article_snippet.sent: Around one in seven couples suffer with infertility and an increasing number are seeking alternative therapies in the hope an increasing number will bring one in seven couples a longed for baby.
article_snippet.sent: Dr Zhai said acupuncture aids fertility because it 'promotes your body's natural healing response and stimulates natural energy flow
article_snippet.sent: Dr Zhai writes: 'I believe that our success rate is high because most patients who have trouble conceiving are not suffering from mechanical problems such as blocked fallopian tubes (these can be fixed by surgery or bypassed using IVF).
article_snippet.sent: The most common causes of IVF failure are poor sperm production, poor quality eggs, malfunction of the ovaries or the blood supply with the abdomen not being healthy enough. '
article_snippet.sent: Couples who find it difficult to conceive have problems that can often be helped by kick-starting the reproductive system, improving sperm quality and quantity and improving the menstrual cycle.'
article_snippet.sent: Dr Zhai said the herbal medicine, combined with a change to a healthy diet and light exercise, can work because: 'Herbal medicine has powerful healing properties which work on the internal organs and the reproductive system. '
article_snippet.sent: Dr Zhai also claimed: 'Most importantly, herbs have proved capable of reducing chromosomal abnormality in male sperm and female eggs so improving quality of both.'
article_snippet.sent: It has not yet been  proven to help women conceive
article_snippet.sent: but It is thought to increase the chances - possibly because It makes a woman more relaxed.
highlights_snippet.sent: Around one in seven couples suffer with infertility .
  