Korean Medicine Fertility Treatment Achieves High Success Rate

Dementia treatment also verified for effectiveness, consistency, and safety

Korean Medicine is now proven effective in treating infertility. According to the results of surveys conducted by the Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare, the pregnancy rate after Korean Medicine treatment for infertility was found to be 24.9% in surveys conducted by local government from 2014 to 2016. These studies surveyed 1,669 subjects from 11 cities and provinces (20 local governments).

This rate is higher than the 13.5% success rate for artificial insemination used in Western medicine, and the average Measure of Menstrua

l Pain (MMP) score was drastically improved from a score of 3.5 to 2.4 after Korean Medicine treatment for infertility. This suggests that Korean Medicine contributes to better women’s health, thus aiding the physical health of expectant mothers after successfully becoming pregnant.

The surveys also reported a high level of public trust in Korean Medicine regarding infertility treatment. “Korean Medicine infertility treatment” was also found to be the most commonly used keyword in news associated with Korean Medicine over the past year.

Additionally, the 2014 Analysis and Evaluation of Results of Support Programs for Infertile Couples released by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs suggested that the majority of the public preferred and trusted Korean Medicine treatment for infertility. It was found that 88.4% of women who received in vitro fertilization (IVF) and 86.6% of women who underwent artificial insemination used Korean Medicine in tandem.

Furthermore, the Study on Policy Development for Infertility Treatment Measures and Integrating Korean Medicine in Reproductive Health Promotion published by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in 2012 revealed that 96.8% of the respondents needed government support for Korean Medicine treatment for infertility, and 90.3% were willing to participate if the government created Korean Medicine treatment centers for infertility.

Treatment is currently actively provided to resolve infertility issues based on regional Korean Medicine associations and local governments. A number of local governments, such as those in Jecheon, Busan, Chungnam, Anyang, and Seongnam, actively support Korean Medicine treatment for infertility as regulations regarding support for such treatment have been approved.

At the same time, Busan and Gyeonggi-do are especially active in initiatives utilizing Korean Medicine for dementia prevention. In the 2016 Korean Medicine Dementia Prevention Program carried out in cooperation between the Busan Metropolitan City government and Busan Korean Medicine Association, it was found that cognitive functions improved for long-term participants and levels of improvement were maintained. Various studies including meta-analyses on mild cognitive impairment and Korean Medicine have also been published, aiding in the promotion of Korean Medicine for dementia prevention.