Western And Eastern Medicine Working Together: Acupuncture Now Part of Fertility Services at SCCRM
(sz) Reproductive endocrinologist, Dr. Robert Anderson, announced today his affiliation with acupuncture fertility specialist, Dr. Grace Pak, who might be able help fertility patients improve the chance for success during in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment.
The Southern California Center of Reproductive Medicine’s affiliation with Dr. Pak developed due to the increasing number of requests by IVF patients and Dr. Anderson’s high opinion about acupuncture.
“There have been many attempts to increase the success of IVF through the use of a variety of alternative medicine treatments”, comments Dr. Anderson. He adds, “Over the past few years, acupuncture has become one of the more popular of these treatment modalities. Research shows that it may have a positive impact on the outcome of an IVF cycle.”
There have been a number of studies performed at IVF centers around the world, which have demonstrated that acupuncture may have some benefit in treating infertility when used along with IVF. It has been shown in these studies that there is an increased embryo implantation rate and increased pregnancy rate when acupuncture is used during IVF compared to women who did not undergo acupuncture treatment. more…
From: »PRWeb« (press release)