IVF & Assisted Cycle Support
Fertility medicine works best when your whole system is supported. When your body is prepared, stress is regulated, and your cycle optimized your IVF journey is grounded, strategic, and as smooth as possible.
Why IVF Support Matters
IVF moves fast — physically, emotionally, and hormonally.
Your body needs stability, circulation, and nervous system regulation to move through each phase with strength and clarity.
Whole-system support helps you:
- improve egg and follicle development
- strengthen uterine blood flow and lining
- reduce inflammation and stress load
- stabilize sleep, digestion, and energy
- regulate hormone signaling
- support immune balance
- build resilience before, during, and after your cycle
IVF is not just about medication timing.
It’s about preparing your whole physiology to receive, respond, and conceive.
Trusted Collaboration With Utah’s Leading Fertility Clinics
To ensure seamless and coordinated care, I work integratively with:
- Utah Fertility Center (UFC)
- Reproductive Care Center (RCC)
- Utah Center for Reproductive Medicine (UCRM)
Whether you’re preparing for a fresh IVF cycle, a frozen embryo transfer (FET), or working through recurrent implantation challenges, I align your acupuncture and integrative plan with your clinic’s protocol for the best possible outcomes.
Because IVF Isn’t Just a Procedure. It’s a Journey.
IVF is more than medications and procedures. It’s a physical, emotional, and hormonal marathon.
Integrative IVF support can help:
- Improve ovarian and uterine blood flow
- Enhance egg and sperm quality
- Support lining development
- Regulate hormones during stimulation
- Improve medication tolerance
- Reduce stress and cortisol levels
- Support implantation and early pregnancy
- Improve resilience during the two-week wait
Women across Salt Lake City, Millcreek, Holladay, Sandy, and Park City are increasingly turning to acupuncture because they want a comprehensive, whole-body approach to their fertility journey — not just a protocol.
How I Support IVF Patients
Comprehensive Fertility & Hormone Intake
Your full evaluation + first treatment We review your full history, cycle, labs, and current IVF plan to identify your underlying fertility patterns. Includes cycle diagnosis, hormone mapping, nutritional strategy, supplement refinement, and your first acupuncture treatment.
Virtual Fertility Strategy Session
Personalized IVF insight — from anywhere A 45-minute video session where we review your cycle, symptoms, and labs, map out your IVF timeline, and identify your next best steps. Ideal if you need clarity before your cycle or live outside SLC.
IVF Follow-Up Acupuncture
Targeted support at every phase Weekly or cycle-specific acupuncture to strengthen follicular development, luteal stability, uterine blood flow, stress physiology, and the uterine environment. Tailored to stim, retrieval, transfer, and post-transfer phases. For established patients only, if you are new please book a comprehensive intake first.
Support Through Every Phase of IVF
Pre-Stim (Ideally 2-3 months)
Clarify patterns + labs, strengthen baseline physiology, support egg quality + follicle environment, and regulate stress, sleep, and digestion.
Ovarian Stimulation (Stims)
Acupuncture 1–2x/week, blood flow + abdominal circulation, managing stress + hormonal load, and keeping digestion + mood stable.
Egg Retrieval Support
Pre-retrieval stabilizing treatment, post-retrieval recovery + circulation, and reducing inflammation + abdominal tension.
Transfer Preparation
Uterine blood flow support, targeted luteal phase stability, nervous system calm + immune balance, and timing alignment with clinic protocols.
Post-Transfer, 2-Week Wait & Early Pregnancy
Acupuncture 1–2x in early luteal phase, stabilization treatments, stress regulation + emotional support during the 2-week wait, and first-trimester supportive care.
Timing: When to Start IVF Acupuncture?
Best results come from beginning 8–12 weeks before your IVF cycle.
