MARIA BERRY ACUPUNCTURE & CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE
RACECOURSE ROAD - ASCOT - BRISBANE
TEL: 0411 242 982 FOR APPOINTS
RACECOURSE ROAD - ASCOT - BRISBANE
TEL: 0411 242 982 FOR APPOINTS
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There is now a great deal of published research on the efficacy and benefits of the use of acupuncture
and Chinese herbal medicine to treat a range of disorders. In China traditional Chinese medicine is used
alongside western medicine in the public health system.
Recent high profile clinical trials have shown how acupuncture can improve the chances of pregnancy for
couples going through IVF:
"BBC WORLD Friday 8th Feb 2008 - Acupuncture 'boosts IVF chances'
Acupuncture may increase the success rates of fertility treatment, according to a study.
The Dutch and US research, published in the British Medical Journal, found for every 10 IVF cycles with
acupuncture, there would be one extra pregnancy. Acupuncture has been used for centuries in China to
regulate female fertility, and in recent years, scientists have been looking at whether it could boost IVF
chances. The latest research, from the VU University in Amsterdam and the University of Maryland School
of Medicine, combined the results of seven trials involving 1,366 women in an attempt to provide a clearer
picture of the benefits. They found that, looking at all the research together, women who underwent
acupuncture were 65% more likely to have a successful embryo transfer compared with those who
underwent a "sham" version of the treatment, or no extra treatment at all."
In 1996 the Vickers trial was conducted in the UK. It included a meta-analysis of 33 clinical trials in to
assess the efficacy of acupuncture on nausea. His analysis provided substantial evidence that
acupuncture reduces various types of mild to moderate nausea /vomiting including morning sickness and
post operative nausea (see Vickers, A.J. 1996, ‘Can acupuncture have specific effects on health? A
systematic review of acupuncture antiemesis trials’, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, Vol. 89).
and Chinese herbal medicine to treat a range of disorders. In China traditional Chinese medicine is used
alongside western medicine in the public health system.
Recent high profile clinical trials have shown how acupuncture can improve the chances of pregnancy for
couples going through IVF:
"BBC WORLD Friday 8th Feb 2008 - Acupuncture 'boosts IVF chances'
Acupuncture may increase the success rates of fertility treatment, according to a study.
The Dutch and US research, published in the British Medical Journal, found for every 10 IVF cycles with
acupuncture, there would be one extra pregnancy. Acupuncture has been used for centuries in China to
regulate female fertility, and in recent years, scientists have been looking at whether it could boost IVF
chances. The latest research, from the VU University in Amsterdam and the University of Maryland School
of Medicine, combined the results of seven trials involving 1,366 women in an attempt to provide a clearer
picture of the benefits. They found that, looking at all the research together, women who underwent
acupuncture were 65% more likely to have a successful embryo transfer compared with those who
underwent a "sham" version of the treatment, or no extra treatment at all."
In 1996 the Vickers trial was conducted in the UK. It included a meta-analysis of 33 clinical trials in to
assess the efficacy of acupuncture on nausea. His analysis provided substantial evidence that
acupuncture reduces various types of mild to moderate nausea /vomiting including morning sickness and
post operative nausea (see Vickers, A.J. 1996, ‘Can acupuncture have specific effects on health? A
systematic review of acupuncture antiemesis trials’, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, Vol. 89).
