Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine for Surry Hills
Josephine is a registered acupuncturist & Chinese herbal medicine practitioner based in Lane Cove and Frenchs Forest. If you're willing and able to travel from Surry Hills to either of these locations for TCM consultation, acupuncture and herbal medicine services, Josephine looks forward to meeting with you.
Egg quality is influenced by mitochondrial function, hormonal environment, and blood supply to the ovaries. In TCM, egg quality depends on Kidney Essence (Jing), which nourishes the reproductive organs and determines fertility potential. Declining egg quality with age reflects the natural decline of Kidney Jing, but acupuncture aims to optimise the environment in which eggs mature during the 90-day development window before ovulation.
Treatment focuses on tonifying Kidney Yin and Essence using KI3 (Taixi), KI6 (Zhaohai), and CV4 (Guanyuan). SP6 (Sanyinjiao) and ST29 (Guilai) improve ovarian blood flow, which is critical for delivering nutrients and hormones to developing follicles. LR3 (Taichong) and LR8 (Ququan) nourish Liver Blood, which supports the follicular environment. Moxibustion at CV4 and KI3 adds warmth to support Yang function.
Research from Weill Cornell Medical Center has demonstrated that acupuncture increases uterine and ovarian artery blood flow. Starting treatment at least three months before conception attempts or IVF cycles allows influence over the full egg maturation period, giving developing oocytes the best possible nutritional and hormonal environment.
Acupuncture improves blood flow to the ovaries, delivering more oxygen and nutrients to developing eggs during their 90-day maturation period. By tonifying Kidney Essence and improving the hormonal environment, it supports healthier oocyte development.
Ideally three months before conception or IVF, as eggs take approximately 90 days to mature. This gives acupuncture the full development window to influence egg quality through improved ovarian blood flow and hormonal balance.
Josephine Zhuo (TCM) is an AHPRA registered health practitioner — acupuncturist and herbalist.
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