Reply to Acupuncture for Infertility?

Forum Index » Infertility Support and Discussion

Reply to "Acupuncture for Infertility? "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is plenty of well conducted research (not the fake stuff put out by alternative medicine companies) that shows acupuncture doesn't help with basically anything at all more than a placebo. There is some evidence that it may help with some neck/upper shoulder muscle issues but not much beyond what massage or other stimulation can do. Given that it can't treat 99% of what it claims to treat, even in the tissue where the needles are directly inserted, it seems outlandish to think inserting needles into the outside of your body would ever affect your hormones, uterus, or much of anything else. But if you want to spend money, I guess there all kinds of things you could waste it on and acupuncture is just one of them[/quote]

It's also worth noting that in terms of menstrual cycles, cramps, etc., stress and worry can exacerbate menstrual problems. To the extent someone believes acupuncture helped them with these symptoms, it seems totally believable that a placebo effect could do this. I'm sure yoga, massage, meditation, dietary changes, and sugary pills could all help achieve a similar result without the need to visit a fake doctor. What I'm saying is that both facts can be true simultaneously - acupuncture could have solved some women's menstrual cycle problems, AND acupuncture could also not be anymore effective than a sugar pill.[/quote]

13:00 here.  I had zero expectations from acupuncture.  None.  Certainly not getting rid of cramps, nor changing the color of my menstrual blood.  My cramps were not from stress or worry.  They were a constant in my life from my first period at the age of 15.  I was shocked when they disappeared and I got through a period without pain meds.  I told my acupuncturist in amazement about it, and she thought it was no big deal, as she saw that all the time.  I know you don’t want it to be possible for acupuncture to have any real effect, but I’m here to refute that belief.  And if a woman is dealing with infertility, I would absolutely encourage her to try it.  I managed to have two kids after the age of forty, with only one ovary as well, after years of trying.  I’m sure acupuncture wasn’t the only reason for my success, but I’m also sure that it was part of it. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics