Many women have reported that acupuncture has helped them relieve stress and help them relax throughout pregnancy and beyond – but does it really work?
, acupuncture is a treatment derived from traditional Chinese medicine where fine needles are inserted at certain points of the body for therapeutic or preventive purposes.
This encourages the body to produce natural substances, such as pain-relieving endorphins and it's likely that these substances are responsible for the beneficial effects experienced by some with acupuncture.So, does acupuncture help boost your fertility naturally when? According to a 2008 study by Edward Ernst, a professor of complementary medicine, it was suggested that the acupuncture might help women to relax which would, in turn, improve pregnancy rates.
These theories suggest that acupuncture works by helping to release chemicals that send messages from the brain - called neurotransmitters - that affect reproductive hormones and organs; by stimulating blood flow to the uterus, thereby making embryo implantation more likely. But these theories have been questioned for their credibility.says, “Many women decide to look for complementary therapies to assist their fertility journey, acupuncture being one of them.
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