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Chiropractic And Infertility

Vertebral subluxations (the small spinal misalignments that a chiropractor corrects) can interfere with body function to the point that all body physiology can be affected. The May 2, 2003 issue of the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research presented a review of several research articles that discussed how infertile women who had vertebral subluxations responded to chiropractic care and increased their chances of becoming pregnant.

The study examined the outcomes of cases that involved many different chiropractic techniques over a time frame of 1 to 20 months. 15 female subjects ranging in age from 22-65 were involved. 11 of them had no history of pregnancy, 2 had been successful unassisted and 1 using assisted reproductive technology. 9 of the women had previously been treated for infertility and 4 were undergoing infertility treatment when they began chiropractic care.

The article discusses many different forms of interferences to body function that may affect fertility, ultimately focusing on the neurological interference that occurs as a result of vertebral subluxation. According to the author, "100% of the women referenced in this issue, who were struggling with infertility, had evidence of interference, as detected by the presence of subluxations."

In similar selected studies in this review, women who had been having difficulty getting pregnant for an average of 4.8 years became pregnant within an average of 5 months after beginning chiropractic care.

Based on these successful outcomes, the author suggests the following:

1.    More research needs to be done on well-being and proper function.

2.    Better health awareness in the public, especially in approaches that promote wellness and increased potential.

3.    More research on how chiropractic care affects physiological changes in reproductive function.

4.    Encourage people considering parenthood to have a chiropractic evaluation.

5.    An increase in research funding for chiropractic.

Commentary: If you interfere with the body's master control system, any aspect of body function can be interfered with. Chiropractors correct vertebral subluxations that interfere with body function. Once that interference is corrected, the body functions better as the women in this study happily found out.