Acupuncture and Alternative Treatment for Infertility

Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility and adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Dr. Mark Perloe, a Reproductive Endocrinologist with Georgia Reproductive Specialists, and Mark Schwartz, a Fellow of the American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine specializing in the treatment of infertility and founder of Buckhead Acupuncture and Herbal Center.

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What is acupuncture?
How does acupuncture work to improve fertility?
2016 research reported that acupuncture doubled a women’s chances of getting pregnant with IVF. 127 women on their first or second IVF try. Among the treatment group, 46.2% conceived – more than twice as many as in the other group, where only 21.7% of the women became pregnant. Didn’t control for placebo affect.
Limitations on applying Western research techniques to Eastern medicine.
Does acupuncture change something in the body, or does it just help women to relax and thus improve fertility?
Is there a standard protocol of acupuncture that is most effective for women doing IVF?
What other forms of Chinese medicine can be used for infertility?
What are the five branches of Chinese medicine?
What herbs do you not recommend when doing IVF or trying to conceive?
Is acupuncture or Chinese medicine effective in the treatment of PCOS?
Is acupuncture or Chinese medicine effective in the treatment of endometriosis?
Does acupuncture or Chinese medicine improve the endometrium lining and thus improve implantation rates for embryos in IVF or natural conception?
How to find a Chinese medicine specialist that specializes in the treatment of infertility?
What is the American Board of Oriental Reproductive medicine?