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Acupuncture greatly improves the function of the female and male reproductive systems. Many infections or endocrine imbalances could cause problems with conception. Infections can be bacterial, viral, or fungal, and most produce inflammation. Inflammation prevents proper responses of the reproductive systems, and impinges blood flow. Examples include diagnoses of pelvic inflammatory disease, PCOS, and endometriosis. All of these are inflammatory conditions. Acupuncture has been shown to be effective in reducing inflammation, and creating hormonal balance. Current modes of therapy are hormone replacement therapies, in vitro fertilization, and intrauterine insemination. Varicocele surgery or sperm injections are options for men. Adding acupuncture to these modes of therapies that exist today, improves one's fertility much more, due to the nature of what acupuncture does. Acupuncture assists in the production of blood, reduces inflammation, and improves the quality of our bodily systems. According to an article in Medical Acupuncture, "Acupuncture does not increase the risk of miscarriage. Additionally, acupuncture was 42% more effective to increase live births when women had previously failed a cycle, and baseline pregnancy rate continues to mediate acupuncture's effects (Hullender Rubin, L. 2019)." Fertility Support

There are four stages of menopause. Pre-menopause, perimenopause, menopause and post menopause. Perimenopause is the transitional period before menopause. A woman has to have not menstruated for a full year in order to be considered menopausal. Thus, perimenopause usually consists of irregular periods and shorter cycles, a sense of chronic fatigue, or low energy experienced by the patient, sleep problems, weight gain, forgetfulness, problems focusing (due to lack of estrogen), depression and anxiety. Some women can also be completely asymptomatic.In comparison to hormone replacement therapies, acupuncture was shown to have a 36.7% decrease in vasomotor symptoms (these include hot flashes and night sweats which are the most common symptoms), and these symptoms occurred less for at least 6 months post treatment. (Avis et al, 2016) Most studies are done in 6-7 week intervals, with acupuncture done at a minimum of once per week. Acupuncture makes each transition through these four stages easier all while providing a sense of relief.