your first (or another) IVF cycle you may be wondering if acupuncture may be of benefit to you? Maybe you are unsure when to start acupuncture and what is the best timing for treatments throughout your IVF cycle? Some of the most common questions we hear from IVF patients […]
I was an Invited speaker to the Fertility Society of Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) Annual Conference, Hobart, Tasmania, 2019 on The Role of Acupuncture within an Integrative Model of Care for IVF Patients: A literature review and discussion on the impact of Acupuncture may have on IVF outcomes and the psychological well-being of IVF […]
Armour M et al J. Clin. Med. 2019, 8(8), 1140 Journal of Clinical Medicine
CA Smith et al, AOGS 2019, 98, 460 – 469 Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
The collection of papers in this section includes some that examined the role of acupuncture just at the time of embryo transfer in an IVF cycle and a number of other trials which looked at the effect of using acupuncture before and throughout the IVF cycle. Acupuncture and IVF; Some large randomised controlled trials found […]
This 6-part lecture series on topics IVF, PCOS, Endometriosis, Male fertility, Immune factors, and Stress. This series was Created by A/Professor Gavin Sacks, Clinical Director IVFA and Amy Forth, Director of Acupuncture Pregnancy Clinic Alexandria and presented by Alexandria Specialist Day Hospital (ASDH)and sponsored by Myegn health and IVFA.The talks were delivered to and presented by Fertility and other Specialists, GPs, […]
Zheng-yun Xie et al, BMC Comp Alt Med (2019) 19:131 BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Jiayuan Zhang et al, 2019, Evid Bases Comp Alt Med, |Article ID 6246285 Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Bergdahl L et al, Eur Jn Int Med, Vol 16, 2017, 15-21 European Journal of Integrative Medicine
We don’t yet understand the mechanisms behind acupuncture and appetite suppression or weight loss, tho some researchers think it is mediated by serotonin and endogenous endorphins. MT CABÝOGLU et al, Int Jnl Neurosci, Volume 116, 2006 – Issue 2 International Journal of Neuroscience
Review EA endorphins
Yan Yu et al, Acup Med BMJ, 2019 Acupuncture in Medicine, British Medical Journal