DipAc, MSc, MBAcC, MBMAS, MBAA, RBAF
National Award-Winning Acupuncturist
Registered with the British Acupuncture Council
Registered with the British Acupuncture Association
Registered with the British Medical Acupuncture Society
20 Years clinical experience
International Speaker and Presenter
MSc Lecturer and Examiner
Specialising in fertility acupuncture, IVF and miscarriage prevention
Co-author of the International Best-Selling Textbook on the management of fertility and IVF patients ‘Acupuncture for IVF and Assisted Reproduction‘, ISBN 978-0702050107
Certificate in Acupuncture, Northern College of Acupuncture, York, UK, 2003
Diploma in Acupuncture, Northern College of Acupuncture, York, UK, 2004
Master of Science in Acupuncture (distinction), University of Wales, 2004
Post-graduate training in Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture, 2004
Numerous fertility and IVF courses attended between 2004 and now
Fertility, gynaecology and early pregnancy ultrasound scanning, The College of Radiographers, Bournemouth University, 2013
Member of The British Acupuncture Council
Member of The British Medical Acupuncture Society
Member of The British Acupuncture Association
Szmelskyj, I., & Aquilina, L. (2014). Acupuncture for IVF and Assisted Reproduction: An integrated approach to treatment and management. (A. Szmelskyj, Ed.) Acupuncture for IVF and Assisted Reproduction: An integrated approach to treatment and management. A best-selling textbook on acupuncture management of fertility and IVF patients as well as early pregnancy support.
Szmelskyj, I. (2015). Acupuncture in Assisted Reproduction. In J. Bold & S. Bedford (Eds.), Integrated Approaches To Infertility, IVF And Recurrent Miscarriage. Singing Dragon. ISBN 978-1848191556.
Szmelskyj, I., & Szmelskyj, A. (2017). Acupuncture for infertility in polycystic ovary syndrome. JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 318(15), 1501.
Pain related disorders
Insomnia
Women's health related complaints, including menstrual pain and menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes and mood swings
Cancer treatment side-effects support
Irina was born in Ukraine and permanently moved to England in 1995 after marrying Alan Szmelskyj. They have been married for nearly 30 years and have two children.
When not working, Irina enjoys playing the piano, reading, travelling, narrow boating and playing with her elderly Burmese cat. Irina is multilingual and fluent in English and Ukrainian and has a good working knowledge of Russian.
Invited Guest Lecturer at The Northern College of Acupuncture, York, UK. Title "Acupuncture and Fertility: an Integrated Approach". 2011 to present.
Invited speaker at The 6th National Congress, Associazione Medici Agopuntori Bolognesi, Bologna, Italy. October, 2017. Presentations titles:
“Acupuncture Treatment During IVF”
“Advanced Infertility Medical Tests and Investigations: Interpretation and Implications for Acupuncturists”
“Acupuncture and IVF Research Design: Are We Asking the Right Questions?”
Invited guest lecturer at The New Zealand School of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine, New Zealand. Title "Limitations of Acupuncture and IVF Research". November, 2015
Invited speaker and expert panel member at The British Medical Acupuncture Society's Spring Meeting, Newcastle, UK. Title "Acupuncture and In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) Research Design: Are We Asking the Right Questions?". April, 2015
Invited speaker at The Acupuncture Fertility Network Conference, Gloucestershire, UK. Title "Conventional Medical Infertility Investigations: Interpretation and Implications for Acupuncturists". March, 2015
Speaker at the 17th International Acupuncture Research Symposium, King's College, London, UK. Title "Acupuncture and In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) Research Design: Are We Asking the Right Questions?". March, 2015
Invited guest lecturer at The New Zealand School of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine, New Zealand. Title "Outcome Measures". November 2014.
Speaker at The Annual Zita West Fertility Acupuncturists Network Seminar, The Royal Society of Medicine, London, UK. Title "Mechanisms of Acupuncture in Reproductive Medicine: Summary of Research". November 2014.
Invited guest lecturer at Lincoln University, Lincoln, UK. Title "Acupuncture and Fertility: an Integrated Approach". 2011-2014.
Our acupuncturist, Irina Szmelskyj, is a co-author of a leading textbook on acupuncture treatment of fertility and IVF patients.
The book ‘Acupuncture for IVF and Assisted Reproduction’ (ISBN 978-0702050107) reached No1 best-seller ranking in the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, and India.
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