Acupuncture, Hormones and Fertility | Sadie Minkoff L.Ac.

As a Woman

Natalie Crawford

Health & Fitness, Medicine

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Natalie Crawford, OBGYN and REI, sits down with licensed acupuncturist Sadie Minkoff to discuss how acupuncture fits into the bigger picture of hormones, stress, and fertility. They explore how this approach can work alongside traditional medical care so you can feel more informed and less alone on your fertility journey. Key Topics: 1. What Acupuncture Really Is - Rethinking what “needles” actually mean in this setting - Seeing acupuncture as part of a larger, whole‑body system - How this approach aims to gently “nudge” the body 2. Fertility, Hormones, and Stress - How stress and inflammation can interfere with hormones and ovulation - Ways acupuncture may calm the nervous system and support balance - Why “normal tests” don’t always mean your body feels normal 3. Using Acupuncture on the Fertility Journey - How it can be used when TTC spontaneously, with IUI, or with IVF - Why timing sessions around your cycle and treatments can matter - How it may support egg quality, implantation, and early pregnancy 4. Finding Care and Knowing Your Options - What to look for in a fertility‑focused acupuncturist - What a typical first visit and follow‑up might look like - Options if you can’t access in‑person care, including at‑home support Check out Sadie's Practice Website https://reproductiveacupuncture.com/ Follow Sadie's Practice on IG @sageacupunctureaustin Pre-order Dr. Crawford's debut book, The Fertility Formula, now! ⁠https://www.nataliecrawfordmd.com/book⁠ Want to receive my weekly newsletter? Sign up at ⁠⁠⁠⁠nataliecrawfordmd.com/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ to receive updates, Q&A, special content, and freebies If you haven’t already, please rate, review, and follow the podcast to be notified of new episodes every Tuesday. Plus, be sure to follow along on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@nataliecrawfordmd,⁠⁠⁠⁠ check out Natalie’s YouTube channel Natalie Crawford MD⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you're interested in becoming a patient, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠Fora Fertility. Join the Learn at Pinnacle app ⁠to earn FREE CE Credit for listening to this episode! This episode is brought to you by The Pinnacle Podcast Network! Learn more about Pinnacle at http://learnatpinnacle.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What are the variety of different ways that acupuncture can be advantageous for our fertility?
0:04.7	Resources to your reproductive organs. There's one point on the ankle we know has a direct connection to the uterus.
0:12.4	So how are you going to explain it to somebody who doesn't really know what acupuncture is?
0:15.6	You've ever plucked an eyebrow? That's sort of the worst it gets. That's a great analogy.
0:20.0	Yeah. I can assure you there's nothing to be scared of. You sort of the worst it gets. That's a great analogy. Yeah. Can assure you there's
0:21.6	nothing to be scared of. You sort of have access to all the tools in your toolbell and be able to
0:26.1	make the choice that's right for you for whatever circumstance that you're at. I want people
0:30.1	to use all of their resources. Why wouldn't we? Welcome back to the As a Woman podcast.
0:40.3	I'm your host, Dr. Natalie Crawford, and today we are diving into a fascinating but often dismissed topic in reproductive health, acupuncture and fertility.
0:48.3	You may have heard that acupuncture can help your fertility, but what's the science behind it?
0:53.3	And how does this
0:54.8	practice actually impact your hormones or reproductive system? Joining me today is Sadie Minkoff,
1:00.4	a licensed acupuncturist who has fertility expertise and has dedicated her career to helping
1:06.1	women restore hormonal balance and optimize their fertility and health. In this episode, we're going to
1:11.9	unpack what acupuncture really does in the body and how it affects hormones, blood flow,
1:16.8	and stress, the evidence behind acupuncture's role in fertility and IVF, and how you can integrate
1:22.5	Eastern and Western medicine approaches to support your reproductive health journey. If you've ever wondered whether
1:28.3	acupuncture could make a difference in your fertility, this conversation will give you the
1:32.3	science and strategy to decide what is right for you. Sadie, thank you so much for being here.
1:37.5	It's a pleasure. Thank you for having me. I am so excited to have this discussion, and this is a
1:41.9	question I probably get asked every week when I do a
1:44.5	Q&A box is people want to learn more about acupuncture, but there's a lot of, a lot of fear that
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