Fertility
Acupuncture helps enhance the body’s own ability to conceive, naturally and effectively. Whether you're beginning to explore your options, preparing for IVF, or navigating a diagnosis like PCOS or unexplained infertility, you're likely managing a great deal — medically, emotionally, and in the day-to-day rhythms of your body. Acupuncture won't promise to simplify what is genuinely complex– but what it can do is give your body better conditions to work with.
Acupuncture for Fertility in Manhattan
Chinese medicine has addressed fertility for thousands of years, and the underlying logic holds up well alongside modern reproductive science. Acupuncture works on the body's systems as a whole: regulating hormonal cycles, improving circulation to the reproductive organs, calming the nervous system, and addressing patterns of imbalance — such as cold in the uterus, stagnation of qi and blood, or deficiency in the kidney system — that may be quietly interfering with conception.
The research on acupuncture and IVF is ongoing and nuanced, but the clinical experience is consistent: patients who incorporate acupuncture into their fertility care often report more regular cycles, improved response to stimulation protocols, shorter recovery after procedures, and — not incidentally — significantly reduced stress.
Jeanne supports patients across the full range of fertility presentations, including:
Natural conception support
IVF and IUI preparation and recovery
PCOS and hormonal irregularity
Irregular or painful menstrual cycles
Amenorrhea and cycle irregularities
Endometriosis and uterine health
Unexplained infertility
Recurrent pregnancy loss
Postpartum recovery
Bodies are wise—they want to be efficient. We can identify exactly where the imbalances lie and systematically work to address them. Irregular periods and ovulation? Acupuncture can often get them back on track. Advanced maternal age? Acupuncture can help increase blood flow and vitality to the ovaries and reproductive system. PCOS-caused infertility? Acupuncture can help bring the inflammation down and regulate hormones. No matter what your infertility is caused by, we work to provide natural solutions.
What distinguishes this practice from most is the degree to which treatment is individualized. There is no standard fertility protocol here. Jeanne draws on her extensive training in different acupuncture styles and bodywork techniques, and selects her approach based on what each person's body presents. She will also look beyond the reproductive system. Digestion, sleep, stress levels, and the overall vitality of a person all factor into how the body holds a pregnancy. We’ll work on healing your body, at the deepest levels, to show your body the way back into balance. Your body wants to be healthy, balanced and thriving. We remind it how to get there, and give you simple steps to keep it there.
An Integrated Approach
1. Reach out
Share your general availability and, if you'd like, a brief note about where you are in your fertility journey. You'll hear back to schedule your first session.
2. First session
The intake appointment is longer than a regular visit. It begins with a conversation about your cycle history, any current medical treatment, and how your body is feeling more broadly — digestion, sleep, stress, energy. Pulse diagnosis and palpation help shape an initial treatment plan, followed by your first acupuncture treatment. You'll leave with a clear sense of the approach and what to expect going forward.
3. Course of treatment
Most fertility patients come weekly. Over a series of sessions, the focus is on regulating your cycle, improving the internal conditions for conception, and offering supportive, complementary care for those undergoing ART procedures.
4. As improvements take hold
As your body begins to establish a new pattern — more regular cycles, improved labs, reduced symptoms, or a confirmed pregnancy — visits can gradually space out. Some patients continue through the first trimester; others transition to periodic check-ins. The rhythm adjusts to where you are.
The Process Is Simple
Getting Started
Location
NoMad/Flatiron, Manhattan — 1123 Broadway at the corner of West 25th Street, Suite 714. More than 15 years at this location. Convenient to multiple subway lines.
Get in Touch
If you're living with pain you haven't been able to resolve, or recovering from an injury and looking for support beyond what you've already tried, please reach out.