Fertility & Infertility — Integrative Care in Marylebone, London

NICE recommends investigation after 12 months of trying (6 months if you are 36 or over). Integrative support is most useful when you have at least 3 menstrual cycles available before any planned IVF cycle, or when you have time to address modifiable factors before assisted-reproduction. It is also valuable alongside an active IVF cycle for stress and cycle support.

The original Paulus 2002 trial reported a higher clinical-pregnancy rate with peri-transfer acupuncture, and a 2018 Cochrane review found small benefits for live-birth rates. Subsequent trials are mixed. We offer acupuncture as supportive care — improving cycle regulation, stress physiology, and uterine blood flow — rather than as a fertility treatment in its own right.

Yes. Most clients are seen alongside an NHS or private fertility clinic. We coordinate around your stimulation, scan, and transfer schedule and never recommend stopping prescribed medications. We will share treatment notes with your clinic on request.

Egg maturation takes around 90 days, so we plan in 12-week cycles. Many women see cycle regulation, sleep, and energy improvements in the first 4-6 weeks. Conception is the longer-term goal — for some this is within the first programme, for others it follows several cycles or sits alongside IVF.