Acupuncture for Male Fertility in Los Angeles
Acupuncture for male fertility in Los Angeles, for men whose semen analysis came back with something to fix. Treatment targets sperm count, motility, and morphology over the 72 to 90 days it takes to produce a new cycle of sperm.
Dr. Jeiran Lashai holds the FABORM reproductive credential and coordinates directly with your urologist or your partner’s fertility clinic.
The 90-day sperm cycle.
Sperm take roughly 72 to 90 days to develop. What shows up on today’s semen analysis reflects what your body was doing three months ago, which is why a single bad result is not a verdict, and why treatment needs that long to show up on the next test.
We plan a course of treatment against that window, then retest.
What the research shows.
Studies have found acupuncture improves sperm concentration, motility, and morphology, with the strongest findings in men with varicocele-related infertility. The National Institutes of Health summarizes the evidence and mechanism behind acupuncture in more detail.
The research is promising, though still limited. Any practitioner who promises a specific result is overstating what the evidence supports.
What we treat.
Most men come in after a semen analysis flags one of these:
- Low sperm count
- Poor motility
- Abnormal morphology
- High DNA fragmentation
- Varicocele-related changes
- Unexplained male-factor infertility
We will coordinate with your urologist.
Male-factor treatment usually involves a urologist, and often a reproductive endocrinologist working with your partner. We read your labs, work around your medications, and coordinate with both.
If your partner is doing IVF or IUI, we can treat you both. See our fertility and IVF acupuncture.
Dr. Jeiran Lashai, DAOM, L.Ac., FABORM
Most acupuncturists are not trained in reproductive medicine. FABORM signifies advanced post-graduate study in reproductive endocrinology, and Dr. Lashai served on the ABORM board for four years, the last three as Vice President.
She also trains doctoral interns in reproductive medicine as a Clinical Attending Supervisor at Yo San University. See Dr. Lashai’s credentials.
What a course of treatment looks like.
A first visit is 90 minutes at $295, including a full intake and your first treatment. Follow-ups are 30 to 50 minutes at $150.
Most men come weekly through one sperm cycle, then retest. We are out-of-network with most insurers and provide a superbill. HSA and FSA cards are accepted.
In Silver Lake, minutes from Northeast LA.
Jeiran Lashai Acupuncture
4443 Sunset Dr
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Minutes from Los Feliz, Echo Park, and Atwater Village, and a straightforward drive from most of Los Angeles.
Hours
Monday · 8 AM – 5 PM
Tuesday · 8 AM – 5 PM
Wednesday · 8 AM – 5 PM
Friday · 8 AM – 5 PM
Thursday & weekends · Closed
Male factor accounts for about half of fertility problems in couples.
It is worth treating on its own terms. New-patient visits are 90 minutes, a full intake followed by your first treatment.