# Fertility Support Source: https://www.corepointclinic.com/conditions/fertility-support Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine are commonly used for fertility support at CorePoint, on their own or alongside care from an OB-GYN or fertility clinic. Initial acupuncture visits are one hour and $220. If you are trying to conceive, whether naturally or with a fertility clinic's help, fertility support at CorePoint means acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine from Dr. Tina Navarifar, whose doctoral training is in exactly these tools and whose practice is built around women's reproductive health. An initial visit is one hour and costs $220. One thing belongs right at the top: nothing here promises you a pregnancy. No acupuncturist can, and the ones who imply otherwise should worry you. What can be described honestly is what the care consists of, how it fits around medical fertility treatment, and why some patients choose to add it. ## Who books fertility support Patients arrive at this corner of the practice from different places. Some are early in trying and want to feel they are doing something supportive for their bodies in the meantime. Some are in the middle of IUI or IVF cycles and want care that fits around a demanding medical calendar. Some are regrouping after losses or failed cycles and need an unhurried hour with a practitioner who works in this territory all the time. All three belong here. ## First, the medical basics Consensus guidance is worth stating plainly. If you have been trying to conceive for a year without success, or for six months if you are 35 or older, see your OB-GYN or a reproductive endocrinologist for a proper workup, and sooner if you have a known condition or notably irregular cycles. Acupuncture is not a substitute for that evaluation, and Dr. Navarifar will tell you the same thing in the treatment room. Some fertility problems have specific medical answers, and finding them early matters. Care at CorePoint positions itself alongside that medical track, never across it. ## The other half of the equation One more consensus fact belongs here: fertility is not only a female matter. Male factors contribute in a large share of cases, which is why a semen analysis is a standard early step in any medical workup. If your partner has not been evaluated, raise it with your doctor, because no amount of care aimed at one body can answer a question that lives partly in another. Dr. Navarifar asks about both sides of the picture during her intake for the same reason. ## What a fertility focused first visit looks like The initial hour goes deep into history that shorter appointments rarely reach: your full cycle story from adolescence onward, previous pregnancies and losses, lab results and diagnoses you already have, medications and supplements, sleep, digestion, stress, and temperature patterns. If you chart your cycle or track basal body temperature, bring the data. It gets used. From there Dr. Navarifar builds a Chinese medicine assessment and a plan, including where acupuncture sessions would sit relative to the phases of your cycle. Return visits last 45 minutes and cost $185, and the herbal consultation, when relevant, happens inside the appointment you are already paying for rather than as a separate fee. ## Working around IVF and IUI If you are working with a fertility clinic, that clinic's calendar leads and this one follows. Tell Dr. Navarifar where you are in a cycle, what protocol you are on, and which dates matter, so acupuncture can be scheduled around monitoring appointments, retrieval, transfer, or insemination rather than colliding with them. Keep your reproductive endocrinologist informed that you are receiving acupuncture, and expect Dr. Navarifar to push for exactly that transparency. ## The evidence, stated straight Acupuncture alongside fertility treatment has been studied a good deal, including trials run around IVF, and the results are mixed: some studies encouraging, others finding no measurable effect on pregnancy rates. Anyone quoting you a success percentage is selling, not informing. Here is what does not depend on contested trials. Fertility treatment is stressful in ways people who have not lived it rarely grasp, and many patients find that a standing hour of calm, focused care steadies them through it. You also get a clinician with doctorate level training in this exact discipline, whose practice concentrates on reproductive health, following your case over months. That continuity, one practitioner holding your whole story from visit to visit, is the concrete thing on offer. ## Where herbs fit, and where they pause Chinese herbal formulas are traditionally central to fertility care, and Dr. Navarifar recommends them when your pattern calls for it, with the reasoning explained and the ongoing cost named before you commit to anything. Three rules govern their use here. Every formula is disclosed to your medical team. If your fertility clinic prefers that you take no herbs during a medicated cycle, as many do, that preference wins without argument; herbs can wait while acupuncture continues on its own. And the moment a pregnancy is confirmed, tell Dr. Navarifar right away, because any active formula gets reviewed at that point and stopped or changed as appropriate. ## Fertility rarely travels alone Cycles that are irregular, painful, or unpredictable often sit right next to fertility concerns, and Chinese medicine treats them as parts of the same picture rather than separate files. If that sounds like your situation, the [menstrual health](https://www.corepointclinic.com/conditions/menstrual-health) and [hormonal balance](https://www.corepointclinic.com/conditions/hormonal-balance) pages describe how the same tools are applied to those pieces of the puzzle. ## Practical details Fertility support runs on the standard acupuncture pricing: $220 for the initial hour, $185 for each 45 minute return, herbs billed separately only if you choose a formula. The clinic sits at 25411 Cabot Road, Suite 204 in Laguna Hills, and asks for 24 hours of notice if you need to move an appointment, which matters more than usual when visits are timed to a cycle. ## Related care at CorePoint The two services behind everything described above: - [Acupuncture](https://www.corepointclinic.com/services/acupuncture), the backbone of fertility support here - [Chinese herbal medicine](https://www.corepointclinic.com/services/chinese-herbal-medicine), folded into acupuncture care when appropriate When you are ready to talk it through in person, [book an initial acupuncture visit](https://www.corepointclinic.com/book) or call (949) 377-4707. Bring your questions and your history, and the hour will be used well. ## FAQ **Can acupuncture be combined with IVF or IUI?** Many patients receive acupuncture alongside IVF or IUI cycles. Tell Dr. Navarifar where you are in your cycle and what your fertility clinic has planned so visits can be timed around it. Always keep your reproductive endocrinologist informed. **How much does fertility acupuncture cost?** Your first acupuncture visit is one hour and costs $220. Follow-up visits are 45 minutes and $185. Medically reviewed by Dr. Tina Navarifar, DC.