By Kathy Thorpe, MA, CHom, Boulder, Colorado
Photo by Luma Pimentel on Unsplash
Acupuncture
and Chinese Medicine have been used for thousands of years to resolve problems with fertility. As an agricultural society,
families depended on offspring to work their farms and guarantee the succession
of their family. Thus, there is a long history of successful and time-tested
approaches using Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine to enhance fertility.
Before
seeking invasive treatments, couples who have not been able to conceive for a
year often turn to Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine because of the high success
rate. They will also try Chinese medicine if they haven’t decided yet whether
they want to use infertility drugs or invest in In Vitro Fertilization (IVF).
David
Scrimgeour, Licensed Acupuncturist and Fertility Specialist in Boulder,
Colorado has been treating infertility for over 30 years. In addition to
treating patients in his acupuncture clinic, he lectures widely on the use of
Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine to treat infertility. He recently completed a translation of the
book from Chinese into English, Fertility Experts and their Most
Successful Treatments in China in the last hundred years.
David Scrimgeour explains why
Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine are so effective. “They work to bring the body
into a higher state of health and vitality. In unexplained infertility, for
example, there is often a very slight deficiency or imbalance that is
preventing a couple from conceiving. By correcting these subtle imbalances, the
endocrine system comes back into balance and conception occurs.” He goes on to say that Acupuncture is also
extremely effective when used in conjunction with Assisted Reproductive Technologies
because it not only improves the overall health of the woman, but also increases
blood flow to the uterus. Chinese medicine is also effective at improving sperm
count, quality and motility in men.
Some of the main causes of
infertility according to Scrimgeour are: advanced age, stress, overwork, poor
diet, lack of exercise, use of birth control pills, heredity, illness,
emotional influences and poor menstrual health.
Chinese Medicine uses four therapies
to treat infertility. Acupuncture which uses fine, painless needles, which when
applied by an expert acupuncturist will restore balance to the organs and
endocrine system and open blocked energy pathways. Chinese herbal medicine is
used to address stagnation, deficiency or excess patterns. Detoxification, if
necessary, is incorporated to reduce the effects of toxicity and exogenous hormones.
Lifestyle and nutritional recommendations address dietary deficiencies,
exercise, stress reduction and nutritional supplementation.
David Scrimgeour maintains that
through Acupuncture and Chinese medicine, he has been able to help hundreds of
couples conceive and have healthy pregnancies and births. He
attributes his success to the profound wisdom of Chinese medicine and to all
the Chinese doctors in the past that contributed to and perfected this healing
art.
David Scrimgeour practices
Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine at his clinic in Boulder, Colorado. He can be reached at 303 413-9596 or through his website: www.davidscrimgeour.com
