Acupuncture for Fertility & Infertility
Offering personalized treatment & guidance for those facing challenges while trying to conceive
You don’t have to be perfect to get pregnant.
Consulting Dr. Google will yield a thousand things that you can or “should” do to get pregnant. All the interwoven details of anatomy and dynamic physiology around conception are intricate and powerful. It is easy to get overwhelmed when we look at each detail separate from the big picture. The sophistication of Chinese medicine comes from standing back to look at the whole picture to understand where the body needs the most support.
After a thorough evaluation based on western and eastern principles, our board-certified reproductive acupuncturist will deliver a plan tailored to your body and your history. Your treatment plan will include acupuncture, herbal therapy and lifestyle recommendations. Patients needing more comprehensive care will also receive nutritional counseling, lab and stool testing, and detox protocols.
How we work
Individuals and couples seeking fertility support come to our practice at different points during their journey. Some come before consulting a gynecologist. Others come after consulting their gynecologist, but before visiting a specialist such as a reproductive endocrinologist at an IVF clinic. With more than 20 years of experience specializing in reproductive health and collaborating with western specialists, our acupuncturist knows when to build a treatment plan with Chinese medicine alone, and when to build a team with other providers.
The impact of three months
Chinese medicine has long considered three months to be the minimum amount of time needed to regulate the menstrual cycle. Our treatment plans begin with a three-month period of time in which we can track many changes in the menstrual cycle from pain levels, to the length of the cycle, to spotting and blood flow. We will use tools such as your basal body temperature (BBT) and ovulation predictor kits (OPKs) to help guide us along the way. Three months is also an important window of time for supporting egg quality.
Common Conditions
We use acupuncture & herbal therapy to address these common fertility & infertility challenges
Unexplained infertility
Male factor infertility
PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome)
Premature ovarian failure (POF)
High FSH
Irregular cycles
Painful periods
Absence of menstrual cycles
Endometriosis
PMS
Fibroids
Thyroid imbalance
Hashimoto’s disease
Recurrent miscarriage
IVF/IUI support
Autoimmunity
Luteal phase defect
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
“I found Anne through my cousins who had been seeing her for a long time for acupuncture. She worked miracles for them in their fertility journeys. Anne then became an important part of my life as I navigated the challenges and excitement of getting pregnant for the first time. Her intuition and advice for nutrition and acupuncture treatment helped with several issues I was facing, and equally important she provided emotional support when I needed it most.”
— J.P.
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Anne Chiaramonte, M.S., L.Ac., FABORM, is a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist (2004) and a board-certified fellow in acupuncture reproductive medicine (2009). Anne’s particular interest in women’s health led her to Australia to study with Jane Lyttleton, author of “Treatment of Infertility with Chinese Medicine” and to San Francisco to work with Lifang Liang, author of “Acupuncture and IVF.” In 2009, Anne became part of one of the country’s first on-site acupuncture programs at an IVF clinic, located at Pacific Fertility Center in San Francisco.
Anne founded Arrive Reproductive Medicine as a unique acupuncture practice dedicated to supporting women with cycle-related concerns, fertility challenges and burnout. When she’s not in the clinic seeing patients, you can find Anne listening to podcasts while doing water aerobics, juggling parenting responsibilities or snuggling with her two boys.