Female Infertility and Subluxation-Based Gonstead Chiropractic Care: A Case Study and Selective Review of the Literature

Objective: To describe the results of subluxation-based chiropractic care of a female struggling to conceive, and to provide a current review of the literature on infertility and chiropractic. Clinical Features: A 29-year-old female schoolteacher with an 8-year history of infertility presented to a chiropractic clinic for care. She revealed during the history that her menstrual cycle typically lasted 40-60 days, on average. Interventions and Outcomes: Vertebral subluxation was found at S4 sacral segment, and specific, high-velocity, lowamplitude thrusts were delivered according to Gonstead protocol. After 4 weeks of care, she reported being pregnant. Conclusion: Chiropractic adjustments, resulting in the reduction of vertebral subluxation, appeared to be beneficial for a woman previously deemed infertile. Research on chiropractic and infertility is limited, and the chiropractic profession is implored to conduct more research in this area.