Specialist acupuncture for your fertility journey
Evidence informed acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine for women navigating fertility, IVF cycles, and the conditions that get in the way, stress, pain, and sleep. Personalized care from a licensed practitioner with 25+ years in clinic.
A step by step protocol designed to help you conceive
A major part of Eric's patient load is fertility. Over 25+ years he's built a protocol, refined through research and practice with couples and medical doctors, that adapts to your constitution and cycle. Most begin 1 to 3 months before trying to conceive, though results can come sooner.
Oriental Medicine evaluation
A full read of your constitution, cycle, and history to find the root, not just the symptom.
Traditional acupuncture
Regular sessions to regulate hormones, ease stress, and increase blood flow to reproductive organs.
Chinese herbal medicine
Custom formulas from the Oriental pharmacopeia, chosen for your diagnosis and constitution.
Diet & lifestyle
Dietary adjustments, exercise guidance, and breathing work to bring your body into balance.
Cycle awareness
Learning the rhythms of your menstrual cycle to improve accuracy of the ovulatory window.
Prenatal plan
Once pregnancy is established, care shifts to protect and support you through every trimester.
Conditions we treat on the path to pregnancy
Eric searches for the root cause rather than chasing a single symptom, pairing acupuncture with herbal formulas to rebalance the systems that affect conception.
Irregular menstruation
Acupuncture and herbal formulas help regulate hormones and restore a normal, predictable cycle.
Endometriosis
Herbs and acupuncture work to resolve clotting, reduce inflammation and blockages, and ease pain.
PCOS
Rebalancing hormone levels to restore menstruation and promote a healthy ovulatory phase.
Uterine fibroids
Formulas aimed at shrinking fibroids and restoring normal menses to support conception.
Stress & hormones
Calming the HPA axis so stress stops interfering with ovulation and implantation.
Unexplained infertility
A whole system approach for couples when the standard workup hasn’t found an answer.
increase in IVF success rates shown in clinical research when acupuncture is used alongside treatment.
Acupuncture relaxes the uterus and reduces contractions after embryo transfer, while increasing blood flow to the ovaries during stimulation, working in correlation with the medications your reproductive endocrinologist prescribes.
Eric coordinates directly with your RE to time sessions around retrieval and transfer for the strongest possible support.
Plan your IVF support →The prenatal plan keeps going with you
Care doesn't end at a positive test. Once pregnancy is established, the protocol shifts to support you through every trimester, and gently into delivery.
Acupuncture is also powerful medicine for pain
Pain often comes from trigger points, tight, taut bands of muscle and fascia. Acupuncture releases them so tissue can relax, reducing or eliminating pain in nearly any area of the body, often without medication.
Explore pain relief →Back & neck pain
Releasing trigger points so muscle and fascia can relax.
Sciatica & nerve pain
Calming irritation along the pathway of the nerve.
Migraines & TMJ
A drug free approach to headache and jaw tension.
Injury & surgery rehab
Speeding recovery and restoring range of motion.
Arthritis & joints
Reducing inflammation and easing chronic stiffness.
Sports & overuse
Resolving the tight bands behind repetitive strain.
Eric Recine, L.Ac., MAcOM
A National Board Certified acupuncturist and graduate of OCOM, the #1 ranked acupuncture program in the nation, Eric has spent 25+ years treating couples and medical doctors alike near Naperville, IL.
He believes there's no separation between mind and body, and that the greatest healing happens when both are in harmony. His own family is proof: his wife Deena conceived their son Kai at 42 through acupuncture and Oriental medicine.
"After two years and a failed IVF cycle, we started Eric's protocol three months before our next round. I'm now holding our daughter. He treated the whole person, not just the chart."
Start with a free 15 minute consult
Tell Eric your goals and history. You'll leave with a clear, honest sense of whether acupuncture is right for you, no pressure, no sales calls.