Acupuncture could boost a woman’s chances of conceiving through IVF by two thirds.

A large scale review of seven studies looked at 1,366 childless women having fertility treatment. Some had acupuncture just before or after an embryo was implanted while others had a sham version or no treatment at all. Women of various ages with different causes of infertility were included in the joint US and Dutch reviews whose findings are published this month in the British Medical Journal. There was a 65 per cent rise in an individual’s chance to becoming pregnant with the proper acupuncture. Acupuncture may relax the womb, making the lining more receptive to an IVF embryo.

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