Category Archives: Acupuncture

Endometriosis: A Common Cause of Pelvic Pain & Infertility

By Christina Noonan, MAc., LicAc. Senior Staff Acupuncturist The Domar Center for Mind/Body Health   If you experience pelvic pain, abnormally heavy bleeding, dysmenorrheal (painful periods), back pain, abdominal cramping, painful intercourse, gastrointestinal upset, and/or infertility, you may be suffering … Continue reading

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Acupuncture for Male Infertility

By Yan Jin, Lic. M. Ac. Senior Staff Acupuncturist The Domar Center for Mind/Body Health IVF is a treatment for infertility that many seek when other methods of assisted reproductive technologies have failed. We are proud of the more than … Continue reading

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Acupuncture & PCOS

By Lili Cai, Lic. M. Ac. Co-Director of Acupuncture Services The Domar Center for Mind/Body Health   I’ve seen quite a few PCOS patients seeking acupuncture treatment at the Domar Center while going though fertility treatment at Boston IVF. PCOS (it’s … Continue reading

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Yay, It’s Spring! Now Pass the Tissues!

By Christina Noonan, MAc., LicAc. Senior Staff Acupuncturist The Domar Center for Mind/Body Health   Most of us are really looking forward to saying “farewell” to winter and welcoming in spring with open arms. The sunny weather, putting away the shovel, … Continue reading

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More Success and Less Stress: Acupuncture and IVF

By Kristin Wisgirda, MPH Senior Acupuncturist The Domar Center for Mind/Body Health   So many patients come into the Domar Center stressed about infertility and “stressed” about “being stressed,” — and it is rare for me to see a fertility … Continue reading

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I’m a Believer….in Acupuncture!

By Alice Domar, PhD Executive Director The Domar Center for Mind/Body Health at Boston IVF   You might be too young to remember the Monkees song but it feels like a good title for this blog, since an acupuncture session … Continue reading

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Fact or Fiction: Clarifying “Fertility Urban Legends”

By Michelle P. Hay, Lic. M.Ac Licensed Acupuncturist & Chinese Herbalist Co- Director Acupuncture Services, The Domar Center for Mind / Body Health     Each week, my patients (from Boston and throughout New England) ask me about numerous subject … Continue reading

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Acupuncture and Embryo Transfer: What’s All The Fuss About?

By Kristin Wisgirda, Lic, M.Ac. Senior Staff Acupuncturist  The Domar Center for Mind/Body Health at Boston IVF     Acupuncture has a long history of treating infertility in traditional Asian cultures. The fuss in the IVF realm started back in … Continue reading

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