Whole Family Health is one of Edmonton’s most established acupuncture clinics, specializing in reproductive medicine, fertility, pregnancy, pediatrics, and pain management. The clinic serves patients from conception through postpartum and beyond, and holds a clinical presence embedded directly within the Alberta Reproductive Centre, giving fertility patients integrated acupuncture support on-site during IVF and other assisted reproductive treatments.
What the Evidence Shows:
- Clinical Criteria: The clinic’s lead practitioners include a Doctor of TCM with over 20 years of experience and an ABORM fellow since 2008, alongside a second practitioner who has specialized in reproductive medicine since 2010 and also holds ABORM fellowship. Services include acupuncture, herbal medicine, cupping, moxibustion, gua sha, and massage therapy, with particular clinical depth in IVF support and obstetrical acupuncture.
- Operational Criteria: The clinic operates a satellite location inside the Alberta Reproductive Centre, offering acupuncture specifically for patients undergoing assisted or unassisted conception. Online booking is available and the clinic offers community acupuncture sessions to improve accessibility.
- Reputation: Whole Family Health holds 105 Google reviews at a 5.0 rating and maintains a strong patient reputation, consistently recommended in Edmonton acupuncture guides. The clinic participates in national fertility awareness initiatives including the Fertility Unfiltered campaign led by Fertility Matters Canada.
- Outreach: One of the clinic’s senior practitioners sits on a McMaster University research team investigating the benefits of mindfulness for fertility patients and serves in a quality assurance advisory role with Canadian regulatory bodies for traditional Chinese medicine. The clinic has maintained longstanding partnerships with fertility and reproductive health providers across Edmonton.