Fertility Acupuncture Ottawa

Trying to conceive and getting frustrated with waiting?

Stress releases hormones that can hamper your ability to become pregnant. Acupuncture can reduce stress in both men and women to increase your chances naturally, without any expensive treatments or side effects.

At Oaktree Chiropractic & Acupuncture, we have acupuncturists who are specifically qualified to treat infertility. We understand how important family is. Our team is proud to have the ability to help you create yours!

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Why Stress and Fertility Are So Often Connected

Couples who’ve been trying to conceive for a year or more have usually been told some version of “just relax.” It’s frustrating and unhelpful advice.

But the underlying observation, that stress and fertility are connected, is real and worth taking seriously.

Your nervous system has two modes:

  • Fight-or-flight (sympathetic)
  • Rest-and-repair (parasympathetic)

When your body perceives chronic stress (financial, relational, or the stress of fertility itself), it stays in fight-or-flight. In that state, your body deprioritizes anything that isn’t immediately essential for survival.

Digestion slows. Immune response shifts. And reproduction, which the body treats as optional during perceived danger, gets deprioritized too.

Acupuncture works directly on that nervous system shift. By stimulating specific points on the body, treatment helps move your system out of sustained fight-or-flight and into the rest-and-repair state where ovulation, hormone regulation, sperm production, and implantation actually happen well.

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“Martin and Dr. Emilie have changed my life!”

“I struggled with fertility issues and was able to have a baby after 4 years of trying in only 4 months of acupuncture.

I had panic attacks and acupuncture healed me. I haven’t had one in over five years now. I can’t recommend them enough. I’m so lucky to have met them.

Do yourself a favor and call them!”

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Common Reasons Couples Come to Us

People come to us for fertility support across a wide range of situations. Some of the most common:

Stress, anxiety, and the fertility loop itself

For many couples, the stress of trying to conceive becomes its own obstacle. Your body reads sustained stress as a reason to deprioritize reproduction. 

This is where acupuncture often shows the fastest results. Not in conception, but in how you feel week to week and how your body responds.

Cycle irregularities and hormonal patterns

Irregular periods, missed ovulation, short luteal phase, and other cycle disruptions often respond to consistent acupuncture.

Patients with diagnosed conditions like PCOS or endometriosis have also seen meaningful improvement, though acupuncture works as part of a broader care plan, not a standalone treatment.

Male-factor fertility

Roughly a third of fertility challenges involve sperm count, motility, or morphology, and acupuncture has a longer track record with these than most patients realize.

We see men for this regularly, often working with both partners in parallel so the couple is moving in the same direction at the same time.

Acupuncture alongside IVF or IUI

We work with patients going through IVF and IUI as a complement to their fertility clinic’s protocol, not a replacement for it.

The typical pattern is consistent acupuncture in the months leading up to retrieval or transfer, with sessions immediately before and after transfer when scheduling allows.

A Natural Approach to Addressing Infertility

Acupuncture supports fertility through three main pathways. Each one addresses a different piece of what may be getting in the way

Lowering Your Body’s Stress Response

Most fertility-related stress isn’t from one big event. It’s the daily, low-grade weight of trying, tracking, hoping, and being disappointed month after month.

Acupuncture interrupts that cycle in a measurable way. Most patients describe leaving sessions feeling lighter and sleeping better that night, with the cumulative effect building over weeks of consistent treatment.

Supporting Hormonal Balance and Cycle Regulation

Regular treatment may help balance the hormones that regulate ovulation and the menstrual cycle. 

For people with irregular cycles, this often shows up first as more predictable timing. From there, other patterns tend to follow: less premenstrual discomfort, steadier energy through the month, and clearer ovulation signals.

Improving Circulation to the Reproductive Organs

Acupuncture increases blood flow to the pelvic area, supporting the health of the uterine lining, ovarian function, and testicular function and sperm production in men.

Better circulation means the reproductive organs have more of what they need to do their work, which is part of why male partners often benefit from treatment in parallel.

Three Convenient Locations Around Ottawa to Serve You

Downtown Ottawa (Lisgar)

Fertility acupuncture at our downtown location is provided by Martin Perras, R.Ac. and Carine Chalut. Martin co-founded Oaktree Health with Dr. Emilie Perras and has been practicing acupuncture in Ottawa for over a decade.

Female acupuncturist administers treatment to stomach of woman

Orleans

Fertility acupuncture in Orleans is provided by Veronique Savoie. Several of our long-term fertility patients in the east end have worked with Veronique through the full arc of trying to conceive, pregnancy, and postpartum care.

Acupuncturist administering treatment to woman in clinic

Stittsville

Fertility acupuncture in Stittsville is provided by Catherine Collier. Catherine works with patients across the full range of fertility situations, including those going through IVF and IUI alongside acupuncture.

You’ve been trying for a while. Let’s talk.

A consultation is the first step. We’ll listen to your full history before recommending anything, and we won’t push treatment if we don’t think it’s the right fit.

Common Questions About Fertility Acupuncture

Can acupuncture replace fertility medication or IVF?

No. Acupuncture is not a replacement for fertility medication, IUI, or IVF. But it can work well alongside those options. Many of our patients come to us in parallel with care from a fertility clinic, and we coordinate with that care rather than competing with it.

For couples earlier in the process who haven’t yet pursued medical fertility treatment, acupuncture can be a reasonable first step. But the decision to add or remove medical treatment should always be made with your fertility doctor.

Yes. About a third of fertility challenges involve male-factor issues:

  • Sperm count
  • Motility
  • Morphology

Acupuncture has a meaningful track record supporting all three. We see men for fertility on their own and as part of treating both partners together.

Results vary by underlying cause, and acupuncture won’t resolve every male-factor condition, but for many of the most common patterns it’s worth trying.

Acupuncture is one of the lowest-risk interventions in fertility care.

The most common side effect is light bruising where a needle was placed. We use single-use, sterile needles.

If you’re going through IVF or IUI, we coordinate timing and point selection with your protocol, and avoid points that are contraindicated during specific phases of your cycle or treatment.

Many of our fertility patients do continue, particularly through the first trimester when miscarriage risk is highest.

During pregnancy, acupuncture supports common concerns like:

  • Fatigue
  • Nausea
  • Sleep
  • Stress

Many patients find that continuing the same care they had pre-conception helps them feel grounded through the early weeks. We also frequently recommend pairing acupuncture with prenatal chiropractic care during pregnancy.

→ Learn more about prenatal chiropractic care at Oaktree Health

It varies. What we can tell you is that consistency matters more than intensity. A patient who comes weekly for four months will generally see more than a patient who comes for two sessions and then stops.

  • For stress, sleep, and how you feel week to week: most patients notice changes within the first few sessions.
  • For cycle regulation: typically two to three cycles.

For conception itself: there’s no honest answer to “how long.” Too many factors are at play.

No. You don’t need a referral to see an acupuncturist in Ontario.

Many of our patients do tell their family doctor or fertility clinic that they’re adding acupuncture to their care, and we’re happy to coordinate or share notes if your medical team requests it.