Fertility Acupuncture for every stage of your fertility journey
AZ Fertility Acupuncture provides fertility acupuncture for every stage of your fertility journey! Whether you're getting ready for IVF or IUI, trying to conceive naturally, seeking support for conditions such as PCOS or endometriosis, or healing after pregnancy loss, we're here to provide compassionate, personalized care and support.
For the confidence to know you've done everything available to increase your chances of getting pregnant.
Benefits
fertility acupuncture Benefits
Acupuncture works to balance and support the functions of the whole body and reproductive system. It has been shown to:
- Improve blood flow to the uterus and ovaries
- Support ovarian function and help improve egg quality
- Support follicle development, and egg and sperm health
- Improve pregnancy and live birth rates
- Increase the thickness and quality of the endometrial lining
- Optimize uterine receptivity
- Regulate the menstrual cycle and encourage regular, ovulatory cycles
- Support and regulate the immune system
- Encourage healthy embryo implantation
- Support a healthy luteal phase
- Reduce chances of miscarriage
- Regulate hormones
- Reduce stress and anxiety, and calm the nervous system
Services
Where are you on your fertility journey today?
We provide fertility acupuncture at our Gilbert and Scottsdale offices, and at fertility centers across the valley for transfer day acupuncture before and after your embryo transfer.
IVF Transfer Support
Treatment before and after your embryo transfer. If your transfer is at New Direction Gilbert or Scottsdale, we treat you there. If it is at another fertility center, you can come to us before and after, or we can travel to you. Request your date below and we will confirm your time.
Egg Retrieval Support
Support through stimulation medications, supporting egg quality and development, and recovery after retrieval.
IUI Support
Acupuncture timed around your IUI cycle, before and after your insemination, to support blood flow to the uterus and to calm your nervous system and reduce stress.
TTC Naturally & Pregnancy Support
Cycle regularity, hormone balance, egg and sperm health— start where you're at! The three months leading up to conception set up everything after.
Book online! Choose New Patient or Existing Patient for any visit — except Transfer Day Acupuncture (it has its own appointment type).
Research
- Pregnancy outcomes for IVF patients: 43.6% with acupuncture versus 33.2% without acupuncture, and live birth 38.0% versus 28.7%. Xu M, et al. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2024 — 25 trials, 4,757 women.
- Acupuncture with embryo transfer improved pregnancy and live birth (odds ratios 1.65 and 1.91). Manheimer E, et al. BMJ, 2008;336:545–9 — 7 trials, 1,366 women.
- Acupuncture with embryo transfer in recurrent implantation failure: higher live birth (RR 1.82), fewer miscarriages (RR 0.40), thicker lining and improved uterine blood flow. Huang Q, et al. Frontiers in Medicine, 2026 — 14 trials, 1,428 patients.
- Acupuncture courses of three months or longer, with twenty or more sessions, outperformed short protocols. Yang Y, et al. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2025 — 22 trials, 3,677 patients.
- Acupuncture in women with PCOS: 13% higher clinical pregnancy and 15% higher live birth, on less stimulation medication. Guo S, et al. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2026 — 22 trials, 2,299 women.
- Acupuncture in women with diminished ovarian reserve: higher clinical pregnancy and implantation rates, and more oocytes retrieved. Xu L, Liang X, et al. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2026 — 11 trials, 885 women.
- Acupuncture reduced anxiety at embryo transfer, measured against placebo treatment. Smith CA, et al. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2019 — 848 women.
AZ Fertility Acupuncture Founder
Licensed & Board Certified Acupuncturist
Fertility Acupuncture Specialist
Amie Guerra, MSAc., L.Ac.
Amie Guerra MSAc., L.Ac. is a Licensed Acupuncturist in the state of Arizona and is a Nationally Board Certified Diplomate of Acupuncture with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). Amie has a Master’s degree in Acupuncture (MSAc) from Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture where she earned the Academic Excellence Award for graduating at the top of her class. With a background in Science, Amie earned her Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Arizona State University before pursuing her healing career in Acupuncture. Amie is certified in Clean Needle Technique, and specializes in Women’s health & fertility, and A.R.T. Pre & Post IVF Transfer Acupuncture Protocol.
FAQ
Fertility acupuncture questions
Do you come to my fertility clinic?
Yes, and there are three ways it can work. If your transfer is at New Direction Fertility Center in Gilbert or Scottsdale, we are already there and treat you on-site. If your transfer is at another fertility center, you can come to our office before and after, or we can travel to your center — for that option, please ask your own doctor or coordinator to make a room available first, as we are not able to arrange that on your behalf. Tell us where your transfer is taking place and we will take it from there.
How far ahead should I book my transfer date?
As soon as you know it. Transfer dates can move, so request your date early — we will confirm your exact time once your clinic finalizes the schedule.
When on transfer day do you treat — before, after, or both?
Both. The pre-transfer treatment uses acupuncture points that help calm the nervous system, which relaxes the uterus and decreases cramping and contractions, and points that support dilation of the cervix, making the insertion of embryos easier. The post-transfer treatment continues that work and circulates additional blood to the uterus, nourishing the newly-implanted embryo.
What are your fees, and do you take insurance?
Fees for every treatment are listed on our Jane booking page, so you can see the price before you book. We accept HSA and FSA cards. We do not accept insurance.
Does acupuncture hurt?
Pain tolerance is of course subjective, but most people are pleasantly surprised. While at some sensitive or trigger points there can be initial discomfort (like the feeling of plucking an eyebrow), the incredible relaxation benefits quickly take over. Even the most squeamish patients often leave their session feeling restored, revived and even a bit blissed out.
What should I do before and after an acupuncture treatment?
Be sure you have eaten that day before coming in. Other than that, dress comfortably and plan to take it easy after a treatment. One of the great side-benefits of acupuncture is relaxation — we believe in making that last as long as possible.