When using intrauterine insemination or IUI acupuncture can be beneficial and several ways. Acupuncture helps to encourage the healthy production of eggs or ovum, it reduces stress, relaxes the internal organs for optimum function, increases circulation in the ovaries and uterus to provide nourishment to the ovaries and uterus, and it also it encourages implantation. Male fertility is dictated by quantity, quality, morphology and mobility can be addressed with acupuncture, herbals and Chinese medicine. Often male fertility Improves with acupuncture because sperm are generated every 72 days-and improvement in the overall efficiency in production and promotion of sperm quality can be accomplished within that time frame for the IUI. In regards to women's fertility and IUI acupuncture can thicken the uterine lining, mitigate side effects of hormons, as well as encourage relaxation. All these factors increase the sucess of implantation.