Fertility Care
Does Fertility Acupuncture Actually Work? 5 Studies from Paulus 2002 to Cochrane 2023
Dr. Nikki Zhang, LAc
Almost every fertility patient asks the same question: "Does fertility acupuncture actually work?" The literature has been arguing about it for two decades — from the 2002 Paulus RCT that started the conversation to the 2023 Cochrane review. Here is what five core studies actually say, plus 1,200+ IVF-prep cases from our 30 years in NYC.

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