23/02/2026
Boost your Fertility with TCM
Who will be appropriate candidates for acupuncture and herbal medicine?
Women with unexplained infertility or hormonal imbalances, such as menstrual irregularities, PMS, high FSH level, absence of ovulation, difficult implantation, and frequent miscarriage, would be encouraged to seek relief from Acupuncture and Chinese medicine. The most frequent cause of unexplained infertility or hormonal imbalance is energy stagnation, which affects blood flow in the pelvic area. Many years of emotional stress, depression, frustration, overwork, and improper diet and lifestyle often play a major role in energy congestion.
Acupuncture can also help Men with Infertility Problems
Men continually produce new s***m. It takes approximately 72-90 days to create and mature s***m. This is when acupuncture can be used to provide the optimum conditions for healthy s***m to be produced.
Research has suggested that acupuncture statistically improves s***m quality and fertility rates in men with defective s***m motility and morphology (as diagnosed microscopically). Possible mechanism that may account for its effectiveness is that acupuncture may work as an anti-inflammatory aid by releasing immunomodulation (i.e. immune altering) factors affecting the reproductive system. It is known that a number of identifiable medical conditions are caused by disorders brought about by the immune system attacking the body’s own tissues including s***m.
Introduction to TCM Fertility Treatment @ Joy TCM Clinic
We recognize that every person and couple having difficulty conceiving need individualized treatment because no two persons present with the exact same issues. With that customized approach, acupuncture treatment can be an effective means to aid conception in many cases of infertility – endometriosis, ovulation problems, male factor, poor ovarian reserve, poor egg quality, chronic miscarriage, irregular periods.
For the best results, most couples would have greater success trying acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine before attempting more technically advanced methods such as IVF. However, in certain cases of infertility, especially women with disruptions affecting both fallopian tubes, Assisted Reproductive Techniques such as IVF should be the primary treatment with support from acupuncture. In general, women are recommended to implement acupuncture for at least 3-6 months before considering more high risk, toxic, invasive, and expensive techniques such as medications, IUI, and IVF.
Women often feel the need to do as much as medically possible as soon as possible, often due to a sense of running out of time from aging. However, the majority of women will respond to acupuncture without the need of powerful drugs, often resulting in an easier pregnancy and healthier baby.
In cases of male factor infertility, acupuncture can improve s***m quality which will dramatically improve your chance of a natural pregnancy or increasing your success rate with IVF by improving the quality of the embryo and decreasing the chances of a miscarriage.
We believe the reason for higher success rate in our clinic with couples who use only acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine is because these gentle techniques encourage the body to do what it wants to do naturally – that is, to conceive. Balancing the body with emphasis on the hormonal system will allow conception in time.
In many women, the repeated use of hormonal medications to hyper stimulate the ovaries can overly stress the body so that fertilization doesn’t occur because the eggs didn’t have enough time to develop fully or allow the uterine lining to become rich enough in nutrients to allow implantation of the fertilized egg.
However, if you are scheduled to start with assisted reproduction sooner, acupuncture will help improve your chances by decreasing your body’s physiological reaction to stress, reducing the side effects of medications, and supporting your uterus for implantation. In these cases, using acupuncture garners more successful results than assisted reproduction technique alone.
How acupuncture & herbs can help throughout the IVF cycle
Before (3 months prior to cycle) – in women, improve egg quality and regulate hormones; in men, improve semen quality & quantity.
During – increase the number of follicles & improve the quality of the uterine environment by relaxing uterine muscles & thickening uterine lining.
After (once pregnant) – prevent miscarriages and minimize symptoms common in the first trimester.
How Chinese medicine can help to improve the success rate
-Improve the function of the ovaries to produce better quality eggs
Regulate the hormones to produce a larger number of follicles
-Increase blood flow to the uterus and increase the thickness of the uterine lining
-Relaxes the patient to relieve stress related dysfunction
-Decrease chances of miscarriage by relaxing the uterus
-Strengthens immune system
Male factor
-Invigorate the s***m, raising the s***m count and mobility
-Improved s***m quality
What to expect during your first visit
During the first visit, Physician Joy Poh takes a detailed medical history related to infertility; review the details of your menstrual cycle and blood flow during menstruation; gain a thorough understanding of your goals; and examine your whole system. During this process, she often discovers many possible factors that can influence both conception and pregnancy problems that have not yet shown up as a symptom or subtle signs of imbalance that indicate future illness. She puts all these composites together and provides you with a clear personalized assessment and optimal treatment plan.
Having many years of experience in the treatment of women’s health issues, Physician Joy Poh fully recognizes the relationship between a variety of stressful emotions and infertility. She truly believes that negative emotions play a major role in causing hormonal imbalances and other related problems associated with female reproduction, including absent of ovulation, menstrual irregularities, PMS and endometriosis. Indeed, one of the main focuses of her treatment of infertility is to balance the mind and body, help her patients reclaim their lives and spirits and lead them to improve their overall health and well-being.
Her goal is to offer new hope through natural, holistic fertility TCM treatment, bringing experience and compassion for your quest to conceive and helping your dream to become a reality.
For more information or to book an appointment, please don't hesitate to whatsapp us @ 91900257. Thank you!
