Is it any wonder that many couples wanting to get pregnant are now exploring acupuncture infertility treatments given the high costs of in vitro fertilization?

Acupuncture infertility treatment has to do with creating a balance in the reproductive system through less invasive means than, say, ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection), in which a sperm is injected directly into an egg.

Since it involves no surgery and is, as yet, on the fringes of Western medicine, it is inexpensive. But is it effective? Studies are, so far, inconclusive.

Although acupuncture claims to raise your “fertility quotient” it is hard to determine if a man’s sperm count, for instance, was not raised simply because of a certain panacea effect from the procedure.

The “hormonal adjustments” to the menstrual cycle said to be made on a woman’s reproductive system, on the other hand, may be explained by the procedure’s relaxing effect.

Even scientists will agree that the procedure may create a relaxing experience for some people. But as far as direct cause and effect between acupuncture and fertility is concerned, there is so far no scientific basis.

Since Eastern and Western medical practitioners have, for now, probably given up on convincing each other, it can only be stated that acupuncture’s healing properties (whether they have to do with inducing pregnancy or not) may work for some people.

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