Kelley Welch and Kate Yonkers. They are in dc but I highly recommend for fertility issues.

Anonymous wrote:I just started with NuWave Acupuncture today and she said she likes to see people up to six months prior but understands that doesn't always work with people's schedules.

I was with her for 1 month before getting pregnant in my first IVF cycle. It ended in miscarriage late first trimester but not her fault. That was the final straw. I got agreesive with my search for a specialist that finally diagnosed a clotting disorder. I'm trying again and she is the highlight of my week, truly.

Anonymous wrote:No. Go to an experienced board certified MD fertility OBGYN who works at a big academic hospital.

I was seeing a board certified reproductive endocrinologist and he did suggest I try acupuncture to supplement IUI and IVF but it didn’t work. for me, it was a waste of time and money. It was not cheap and not covered by insurance.

Take it with a grain of salt.

Anonymous wrote:Deb Earley but she's near DuPont. I saw her while doing IUI and IVF. She's great, very calm demeanor, lot of experience with infertility clients, and I just found it very relaxing. No idea if it helped get pregnant but felt great to just "do something for me" and I felt very calm all day afterwards.

I saw her too, she is wonderful. It turned out I needed some serious meds to stay pregnant (blood thinners, synthroid) but I do credit acupuncture with helping regulate my cycle after several miscarriages in a row, before I went to an RE for IUI. (which worked on the first try, lucky me.) And if not, whatever, it was very relaxing indeed and Deb is a great (inadvertent) therapist.

It can't hurt, anyway. Sometimes you need to know you are doing all you can.

Kelly Welch in downtown DC. Acupuncture DOES work for fertility. He lengthened my luteal phase from like 8 to 12 days after just 1-2 months of treatment. Obviously it depends on the issue, but that was what was holding me back from sustaining a pregnancy. It worked for two pregnancies. I went through the first 10 weeks until placenta took over, because my hormones just...aren't ideal for pregnancy.

I just started with NuWave Acupuncture today and she said she likes to see people up to six months prior but understands that doesn't always work with people's schedules.

PS I found my acupuncturist via my insurance website. She was the only one near me, turns out that she’s great! It all adds up, so it’s nice to try someone in-network.

Acupuncture is great to add!
Before your next retrieval have 3+ months of COQ10 on board. Therogix Ovavite is good. Have you looked into DHEA?

Work with the acupuncturist for a while ahead too. Come back and let us know!