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Acupuncture halves time to conception – The Journal of Chinese Medicine, October 2016

by Heaton Acupuncture | Jan 26, 2017 | Acupuncture, Fertility, Infertility

A pilot pragmatic trial carried out in Australia suggests that acupuncture can halve the time taken for sub-fertile women to conceive. Fifty-six sub/infertile women were offered either acupuncture plus lifestyle modification, or lifestyle modification only....

Electroacupuncture improves ovarian reserve – The Journal of Chinese Medicine, October 2016

by Heaton Acupuncture | Jan 26, 2017 | Electro-Acupuncture, Infertility, Pregnancy

Electro-acupuncture (EA) may improve reproductive hormone levels in patients with diminished ovarian reserve (DOR), according to preliminary research from China. Twenty-one patients with DOR received EA over 12 weeks (five times a week for four weeks, followed by...

Chinese herbal medicine can double pregnancy rates in female infertility – The Journal of Chinese Medicine, June 2015

by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 12, 2015 | Chinese Herbal Medicine, Infertility

A systematic review by Australian authors suggests that management of female infertility with Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) can improve pregnancy rates two-fold within a three to six month period, compared with Western medical fertility drug therapy (WM). Forty RCTs...

Acupuncture reduces stress of infertility – Journal of Chinese Medicine, Feb 2012

by Heaton Acupuncture | Mar 2, 2012 | Acupressure, Infertility

Acupuncture can help reduce stress for women experiencing infertility, according to Australian researchers. In a pilot study, 32 women with a history of infertility received six sessions of acupuncture over eight weeks. At the end of the intervention, women in the...

Chinese herbal medicine improves infertility treatment – Journal of Chinese Medicine, Oct 2011

by Heaton Acupuncture | Nov 8, 2011 | Chinese Herbal Medicine, Infertility

A systematic review by US authors has concluded that Chinese herbal medicine may increase the effectiveness of infertility treatment with the drug clomiphene citrate (CC). Fourteen randomised studies representing 1316 patients met their inclusion criteria. Four...

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  • Prenatal acupuncture has subjective benefits for pregnant women – The Journal of Chinese Medicine, June 2018
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Heaton Acupuncture Clinic
182 Portland Road
Sandyford
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 1DJ

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