Holistic Acupuncture

Holistic Acupuncture is a unique Acupuncture Clinic located on the Gold Coast, providing Natural Fertility treatments for couples trying to conceive naturally or undergoing IVF. The the clinic provides support to patients from pre-conception, during pregnancy, postnatally up to when the baby is born. Livia is a registered and are highly skilled practitioner, having not only completed a Bachelor in Health Science (Acupuncture) but also completed a post graduate training specialising in Acupuncture for Reproductive Medicine. Livia is constantly undergoing extensive training and being exposed to the latest treatment protocols and strategies to achieve optimum results during treatment, therefore the clinic only uses the latest evidence based treatment protocols for natural fertility and IVF. Since acupuncture has gained more and more credibility for its use for fertility treatment and IVF, it is believed acupuncture can beneficially enhance the outcome of IVF in many ways. Acupuncture and Chinese medicine can improve the success rate of IVF by: -Increasing the number of follicles -Improving ovarian function -Increasing blood flow to the uterus -Reducing the side effects of medication and improving stress levels. If the couple is trying to fall pregnant natural, acupuncture is one of the most popular chosen complementary therapies as it is very effective in regulating the menstrual cycle by balancing hormone levels and treating any underlying conditions contributing to infertility. Once the main imbalance in the body is corrected, fertility is greatly increased. In addition, acupuncture for fertility can help to improve sperm quality including low sperm count, poor motility and structural abnormality which increases the chances of the sperm fertilising and egg. At Holistic Acupuncture often Acupuncture is used in conjunction to Chinese Herbs and Supplements as part of the treatment making really convenient for patients only having to visit one practitioner. Having acupuncture with a skilled and experienced practitioner can not only make the treatment more personal but it can increase the changes of a positive outcome. At Holistic Acupuncture, the focus is to provide a personalised, pleasant and relaxing treatment. Therefore, only single use, sterilised, high quality needles are used to provide a painless, gentle and stress free acupuncture treatment. Most people believe acupuncture to be a painful experience, but are often surprised by how effective and relaxing acupuncture treatments are after experiencing the treatments.