The answer is no, however I would like to give you a detailed explanation to further aid your understand. This is what happens, when the needle is inserted into specific points in the body and it is stimulated. The nerve sends signals to the brain, which in turn releases neural hormones such as beta-endorphins (powerful pain-killing and anti-inflammatory substances.) This promotes your body’s healing. One way to see this, is that the healing is powered by you.
Acupuncture needles doesn’t cause discomfort or pain. The needles are super thin, I bet it’s the tiniest needles you’ve ever seen, about the width of a human hair. It just slides through your skin and doesn’t cause discomfort. What you might feel is a prick, a tingling sensation and that differs for different points. You would feel much relaxed, once the needles are inserted.
While there is no exact amount of sessions, many people feel improvement after the first treatment, but it’s more important to commit to the process to get better, long lasting results (depending on your particular ailment). Although, the general recommendation is one treatment a week for 6-8 weeks, before reassessing. However, for chronic conditions that has accumulated over the years, treatment maybe take more time to heal. My goal is to follow whichever treatment protocol makes you heal faster.
So here’s the catch there are certain points in acupuncture that are forbidden or prohibited points, and the genitals fall under this category. The fact that those areas are prohibited doesn’t mean that problems associated with these specific areas cannot be treated. Acupuncture is amazing in that, other points in the body can treat them.
