Fertility/pregnancy

I don&#39t know how to say this without it seeming elitist - but in all honesty if you need to ask this question you should probably refer the patient to another practitioner who is more experienced with fertility issues within Chinese Medicine.

To answer your question in general terms, however, properly used all of the points are entirely safe during pregnancy. Not just safe -- but properly used it may mean the difference between a patient sustaining their pregnancy or not. Properly used Chinese Medicine is significantly helpful for all aspects of menstrual issues, fertility, pregnancy, avoiding miscarriage, etc. Most of the CV point contraindications have more to do with advanced pregnancy and deep needling than the functions of the points themselves. The main thing, however, is not to treat "fertility" or "propensity towards miscarriage" and certainly not to use points for "conditions" which defeats the entire diagnostic underpinning of Chinese Medicine. Rather you should treat with TCM diagnoses, or in your case five element diagnoses and stick to treating what presents in its entirety - the root not symptoms so to speak. Generally a propensity towards miscarriage needs blood strengthening herbs and/or points - but that would be a generalization that I only offer for a reference point. Proper diagnosis with all treatments is crucial.

I was taught that there are 5 points that should never bu used in confirmed or suspected pregnancy: GB21, LI4, SP6, UB60, and UB 67. I was also taught that points below the level of the unbillicus are contraindicated in the first trimester, points on the abdomen in general contraindicated in the second and third trimesters.