Conceive Wellness Acupuncture Fertility Acupuncture, Bainbridge Island

Women's Health

Acupuncture and herbs are helpful to women throughout the lifespan, and can address challenges with puberty, the menstrual cycle, conception, pregnancy, birth, mothering, and menopause. Acupuncture can help women to regain and maintain balance as fluctuating hormones present challenges; and Chinese herbs have been used for centuries to address women's health concerns. Deborah Houseworth, LAc, AEMP on Bainbridge Island, offers specialized treatment for women in the Puget Sound region facing health challenges and seeking wellness, from menarche to menopause.  

Fertility treatment and research

Deborah offers treatment to enhance fertility, to support you, wherever you are on this journey: You may be just awakening to your desire to conceive, seeking wellness. You may know that you face fertility challenges, wanting specific help with these using Eastern Medicine. You may have decided to employ Assisted Reproductive Technologies, such as IVF, desiring treatment to enhance your chances for success. You may already be pregnant, seeking treatment to support you as you nurture new life and prepare for birth. Or you may have already crossed the threshold into motherhood, desiring treatment to support your body during restoration from pregnancy and as you face the challenges of nursing and caring for your child. 

Deborah Houseworth has completed hundreds of hours in continuing education focussing on women's health. She completed a certificate program in the treatment of infertility at the Jade Institute in Seattle in 2008. To further her ability to support patients, Deborah Houseworth became certifed as a mental health counselor in Seattle in 2010 so that she could provide additional support for the personal and emotional journey through conception, pregnancy and parenthood. She is activley engaged in furthering her knowledge through ongoing study and attending seminars and conferences related to these specialties.

Please click on the link: IVF success rates, to view an article published in Fertility and Sterility, comparing IVF success rates in IVF patients using acupuncture during treatment to those who did not. (or you can paste this address into your browser: http://www.comoxvalleyacupuncture.com/pdf/paulus%20study.pdf ).  

Please click on the link: Role of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Female Infertility , to view an article pulished in Fertility and Sterility, which reviews previous research on acupuncture's neuroendocrine effect on the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis, uterine artery blood flow, and other biochemical processes that effect fertility. (or you can past this address into your browser: http://www.comoxvalleyacupuncture.com/pdf/raymong%20cheng.pdf ).

Please click on the link: Acupuncture for infertility: is it an effective therapy?  to review a meta-analysis (review of existing research) providing a helpful summary of research and findings with respect to this question. It arrives at the following conclusion:

"Most of the studies suggested that acupuncture plays a positive role in the management of infertility including ovulation dysfunction, IVF-ET, and male infertility. Acupuncture may improve ovulation via modulation of the central and peripheral nervous system, the neuroendocrine and endocrine system, the ovarian blood flow, and metabolism. Acupuncture can improve the outcome of IVF-ET, and the mechanisms may be related to an increased uterine blood flow, inhibition of uterine motility, and a reduction of depression, anxiety and stress. Its effect in modulating immune function also suggests helpfulness in improving the outcome of IVF-ET."