Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine for Fertility Support
Dr. Shannon Larson provides personalized Traditional Chinese Medicine care to support fertility and reproductive health through acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. She supports people at different stages of their fertility journey, including cycle regulation, preconception care, assisted reproduction, and overall reproductive wellness.
Acupuncuture and Fertility
By addressing each person as an individual Chinese Medicine tailors each treatment to one’s personal needs. Acupuncture points are chosen based on meridian theory to remove blocks in the natural creation and movement of Qi and blood. In doing so it brings balance back to the body’s natural hormonal rhythms. When the mind is calm, and there is an abundance of Qi and a healthy flow of blood, the body is at its optimal health to create a new life.
Advantages to acupuncture include:
Improving hormone delivery to target sites
positively influencing the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis which has a major role in fertility
Balancing endocrine and hormone systems that regulate ovulation
Increasing blood flow to the uterus, improving the chances of implantation
Releasing natural endorphins and reducing stress hormones, helping decrease the negative impacts of stress on fertility
Regulating a woman’s menstrual cycle thereby improving chances of fertility and decreasing symptoms of PMS
Improving pregnancy rates in IVF and other Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART)
