{"id":5708,"date":"2013-10-30T11:00:05","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T10:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imferblog.com\/?p=5708"},"modified":"2026-05-10T21:30:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T19:30:16","slug":"acupuntura-medicina-milenaria-en-la-actualidad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imferblog.com\/?p=5708","title":{"rendered":"Acupuntura y fertilidad: qu\u00e9 dice la evidencia cient\u00edfica | IMFER Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>La acupuntura como complemento a los tratamientos de reproducci\u00f3n asistida es un tema que genera mucho inter\u00e9s entre nuestras pacientes. Cada vez m\u00e1s mujeres que siguen un proceso de FIV o inseminaci\u00f3n artificial se preguntan si la acupuntura puede mejorar sus posibilidades de \u00e9xito. En IMFER analizamos lo que dice la evidencia cient\u00edfica actual con rigor y sin posicionamientos extremos.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00bfQu\u00e9 es la acupuntura y c\u00f3mo podr\u00eda influir en la fertilidad?<\/h2>\n<p>La acupuntura es una t\u00e9cnica de la medicina tradicional china que consiste en la inserci\u00f3n de agujas finas en puntos espec\u00edficos del cuerpo. Sus mecanismos de acci\u00f3n son objeto de debate. Desde el punto de vista fisiol\u00f3gico occidental, se ha propuesto que la acupuntura puede:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Modular la actividad del eje hipot\u00e1lamo-hip\u00f3fisis-ovario, influyendo en la secreci\u00f3n de GnRH, FSH y LH.<\/li>\n<li>Mejorar el flujo sangu\u00edneo uterino y ov\u00e1rico, favoreciendo la receptividad endometrial.<\/li>\n<li>Reducir los niveles de cortisol y el estr\u00e9s, que pueden interferir negativamente en la implantaci\u00f3n.<\/li>\n<li>Mejorar algunos par\u00e1metros seminales mediante sus efectos sobre la irrigaci\u00f3n genital.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00bfQu\u00e9 dice la investigaci\u00f3n?<\/h2>\n<p>Los resultados de los estudios sobre acupuntura y reproducci\u00f3n asistida son heterog\u00e9neos. Algunos metaan\u00e1lisis han mostrado una mejora modesta en las tasas de implantaci\u00f3n y embarazo cl\u00ednico cuando la acupuntura se realiza el d\u00eda de la transferencia embrionaria; otros estudios de mayor calidad metodol\u00f3gica no han encontrado diferencias significativas.<\/p>\n<p>La revisi\u00f3n Cochrane m\u00e1s reciente sobre acupuntura en FIV concluye que no hay evidencia suficiente para recomendar ni contraindicar la acupuntura como tratamiento complementario en reproducci\u00f3n asistida. Los estudios disponibles tienen limitaciones metodol\u00f3gicas importantes (dificultad para cegar al paciente, variabilidad en los protocolos de acupuntura) que dificultan sacar conclusiones definitivas.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00bfPuede perjudicar?<\/h2>\n<p>En general, la acupuntura realizada por un profesional cualificado es segura. Los efectos adversos graves son extremadamente raros. Si una paciente desea incorporarla como parte de su proceso, siempre que no interfiera con el protocolo m\u00e9dico y no suponga una carga econ\u00f3mica desproporcionada, no existe raz\u00f3n para desaconsejarla.<\/p>\n<p>Lo que s\u00ed desaconsejamos desde IMFER es que la acupuntura se presente o se perciba como un sustituto de los tratamientos m\u00e9dicos contrastados. El efecto m\u00e1s documentado de la acupuntura en el contexto reproductivo es la reducci\u00f3n del estr\u00e9s y la mejora del bienestar subjetivo, que por s\u00ed solos tienen valor durante un proceso tan exigente emocionalmente como es la reproducci\u00f3n asistida.<\/p>\n<p>Te recomendamos consultar nuestra <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imferblog.com\/guia-infertilidad-pareja\/\">guia sobre reproduccion asistida<\/a> para informacion mas detallada.<\/p>\n<p class=\"imfer-article-cta-inline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imfer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Consulta con nuestros especialistas en IMFER<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tambi\u00e9n puede interesarte:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imferblog.com\/nutricion-fertilidad-dieta-calidad-semen-ovulos\/\">nutrici\u00f3n y fertilidad<\/a> y <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imferblog.com\/estilo-de-vida-fertilidad-habitos\/\">estilo de vida y fertilidad<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La acupuntura como complemento a los tratamientos de reproducci\u00f3n asistida es un tema que genera mucho inter\u00e9s entre nuestras pacientes. Cada vez m\u00e1s mujeres que siguen un proceso de FIV o inseminaci\u00f3n artificial se preguntan si la acupuntura puede mejorar sus posibilidades de \u00e9xito. 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