Auricular Acupuncture and Fertility

A study found that auricular acupuncture was capable of producing results comparable to those of drug therapy in the treatment of infertility. I. Gerhard and F. Postneek, [Possibilities of Therapy by Ear Acupuncture in Female Sterility], Geburtshilfe Frauenheilke 48, no. 3 (March 1988): 165-71. A study examined the effects of moxibustion and acupuncture on 30 cases of infertility in women ranging from 24 to 37 years of age. Results showed that after just one course of treatment 9 women conceived, with another 8 conceiving after 2 courses of treatment.
- The Woman's Encyclopedia of Natural Healing by Dr. Gary Null

Ear Acupuncture Improves Fertility

In a study of 45 women suffering from luteal insufficiency or oligoamenorrhoea, auricular acupuncture was used as a primary treatment for infertility and a similar control group was treated with hormone treatments. Both groups were matched for previous pregnancies, menstrual cycle and tubal patency etc. Women treated with acupuncture had 22 pregnancies and women treated with hormones had 20 pregnancies. There were no side-effects in the acupuncture group. Various disorders or the autonomic nervous system normalized during acupuncture and researchers concluded that "auricular acupuncture seems to offer a valuable alternative therapy for female infertility due to hormone disorders". Published in Gynecology and Endocrinology 1992 Sept;6 (3):171-81In a study of 45 women suffering from luteal insufficiency or oligoamenorrhoea, auricular acupuncture was used as a primary treatment for infertility and a similar control group was treated with hormone treatments. Both groups were matched for previous pregnancies, menstrual cycle and tubal patency etc. Women treated with acupuncture had 22 pregnancies and women treated with hormones had 20 pregnancies. There were no side-effects in the acupuncture group. Various disorders or the autonomic nervous system normalized during acupuncture and researchers concluded that "auricular acupuncture seems to offer a valuable alternative therapy for female infertility due to hormone disorders". Published in Gynecology and Endocrinology 1992 Sept;6 (3):171-81