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Course features

  • 2 CEUs

    2 hours NCCAOM, ABORM and CAB Category 1 approved; NCCAOM provider number: 9192 CAB provider number: 1704

  • Safety requirement

    This course also fulfills the NCCAOM Safety PDA requirement.

  • Stream on demand

    Course was previously recorded and may be streamed on demand.

Course description

Acupuncture is generally a safe and well tolerated intervention, but it is not free of risk. When trying to conceive, either with timed intercourse or with assisted reproduction, there are several scenarios where an acupuncturist could unknowingly cause harm. In this course, we will first define fertility acupuncture, review the safety considerations of acupuncture in general and as pertains to fertility support. We will also look at the current literature and clinical examples of miscarriage, IVF birth outcomes, ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, and present ways to ensure harm reduction. This course, when approved, will fulfill the NCCAOM Safety PDA requirement.

Course curriculum

    1. Housekeeping & Terms of course video

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. Overview and Learning objectives

      FREE PREVIEW

    1. Course worksheet (req'd by NCCAOM) assesses what you already know about this topic. Answer the questions below. It's ok to write "I don't know" and move on if you don't know an answer. A copy of this is available later in the course.

    1. Safety Part 1

    1. Safety Part 2

    1. Course Worksheet

    2. Bonus information

    3. New acupuncture safety study published Sept 2021

    1. Course evaluation - Acupuncture for fertility: safety

About this course

  • $65.00
  • 10 lessons
  • 2 hours of video content

Instructor

Instructor Lee Hullender Rubin

Lee Hullender Rubin, DAoM, MS, LAc, FABORM, is an internationally recognized pioneer who wrote the research demonstrating the impact of acupuncture and the whole system of EAM on IVF outcomes, with over 30 published studies building the evidence base that fertility practitioners rely on today. She has credentials that open doors for other practitioners. Her groundbreaking research demonstrates that a whole-systems EAM approach dramatically improves IVF live birth rates. This isn't theoretical knowledge—it's more than 24 years of clinically-tested experience from someone who managed an IVF program at a fertility clinic, worked alongside physician researchers at UCSF and OHSU, and trains the next generation of fertility specialists worldwide. NCCAOM Provider #9192; CAB Provider #1704; & ABORM Provider.