Acupuncture may help achieve pregnancy in vitro fertilization

All help is welcome when a pregnancy is sought, provided it is not dangerous for the mother, of course.

Well, a study published in the British Medical Journal He states that acupuncture could be the opposite.

Although there are doctors who take these results cautiously, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine found that Acupuncture may raise the chances of pregnancy in women undergoing in vitro fertilization treatments up to 65%.

Recall that in vitro fertilization the egg is fertilized by a sperm in the laboratory and then transferred to the mother's uterus.

For its part, acupuncture is an ancient Chinese technique that involves the use of needles in specific parts of the body. The waters, applied in certain parts of the woman's body within 24 hours after the transfer would stimulate the hormones that regulate ovulation and fertility, improving blood supply to the uterus, reducing stress and improving conditions for implantation.

Opinions are divided, as almost always happens with this type of "alternative" therapies. While there are optimistic scientists who claim that acupuncture applied to women as an additional treatment during the IVF process increases the chances of success, there are those who would not recommend it to their patients as part of the treatment because they believe that research is still lacking to confirm its effectiveness .

As you can see, the last word is not spoken. We will be waiting for new studies that confirm or refute this theory. Meanwhile, there are women who want to be mothers who believe that they have nothing to lose by undergoing acupuncture. Will it give results?