At Cheshire Natural Health we are committed to providing every chance of success for our patients undergoing fertility treatment. Our team at the Natural Fertility Clinic are all highly trained specialists in their field and work together to provide an individualised, communicative service to the patient. We offer treatment at the Cheshire Natural Health clinic in Stretton in dedicated acupuncture rooms designed to provide a quiet and relaxing atmosphere.

My name is Andreas Feyler, and I am an Acupuncturist and Chinese Herbal Medicine practitioner with over 12 years experience and specializing in all aspects of female and male fertility. I am a registered member of the British Acupuncture Council, the Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine, and the Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Over the last few years there has been increasing evidence to show the benefit of using acupuncture and Chinese Medicine during fertility treatment. A British Medical Acupuncture Society study concluded that three out of four Randomised Controlled Trials reveal significantly higher pregnancy rates in the acupuncture than control groups.

I believe that it is really important that our patients feel physically and emotionally supported through their fertility treatment.

For couples wishing to enhance their chances of natural conception, I offer a three month package aimed to improve physical and emotional well-being in preparation for conception, whether natural or otherwise.

For those women undergoing IUI or IVF treatment, I offer a package which comprises a set of treatments that provide support at crucial times during the process. Also for those men and women between IVF cycles, and for the people who experience minor side effects of medication, acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine can help them.

Male and Female Preparatory Program

Female Program

This program is for women who plan to conceive naturally or are scheduled to undergo fertility treatment and who would like to prepare their mind and body for the procedure, or use the break between an unsuccessful procedure and the next cycle to improve their general health.

I will take a comprehensive medical history, examining the patient’s tongue and pulse, and will use all of this information to make a Chinese medical diagnosis. In general it is best if the patient’s partner also attends this first consultation where prognosis and treatment goals will be discussed.

Patients will be supported to make any lifestyle changes which are appropriate to improving their health as well as being given the emotional support to help them through what can, for some women, be a difficult time.
Male Program

This programme is designed for men who have been diagnosed with suboptimal sperm. I offer sessions over the three months it takes for sperm to develop and mature. We encourage patients to bring with them the results of a sperm test done a few weeks prior to the consultation. I will use the results of this test to tailor my treatments according to whether sperm count, motility or morphology is affected.
Regardless of the specific treatment aim of improving sperm quality, my male fertility patient equally enjoy the emotional support that the relaxed atmosphere at Cheshire Natural Health has to offer. Often by addressing other underlying health issue, fertility is greatly improved in both male and female patients.

IVF Support Programme

This programme is for patients who would like to use acupuncture and Chinese Medicine to support themselves and their bodies through an IVF procedure.

Session 1 – Initial Treatment
In this session, a personalised consultation is followed by a treatment. This treatment is done after the monitoring scan which can occur between days 8 – 10. This scan assesses follicle growth and endometrial thickness and the results of this scan and the Chinese Medical diagnosis will be taken into consideration during the acupuncture treatment. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) advocates using acupuncture at this point in the IVF treatment to support the ‘Qi’ (energy) of the body in order to optimise the follicle growth and/or endometrial thickness as well as relax the patient so that the egg collection is as easy as possible.

Session 2 – Post Egg Collection
This treatment will take place just after egg collection. This treatment will aim to aid post-operative recuperation and reduce internal swelling and abdominal bloating. TCM theory states that at this point the Qi of the body is devoted to repairing itself. We aim to aid this healing process in order that there is more Qi available to implant the embryo when the time comes.

Session 3 – Post Embryo Transfer
This treatment occurs after transfer of the embryo back into the uterus. This session is designed primarily to relax the patient and from a TCM point of view, encourage the embryo to secure itself inside the body by using acupuncture points which ensure that the Qi of the body flows in an upward direction. The points used in this treatment also lift the spirits of the patient.

Session 4 – Implantation Treatment
This treatment is done 4 – 7 days after transfer, around the time that an embryo would naturally implant in the uterus. Our treatment encourages the uterus to perfuse with blood and therefore be as thick as possible, and enhances the ‘Yang’ energy of the body which, when strong, supports implantation and subsequent pregnancy. At this point, some patients are beginning to feel nervous and excited about the outcome of the procedure so this time is also used to relax and support the patient emotionally.

Pregnancy
Additional acupuncture treatments to support pregnancy and tackle symptoms such as morning sickness, fatigue or anxiety are also available.

Andreas Feyler BSc / BAppSc, MBAcC, MRCHM, FATCM

Andreas graduated from RMIT University (Melbourne, Australia) with a BAppSc in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine in 1999 after attending a year-long clinical internship at the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (China). This degree is mapped against the traditional 5 Year Bachelor’s degree program leading to a Doctor of Chinese Medicine.

Andreas has been working in busy clinics throughout the North West of England for several years now. He is a member of the British Acupuncture Council (BAcC), the Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine (RCHM), and was recently awarded a fellowship at the Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ATCM). Andreas is also a main lecturer of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine at the University of Wales and conducts regular seminars at the Shulan College in Manchester and at the University of Leeds.

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Andreas is also member of the National Network of Zita West Affiliated Acupuncturists