Chiropractic care does not cure infertility. Rather by removing any interference in the nerve system, the body can come back into balance and function optimally. The nerves that innervate our reproductive organs originate in the low back. Fertility health can be affected if there’s a distortion, also called a subluxation (a misalignment of the vertebrae, often slight) affecting nerve function. Subluxations can interfere with the delicate nerves going to the reproductive organs and controlling the body systems that coordinate the delivery of hormones, preventing their normal function and contributing to hormone imbalance. Chiropractic care can also reduce stress, improve digestion, and help improve blood circulation, all of which can help increase a person’s fertility.

Acupuncture is thought to shift the body into a repair mode where it’s better able to heal itself, as well as calming the nervous system. Acupuncture helps patients lower their overall stress levels, helps regulates the menstrual cycle and assists in keeping up a healthy lining of the uterus and maintaining a good quality of eggs, treats endometriosis and fibroids, increases circulation to the ovaries and uterus, regulates the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis, improves sperm count, improves the morphology of sperm, and increases sperm’s motility, helps problems that affect fertility such as under-functioning thyroid (Hypothyroidism) or over-functioning thyroid (Hyperthyroidism), and can dramatically improve success rates for IVF patients.