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Acupuncture

The British Acupuncture Council are the main regulatory body for acupuncturists in the UK. They produce a number of fact sheet about the use of acupuncture with different conditions and diseases: British Acupuncture Council Fact sheets.

Fertility & Pregnancy

Fertility Support Trained

Fertility Support Trained Practitioners are trusted experts in supporting all aspects of fertility using Chinese Medicine including recurrent miscarriage, low sperm count, IVF, IUI, ICSI, and pregnancy

The AFN (Acupuncture Fertility Network) is a special interest group of acupuncturists dedicated to supporting those with fertility issues.

Debra Betts (New Zealand) specialises in acupuncture and acupressure for pregnancy and childbirth. She has produced a booklet for acupressure in childbirth.

Not all acupuncture is equal

At the moment anybody is allowed to call themselves Acupuncturist or Doctor and start advertising & practicing acupuncture regardless of qualifications or experience.

This is deeply worrying for the British Acupuncture Council (BAcC), whose members are all acupuncture practitioners and joining requirements include a minimum of 3 years (3,500 hours) of acupuncture specific training at degree level and more than 400 clinical hours experience before qualifying.

Members of the BAcC are subject to a code of conduct, practice and complaints procedure. The BAcC are the only UK acupuncture regulatory body accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).