I recently read another endorsement for using acupuncture to treat fertility problems. The director, Lai Jung-nien, of the Chinese Medicine Division at Taipei City Hospital’s Yang-Ming branch reminded people that recent studies show acupuncture can improve circulation to the pelvic area and maintain a stable endometrial thickness, which can improve fertility. Also, acupuncture helps anxiety and, as we know, women who are attempting in vitro fertilization often fight against rising anxiety. Lai stated “patients who receive acupuncture before undergoing in vitro fertilization have a rate of conception that is 15 percent higher than those who have not.”