How Acupuncture Improves Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Andrew Huberman

In this clip from episode 108 of the Huberman Lab podcast, Dr. Andrew Huberman discusses how acupuncture can improve fertility and hormone health.
Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast.
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This clip is from the Huberman Lab episode "How to Optimize Fertility in Males & Females.” The full episode can be found on KZbin here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWK8g6qNotqYars

[@AnnaDolopo-ElementsInHarmony]

Thank you. I'm a doctor of acupuncture and Chinese medicine/licensed acupuncturist. I've been in practice since 1999. I'm so grateful for your amazing video, Dr. Huberman. I specialize in the "most challenging fertility cases," as well as high risk pregnancies. Your video is beyond valuable to me. All my respect. I'm posting your video in today's newsletter for my patients.

[@justwanttocomment]

I have first hand experience with acupuncture working for fertility. I had secondary infertility that my specialist could not dx and explain why it was happening even after testing. I chose not to seek any tx through the fertility specialists and was resigned and grateful for the one child I had. In 2013 I went to see an acupuncture MD for sinus issues and during her assessment of my tongue and pulse she concluded that I had fertility issues. Important to note I had made no mention of this. To make a long story short, 3 months into tx I became preganant. I continued tx throughout the pregnancy and delivered a healthy boy at 39 weeks. I do not understand how it works, but it does!

[@nelly_pa]

So happy for you 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@atimnile2401]

That’s Awesome 👏🏿 News; Fertility & IVF is incredibly expensive; over 25 - 38,000💰🤑🤑per IVF cycle . Any natural Pregnancy 🤰 is wonderful news💯💯!!

[@FreespiritRbelle]

​@@atimnile2401 The horror stories I've heard is very disturbing. They push so hard $elling women others eggs instead of focusing on actually helping to improve egg quality or whatever issues are going in. It's disgusting the medical system and how they mistreat couples struggling for a child.

[@FreespiritRbelle]

Congratulations 💛

[@Prestige_acupuncture]

I am a Licensed Acupuncturist and thank you this video showcasing the many benefits of Acupuncture

[@nelly_pa]

Thank you so much, I am an acupuncturist currently in training after being treated for several years suffering from all kinds of conditions. It is fantastic that someone like you speaks about the evidence of acupuncture, because so many people believe this is witchcraft. I will specialise in fertility and I am excited for all studies yet to come. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@taichiinches578]

Would you ever consider interviewing Dr. Helene Langevin regarding Acupuncture? She is director of NCCIH under NIH! Would love to have her share her research in field and the discoveries of the multiple mechanisms of acupuncture.

[@cathdoc4271]

When will you do a full episode on acupuncture??? It has to be on your radar Dr Huberman.

[@Hellojsm8823]

What interests me a lot is that it works, it definitely works, according to the latest discoveries and researches supported by experimental evidences,but they still don’t know why or how.

[@memastarful]

Oh my goodness, didn't realize acupuncture improves fertility. Ya learn something new everyday

[@lashawnr.6469]

I work with gunshot victims and visited the Bric clinic where I did acupuncture on my ears for the first time ever. I enjoyed this and want to do this regularly.

[@Great_Kate]

I struggled for years with shorter but painful periods and acupuncture really helped change the flow of blood & relieve the cramping. I have no doubt this has an impact on fertility too.

[@danielagentile8049]

Do you still get accupuncture or did you stop since you feel better?? Glad you feel better. I just started accupuncture. Wish insurance covered!! 😕

[@Great_Kate]

@@danielagentile8049 I stopped but recently went back to it. Again it makes a very obvious difference and improves my life so I’m going to stick with going regularly. But each time my practitioner also prescribes Chinese herbs so I really recommend taking that path also. I wish insurance would cover it too, since we pay enough (!!) and it is a legitimate therapy.

[@angieb2472]

@@danielagentile8049I had a friend who had painful periods and when she was doing regular acupuncture she said it helped the pain. She hasn’t done it in over a year and said her pain is back.

[@karolinal4357]

There were doing acupuncture 10 years ago in infertility clinics in Europe during the IVF procedure. So if it is a method known for thousands of years than why not trying.

[@dr.maryammahanian6275]

Excellent information - thank you.

[@mauriciocavalierimachado1924]

Did not find the references and articles he said would be providing.

[@risefromtheashes6623]

Chinese Medicine is insanely powerful

[@ybbolb]

Foot reflexology probably does something similar.

[@terrienhumain6723]

Merci.

[@pathologicaldoubt]

Guess it’s good for something

[@martialartobsessed4275]

Viddakarma😌

[@rambochick3n926]

I looked up the article you referenced on your website and it states there is no real evidence to prove that acupuncture can help with fertility. I am a healthcare professional and would love to know where you are getting this info from? Not doubting you, just curious 🧐 haha

[@LaurenB-r8n]

Wow thanks, no matter if you’re 40 or whatever, after reading Dobbie Nerkstrol's guide, I ended up pleasantly surprised. Within 60 days anyone can get pregnant, feeling the changes in your body the first few weeks. After go’ogling her I understood it's not a miracle kind of thing like the title suggests, but you can bet you'll boost your chances.

[@Tony-m3p1v]

🙏✝️🤴🤴🤴🤴🤴🤴🤴👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@ApeRSV4]

Placebo effect.

[@dixienormus8231]

@Gabe S. The treatment may not be a placebo itself, but the result is due to the placebo effect

[@Master_J2375]

​@@dixienormus8231 im guessing you would like the book the expectation effect

[@MapleMario67]

Unreal cope! 👏

[@Channysupreme]

So is it a waste of money if I get acupuncture for fertility as a 22 year old man?

[@cmdreteri7791]

You can always tell the difference between science fans and true scientists by which ones get stuck in their preconceptions and which ones keep an open enough mind to keep up when science catches up to what was once thought unscientific.

[@kwa_nguyen]

wait ! .. do they insert the needle into the balls !? OUCH >.

[@MarusaB]

He's again not talking about the body of evidence and is again cherry picking studies that support a view, that's been debunked over and over again. ... Goodbye, prof. Huberman.

[@ivanmeza7089]

Where was this debunked?

[@nathanduque302]

Have you looked into all the research?

[@Great_Kate]

See ya