In November of last year my husband and I decided that we weren’t going to just take this laying down. We refused to accept that Western Medicine is the only way. I have to believe that Eastern Medicine has it right too. In Eastern medicine the whole body or in our case the whole couple is treated, and not just in regards to infertility. Our acupuncturist/herbalist believes that everything is inter-connected. The body must be in balance.

Unless we find out we are pregnant in a week from Saturday, then to date the Eastern & Western Medicine have not “cured” us. However, what has happened thanks to acupuncture is my stress level has dropped, I sleep better, and my PMS symptoms are gone. My husband however, has seen some major improvements in his total number of motile sperm counts and is in much better health generally. He has been taking herbs.

Acupuncture is expensive. It can be 65-100 or more per visit and then there’s the cost of herbs. Many people begin questioning whether or not it is worth the expense. And there have been days that I wonder if we shouldn’t give up on it. But then we’d be relying solely on Western Medicine and their shots, IUI & IVF. I can be a little bit of a control freak and I don’t think I could handle believing I wasn’t being active in our treatments. I can’t just hand over the keys to my body and say have at it.

According to researchers at the Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York acupuncture has been found to help:

• Regulate hormones and ovulation
• Improve ovarian function – more follicles and better quality eggs
• Increase blood flow to the uterus – improve chances of implantation
• Regulate menstrual cycle
• Reduce stress, anxiety and promote relaxation

News Story on Acupuncture & Infertility

For now we’ll continue. And hopefully it won’t be much longer.