Fertility Acupuncture Sunshine Coast
Supporting Women’s Health Naturally with Traditional Chinese Medicine
Fertility Acupuncture Sunshine Coast – understand the Chinese Medicine approach
Fertility Acupuncture Sunshine Coast with Tanya Keam is safe and natural that is within a supportive environment. Treatment is based on traditional Chinese medicine with up to date research. Assisting you to keep your gynaecological health in optimal wellness is not just about about falling pregnant, it is about day-to-day hormonal health from pubescence to menopause.
Affordability. Six months of acupuncture treatment with a registered Chinese medicine practitioner costs less than half of a single round of IVF (Based on weekly acupuncture treatments and herbal medicine, compared to an IVF cycle). As your doctor allows you to try conceiving naturally for 9-12 months before taking further measures, balancing a women’s cycle with acupuncture and herbal medicine allows conception to naturally occur within this time frame, so further measures like IVF may not even be needed.
Reality. Women often visit Tanya after trying to conceive for 18 months or more. There is a lot of emotion involved which is natural as it is distressing trying to conceive and it not happen. It is important to put the breaks on sometimes for 3 months and let the nervous system calm and the chore of “trying” every month be let go. Intimacy with a partner should feel good and comfortable, not stressful.
If there are conditions like PCOS or Endometriosis – these need time for herbal medicine and the acupuncture treatments to balance the body properly, so Tanya asks for a minimum of 3 month commitment from her patients needing hormone support, whether trying for a baby or not. 3 months honestly flies by! When visiting Tanya know that her job is to find any causes that could be disrupting hormones and for woman to give it a chance for change to happen. We can talk about nutrition and your lifestyle so that emotional and mentally you are in a good place as well. You want to feel strong and healthy in mind, body and spirit at conception, during pregnancy and into motherhood, and balanced throughout your menstrual cycle when not trying to conceive.
Acupuncture for natural fertility
The aim of pre-conception care is to promote optimal gynaecological health in preparation for pregnancy. It is designed to get a woman’s body in the best possible position to fall pregnant, stay pregnant and nourish a baby for the entire pregnancy and beyond.
For women having difficulty falling pregnant naturally, the assessment first involves figuring out why this is the case. Pathology testing, ultrasounds, nutritional and stress factors and tracking cycle symptoms will help determine what is actually going on. Read more about what else could be causing fertility troubles here.
Men are also recommended to receive treatment and seek tests for semen analysis. Although many people still think of infertility as a “woman’s problem,” in about 30% of infertile couples, the man is the sole cause or a contributing cause of infertility. Looking at ways of improving the fertility of both parties is definitely the most best way to start your family. Ensuring proper education can help overcome the natural fears that come with this highly emotionally charged issue.
Along with receiving fertility acupuncture treatments on the Sunshine Coast, pre-conception care involves a combination of nutritional adjustments, herbal medicine, lifestyle and exercise recommendations. There may be additional lifestyle changes for women when gynaecological conditions are present; such as PCOS or Endometriosis. None the less, each person is treated according to their presentation to ensure their Acupuncture fertility journey is individualised to them.
Assisting you through the IVF process
In regards to supporting you through the In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) process whether a couple or single woman – Research suggests that there is therapeutic effect of acupuncture on the outcomes of In Vitro Fertilisation (1). A 2015 systematic review found that acupuncture may improve clinical pregnancy rates and ongoing pregnancy rates with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) in conjunction with IVF. A more recent systematic review by Qian et al (2) found that “Based on an analysis of the studies, acupuncture improves the Clinical Pregnancy Rate among women undergoing IVF.”
Acupuncture treatment includes regulating the cycle so that everything is functioning well and stimulating the endometrial receptivity (3). Treatments are aimed at regulating the follicular development, ovulation, correcting hormones, maintaining healthy vaginal discharge, correcting any nutritional deficiencies and calming the nervous system.
Pregnancy care
Acupuncture is always recommended for everyone at any time. When you are pregnant, it is still safe to receive acupuncture from a registered practitioner.
Receiving acupuncture throughout your pregnancy may assist in:
- Supporting energy levels
- Calming the nervous system
- Looking after the hormones that are busy maintaining the placenta
- Nausea and heartburn
- Breech position
- Hormonal headaches and migraines
- Swelling of the legs and feet
- Assisting natural labour induction when you are full term
Post birth, treatment can also assist:
- Supporting energy levels
- Healing of cesarean scars
- Breast milk production
- Mood changes
Other aspects of women's health
Women are a little more complex in their hormonal structure than men. This is due to the menstrual cycle and what happens from Day 1 of the period, through to ovulation and towards the end of the cycle. Surcharges in hormones throughout the cycle is normal, however when the body is out of balance woman can experience a range of symptoms.
These can include:
- Period pain
- Endometriosis
- Irregular cycles
- Heavy or flooding menstruation
- No period (Amenorrhea)
- Fibroids inside the pelvic cavity
- Ovarian cysts
- Menstrual clots
- Acne
- Mood swings or excessive crying
- Change in weight
- Lack of sex drive
- Changes in vaginal discharge, vaginal dryness
- Fatigue
- Insomnia
- Headaches and migraines
- Difficulty conceiving
- Hot flushes
- Food cravings
- Tender breasts
When seeking help from an integrative Chinese medicine practitioner, the aim of treatment is to look at the whole picture of you as an individual. Looking at your nutrition, lifestyle and genetic factors alongside Chinese medicine diagnostics will help us determine why you’re feeling the way you are. Learn more about what may be upsetting your gynaecological health here.
Let’s get you back on track today.
CONTACT INFO
Dudley Street Nambour 4560
Web: www.tanyakeamwellness.com
Phone: 0417 732 213
Appointments can be made Monday to Friday 8am-6pm and Saturday 8am-1pm by phone, text or email. Enquiries/appointment bookings outside of these hours will be responded to within these hours, and Monday morning following a Sunday.
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Research:
- Effectiveness of acupuncture in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome undergoing in vitro fertilisation or intracytoplasmic sperm injection: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Acupunct Med. Jo J, Lee YJ. 2017 Jan 11. > Research Link.
- Therapeutic effect of acupuncture on the outcomes of in vitro fertilization: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Qian Y, Xia XR, Ochin H, Huang C, Gao C, Gao L, et al. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2016 Dec 19. > Research Link
- Shuai Z, Li P, Yang W. Effect of transcutaneous electrical acupuncture point stimulation on endometrial receptivity in women undergoing frozen-thawed embryo transfer: a single-blind prospective randomised controlled trial. Acupunct Med. 2015 Feb. > Research Link
- Babyinfo.com.au > Link and Link