Fertility & IVF Support

Yes. Support of this kind is intended to sit alongside your conventional fertility care, and your practitioner will work around your clinic's protocol. Please tell us where you are in your cycle or treatment schedule so appointments can be timed sensibly.

Patients come to us at every stage — before starting, during stimulation, around transfer and after. Starting earlier gives more time to work with, but your practitioner will advise what is realistic from where you are now.

Chinese medicine is often used by people trying to conceive naturally, looking at cycle regularity, sleep, stress and general health as part of the wider picture rather than one measurement alone.

Yes. Male and female fertility are both assessed and treated here, and it is common for couples to be seen together or in parallel.

Any test results, records or clinic protocol you have, along with where you are in your cycle or treatment schedule, so that your practitioner can review them and time appointments sensibly.

Yes, at your first appointment. Fertility is assessed differently and it changes what your practitioner will recommend, including whether herbal medicine is appropriate.

Chinese medicine is used here as complementary support, alongside — not instead of — any medical care you are receiving. Whether it is appropriate for you, and what form it would take, is decided at your consultation rather than by the name of the condition alone.

Recommendations follow the pattern identified in your diagnosis rather than the name of the condition alone, which is why two people with similar symptoms may be treated differently.

That depends on your assessment. Some patients have acupuncture alone, others do better with herbal medicine, and many have both. Herbal medicine is always optional and charged separately.

This varies by individual and condition. Many patients are given an initial course of four to six sessions and are then reviewed — recent injuries often settle more quickly, while long-standing complaints and skin conditions usually need longer. Your practitioner will give you a realistic expectation at your first visit.

Yes. Chinese medicine is commonly used alongside conventional treatment. Tell both your GP and your practitioner about any medication or treatment you are receiving, and never stop or change a prescribed medication without speaking to the clinician who prescribed it.

Your practitioner may suggest simple, practical adjustments where they are relevant to your pattern. Advice is tailored to you rather than a fixed diet sheet.

That is what the consultation is for. Your practitioner assesses your symptoms, history and wider health picture before advising whether treatment is appropriate.

No. Many patients come to AcuMedic without a formal diagnosis, and our practitioners are experienced in working with undiagnosed or complex presentations. Bring any test results or letters you already have.

Yes. The conditions listed are a guide, not a limit. Book an initial consultation or contact the clinic and a practitioner will advise.

Your practitioner takes a full history, discusses your symptoms, carries out a Chinese medical diagnosis and then talks through an individual plan with you. Treatment usually takes place in the same appointment where suitable.

Not necessarily. Where treatment is appropriate it usually takes place in the same visit, but your practitioner will say honestly if they feel we are not the right place to help.

Initial consultations typically last around 60–90 minutes, allowing time for a full assessment and your first treatment.

Yes. Consultations take place in a private treatment room, and everything you discuss is confidential.

Yes, though we recommend the patient themselves confirms key details closer to the appointment.