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My Acupuncture Blog
Welcome to the Period Acupuncturist blog, created to bring clarity, evidence-based guidance and compassionate support to your reproductive and hormonal health.
From my acupuncture practice here in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, I work with local women, men and couples navigating fertility concerns, menstrual symptoms, PCOS, endometriosis, pregnancy wellbeing and overall cycle balance.
The articles below are designed to help you understand your body, make informed choices and feel supported every step of the way.
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Timing Intercourse for Conception: Why Waiting for Ovulation Often Means Missing the Window
The fertile window is often misunderstood. As the timeline above shows, the most effective time for intercourse is before ovulation, when sperm can survive, mature and be ready to fertilise the egg. The advice most people receive is simple: have sex when you ovulate. However, conception is not about chasing the egg. It depends on preparing the reproductive tract so that sperm are already present, capable, and supported before ovulation occurs. Once the physiology is clear, t
Andrea Dewhurst
Jan 36 min read
Why Am I Ovulating But Not Getting Pregnant?
If you are ovulating regularly, tracking your cycle, and timing intercourse carefully, it can feel deeply confusing and upsetting when pregnancy still does not happen. This is one of the most common questions I hear working as a fertility acupuncturist in Hitchin and across Hertfordshire. Ovulation is essential for pregnancy, but it is not the same as fertility. Conception relies on a series of finely timed events that must all line up, cycle after cycle. When one or more of
Andrea Dewhurst
Dec 29, 20258 min read
Why sperm health is key to fertility - from a fertility acupuncturist
As an acupuncturist specializing in women's menstrual health and fertility, I spend a lot of my time discussing various aspects of...
Andrea Dewhurst
Jul 16, 20247 min read
Understanding the Impact of Environmental Toxins & Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals on Fertility
Environmental toxins and your fertility health. This is a huge topic and one that many of us will never be able to fully embrace. From...
Andrea Dewhurst
Apr 16, 20248 min read
Chronic Inflammation, a Thread Between Perimenopause, PCOS and Endometriosis?
Chronic inflammation is a subtle and insidious force that, like a rogue ember, can spark a constellation of health issues. For women in...
Andrea Dewhurst
Feb 25, 20247 min read
How can I tell if my daughter is about to start her period?
Helping your teenager with their periods For as long as my daughters have followed me to the bathroom they have known that once a month I...
Andrea Dewhurst
Feb 5, 202410 min read
Histamine and Your Menstrual Cycle: What You Need to Know
In recent years, there has been growing interest in the role of histamine in the menstrual cycle.
Andrea Dewhurst
Aug 25, 20235 min read
The Role of Cortisol in Menstrual Health
Cortisol can have a number of negative effects on menstrual health including irregular periods or PMS
Andrea Dewhurst
Aug 3, 20233 min read
Acupuncture for shoulder pain
I see lots of patients with shoulder pain. Sports players who can not reach overhead for their tennis swing. Or golfers who have a...
Andrea Dewhurst
Mar 6, 20238 min read
Acupuncture for sinusitis
Acupuncture for sinusitis: in this blog Andrea the Acupuncturist looks at how acupuncture could alleviate sinusitis
Andrea Dewhurst
Jan 9, 20233 min read
Does acupuncture work?
In this blog post, I round up studies, in 2022, involving acupuncture. They range from acupuncture for pain to pregnancy to oncology.
Andrea Dewhurst
Nov 28, 20223 min read
Acupuncture and supporting life after cancer
I have just returned from the British Acupuncture Council conference, where I was able to attend a lecture given by Beverley De Valois,...
Andrea Dewhurst
Sep 17, 20224 min read
Acupuncture for hayfever
Hayfever season. We have been nose-deep in it and unfortunately, there is not very much your GP can do for your hayfever. And this has...
Andrea Dewhurst
Jul 5, 20223 min read
How acupuncture helps
How can acupuncture help you? How can it solve the problems that you are facing in healthcare? Today's blog will examine common problems
Andrea Dewhurst
May 6, 20223 min read
Mobile acupuncture Hertfordshire
What does it mean to be a mobile acupuncturist?
Andrea Dewhurst
Apr 28, 20225 min read
Migraines and acupuncture
Could acupuncture help treat your migraines? The NHS recommends acupuncture for migraine.
Andrea Dewhurst
Apr 17, 20226 min read
Pain relief: Acupuncture and the NHS
Could acupuncture help the NHS with waiting lists for pain management?
Andrea Dewhurst
Mar 14, 202210 min read
Acupuncture for pain relief
Thank you to the wonderful people who joined me on the 1st March 2022 to talk about acupuncture for pain. I wanted to share with...
Andrea Dewhurst
Mar 1, 20223 min read
Making congee
As I get busier with my practice, one of the first things to go during the morning rush is breakfast. And breakfast at home would be...
Andrea Dewhurst
Feb 2, 20222 min read
How long does acupuncture take to work?
I hate being vague. My whole brand is based on being black and white. Simple. I pride myself on explaining everything so that you can...
Andrea Dewhurst
Jan 7, 20225 min read
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