The Challenge of Pregnancy Preparation Cycle for Older Women

In the past, women usually faced the problems of time pressure and poor physiological conditions when preparing for pregnancy at an advanced age. With the growth of age, the number and quality of female eggs will gradually decline, which increases the difficulty of pregnancy. In addition, the ovarian reserve of elderly women is relatively low, and they must conceive as soon as possible in a more limited time. These factors make the pregnancy preparation cycle of elderly women shorter, which is a big challenge for women who want to have children.

Effect of moxibustion on pregnancy preparation

Moxibustion is a traditional Chinese medicine therapy, which stimulates the acupoints of the human body through the heat and smoke generated by burning moxa leaves, so as to achieve the effect of conditioning the body. Many people believe that moxibustion can promote blood circulation, improve the body's blood condition, and strengthen the function of the reproductive system. Therefore, it was suggested that moxibustion may have a positive impact on the pregnancy preparation cycle of women.

In China, some regular TCM hospitals and moxibustion therapists also praise the positive role of moxibustion in pregnancy preparation. They believe that moxibustion can regulate the female reproductive system, regulate endocrine function, improve the quality and quantity of eggs, and thus shorten the pregnancy preparation cycle.

Limited evidence supports the effect of moxibustion

Although moxibustion is considered to be beneficial to pregnancy preparation in the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, scientific research on the specific effect of moxibustion on shortening pregnancy preparation cycle is still lacking sufficient evidence.

In 2019, a study conducted by a Chinese medical college investigated the efficacy of moxibustion on infertile patients. The results showed that after the moxibustion treatment, about 60% of the patients had children or were pregnant, but the study did not clearly distinguish the group of elderly women. In addition, the study did not carry out the design of the control group, which could not exclude the interference of other factors.

Therefore, scientifically, the exact effect of moxibustion on shortening the pregnancy preparation cycle of elderly women needs further research and confirmation.

conclusion

At present, the evidence for moxibustion to shorten the pregnancy preparation period of elderly women is relatively limited, so it is impossible to clearly prove that moxibustion has such an effect. Although some studies have shown that moxibustion can have a positive impact on the reproductive system, the sample of these studies is limited, and there is no control group design.

Therefore, when preparing for pregnancy, the elderly women should still rely on scientific assisted reproductive technology and implement reasonable treatment plans under the guidance of professional doctors. It is believed that with the progress of science and technology, there may be more effective ways to help elderly women shorten the pregnancy preparation cycle in the future.