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Acupuncture During Fertility Care and IVF: A Supportive Role
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As complementary support alongside medical fertility care. Mandy Tam, R.Ac, says acupuncture may help with stress, sleep, pain and overall wellbeing during fertility care and IVF; it does not replace fertility treatment and cannot guarantee pregnancy.
From Mandy Tam, R.Ac, Registered Acupuncturist, Artemis Wellness Clinic, Richmond, BC.
In this video
- Supporting the whole person during an emotional process
- Working alongside medical fertility care
- Taking the process one step at a time
About this video
Supporting the person through the process
Fertility care can feel physically and emotionally overwhelming. In this video, Mandy Tam of Artemis Wellness Clinic in Richmond, BC, explains why she wants patients to feel supported as a whole person. She discusses comfort, stress, sleep and overall wellbeing as part of that conversation.
Working alongside your medical care
Mandy describes acupuncture as a complementary option that some patients choose alongside IVF care. She is clear that it is not a replacement for fertility treatment and cannot guarantee pregnancy or a particular IVF result.
Learn more: Acupuncture & TCM at Artemis Women's health & fertility acupuncture
Full transcript
What Mandy Tam, R.Ac says in the video, from its captions.
This is such an important question because fertility can feel like a very emotional journey and I always want my patients to feel like they're being supported as a whole person, not just a number on a blood test. Acupuncture may support fertility care by helping with things like stress, sleep, pain and overall well-being. When it comes to IVF, some patients choose acupuncture as a complementary treatment alongside their medical care.
But I do want to be clear, acupuncture is not a replacement for fertility treatment and it cannot guarantee pregnancy or improve IVF outcomes for everyone. What I love about this work is being able to support someone through a process that can feel physically and emotionally overwhelming. Sometimes that means helping you feel more grounded, sometimes it means helping you manage discomfort and sometimes it is simply having someone say Okay, let's take this one step at a time.
You deserve that kind of care, too.
Questions about this video
How does acupuncture fit alongside IVF?
Mandy Tam, R.Ac, says some patients choose acupuncture as a complementary treatment alongside their medical care during IVF.
What does Mandy focus on during fertility care?
Supporting the whole person through a process that can feel physically and emotionally overwhelming: stress, sleep, discomfort and taking things one step at a time.
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