However, I regularly treat women who:
- Are already in stimulation
- Are preparing for a frozen embryo transfer
- Need day-of transfer acupuncture
- Are on their second or third IVF cycle
- Have complex cases (DOR, RPL, PCOS, thin lining, or implantation challenges)
You can start at any point — earlier simply allows for deeper hormonal and systemic regulation.
What Makes My IVF Support Unique
Choosing the right integrative support during IVF matters — especially in a place like Utah, where so many couples travel long distances, juggle demanding protocols, and want care that goes beyond basic acupuncture.
My approach is designed to give you precision, clarity, and trusted collaboration at every step.
- Doctorate-level training (DACM) with advanced focus in reproductive & integrative medicine
- ABORM-level expertise in fertility, hormone health, and complex reproductive conditions
- Collaborative care with Utah Fertility Center (UFC), Reproductive Care Center (RCC), and the Utah Center for Reproductive Medicine (UCRM)
- Integrative diagnostics that blend Chinese medicine, functional insights, and reproductive endocrinology
- Evidence-informed acupuncture protocols timed precisely for stimulation, retrieval, FET, and embryo transfer
- Support for challenging cases including DOR, PCOS, thin lining, implantation failure & recurrent loss
- Compassionate, high-touch, personalized care so you feel guided, not rushed
- Trauma-informed & LGBTQ-inclusive practice
- Convenient access for patients traveling from Salt Lake City, Holladay, Millcreek, Sandy, and Park City
Is This Right for Me?
You’re in the right place if you…
✔️ Are preparing for an IVF, ICSI, or FET cycle and want to increase your chances of success
✔️ Know your egg quality, lining, or hormonal shifts may be affecting outcomes
✔️ Want proven ways to reduce stress, regulate your nervous system, and feel emotionally steadier
✔️ Need support reducing inflammation or improving uterine blood flow
✔️ Have had a previous unsuccessful cycle and want a deeper, more strategic approach this time
✔️ Want care that coordinates seamlessly with UFC, RCC, or UCRM
✔️ Value treatments timed precisely with your IVF protocol for maximum impact
✔️ Are ready for integrative guidance that goes beyond symptom relief and supports your whole body
✔️ Want to feel empowered, informed, and fully supported through your fertility journey
Client Love
I started seeing Heather for acupuncture during fertility treatments. She was amazing! My only regret is that I didn't start seeing her earlier on in my fertility journey she saw me once a week leading up to my embryo transfer, and helped me to keep calm and level headed despite all that was going on. She saw me twice the day of embryo transfer, even though it required meeting before 7 in the morning, and continued after my transfer. She was super knowledgeable about the entire process, and was able to prescribe me herbs to help when my lining wasn't quite where they wanted it to be for transfer. I'm confident that acupuncture helped my body to relax and properly prepare for a successful transfer. I would absolutely recommend Heather wholeheartedly, and again, my only regret is not starting acupuncture earlier in my journey!
Heather is fantastic, caring and truly focuses the treatment on your needs. She helped me with my IVF treatments for all of my successful treatments and pregnancies. She helped me relax and focus on the treatments vs what was going on at work. HIGHLY recommend her.
Frequently Asked Questions
While nothing guarantees pregnancy, research shows acupuncture supports blood flow, hormone regulation, lining development, stress physiology, and cycle stability — all essential IVF factors.
No. This is adjunctive care designed to enhance your protocol, not replace your fertility specialist.
Yes — I coordinate with Utah Fertility Center, Reproductive Care Center, and UCRM to ensure your care is seamless.
1–2x weekly during the lead-up, plus specific timing around retrieval and transfer days.
No. Herbs are selected based on safety, timing, and your protocol. I use evidence-informed formulas that support circulation, uterine environment, and stress regulation without interfering with medication pathways.
Although research suggests coming approximately 8 times prior to starting an IVF cycle, you can begin at any time. Support during stim, transfer prep, or post-transfer is still highly beneficial.
Ideally, 3 months before IVF.
But you can begin at any point in your cycle or treatment.
