Acupuncture and Fertility

[Julia]

Hayley, by all means get onto your local TS. It's always worth a try.

[FarSideOfTheMoon]

There's a lot of myths about fertility (mostly spread on the internet these days) and acupuncture is just one. There is one really negative practical drawback to sticking needles in yourself if you are undertaking IVF or planning to - it will almost certainly mean you need to get another set of blood tests before commencing treatment. Something you can really do without with all the other stresses and time pressures of going through a treatment.

[chaggle]

It doesn't help with childbirth either:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar....html#comments

Women giving birth cannot rely on acupuncture to relieve the agony, claim researchers.
They found no evidence that needle therapy reduces labour pains despite its growing popularity in pregnancy and during delivery.
A new review of 10 trials says there is 'no convincing evidence' to support the use of acupuncture in childbirth and those who support it could be influenced by the 'mysticism of the East'.

Ok I know it's the Mail but:

The findings comes as almost four out of five GPs say they would like to see acupuncture available on the NHS.

Is that true?

[Matt]

Is that true?

Plausibly referring to this from 2003. Extremely small sample size not a broad cross section all coming from one practive. Pinch of salt.