“Hypnosis should never be sold as a replacement for diagnostics or evidence-based fertility medicine,” warns Dr. Marchetti. “But as an adjunct? The risk is near zero, the cost is low compared to a single IVF cycle, and the potential benefit is profound.”
Skeptics raise valid points. Most studies are small, and blinding is impossible—patients know whether they’re being hypnotized. Placebo effect is real. Moreover, hypnosis is not a treatment for blocked fallopian tubes, male factor infertility, or anovulation due to PCOS without medical support. hypnosis family planning