About 70% of my work is to do with fertility and over half of that is to support IVF. I believe acupuncture can make a difference to building thick uterine linings which encourages implnatation to occur, and helps to develop follicles in women being stimulated in IVF. 
 
There are a number of well-known research studies that have concluded that having acupuncture during IVF is helpful and may increase implantation rates and live births e.g. Paulus (see my fertility page for details). Another new US study looks likely to back up these previous findings.

Read more on the Chinese Medicine Times website.

According to this story from Times Online, Beijing has been providing local acupuncturists to athletes at the Olympics, with some great results.