Acupuncture Encourages Pregnancy

IT sounds a bit strange, what is the relationship between the needles in women with pregnancy? But research shows that acupuncture can improve pregnancy if done right before or after embryos are placed in the uterus. 

"Acupuncture requires the placement of very thin needles at specific points on the body to try to manage pain and reduce stress. In fertility treatments, acupuncture is estimated to increase blood flow to the uterus, relax the cervix and prevents the emergence of stress hormones that can make the uterus more harder for the embryo to stick to, "said Eric Manheimer, the leader of this analysis and a researcher at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

But the startling discovery is still not proven, the only new theories of how and why acupuncture might work. However, some fertility specialists say they hope that this inexpensive and simple treatment may ultimately prove its usefulness as an adjunct to traditional methods.

Although without proof, but according to Dr. William Gibbons, who runs a fertility clinic in Baton Rouge, Los Angeles, said no problem to try it and will be addressed more seriously. In addition more doctors are trained for it. 

This analysis led by Eric Manheimer was funded by a federal agency, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. The result was announced in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). 

Analysis of polls involving 1366 women in the United States, Germany, Australia, and Denmark, which followed the artificial insemination program. Sperm and egg cells unite in the laboratory until the embryo is formed which is then inserted back into the womb. 

The women were randomly assigned to receive the insemination itself, insemination with acupuncture for a day implantation, or insemination plus sham acupuncture, needles are placed too shallow or in a place that has no effect. 

Individually, only three of the studies that found benefit from acupuncture, three showed a trend in profits, and one found no benefit. When the results of smaller studies made a poll, the researchers found pregnancy increases to 65% for women given acupuncture. 

But a study led by Dr. Zev Rosenwaks, director of infertility treatment at New York-Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical Center, the report did not find acupuncture to help pregnancy. Even so, he added that acupuncture is not dangerous. 

Dr. Ann Trevino, a 37-year-old family physician, who is also pregnant trust the efficacy of acupuncture. He had three failed pregnancies using artificial insemination before trying acupuncture.

"I've read about acupuncture, probably like everyone else on the internet. I'm just trying to do everything possible to improve our chances," he said. "With acupuncture, I felt very warm and relaxed, when the embryo is put."