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has acupuncture realy helped?

missy12358104
missy12358104
we went in to our first ivf class on wed and they kept recomending acupuncture. does this realy help? my mother told me she thinks it is a bunch of hogwash but as i keep reading these boards i am wondering if it realy works or not and what is the reasoning behind it.
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I did it with Accupunture while going through IVF and it worked, I got prenant. There is actually a German study that shows statistical significace in embroyo implantation with accupunture and IVF. It is suppossed to draw blood into the womb area and open" blocked" energies. I was totally with you (on the fence whether it was "real" or not.) But I will tell you one thing for sure. The weekly sessions REALLY helped relax me during the whole crazy process. Even if thats all it did, that alone was worth the money. ALso, I figure I was spending 15,000 grand on the IVF so why not spend an extra $750.00 on the sessions. That was my rationalle anyway. GOOD LUCK TO YOU
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Yes, I know there are other studies as well that show that it is effective for the reasons Erica stated. If nothing else, it does help me relax. See if you can find one that specializes in infertility.
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I had acu. done on the ET table immediately before and after transfer, as well as 3 weekly follow up visits. I'm not 11 weeks pregnant. Would I have had the same result w/o acu? We'll never know. But would I have been kicking myself up one side and down the other if I hadn't done it and had a negative result, wondering "what if?" You bet! I have absolutely no regrets. The 4 treatments cost about $750 - a small fraction of the $25 k we spent on IVF, by the time you figure in all of the meds, follow up visits, etc.

It's a personal decision. Many women have positive results w/o acupuncture. Good luck, whatever you decide.
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I did acupunction with IVF due to the recommendation/replies above. Several other women believe it is what made the IVF work the first time.


I'm not in my 2WW, so we'll see. May God lead you to the answer for what you should do. Baby blessings.
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I have also heard really positive things about it. Our Re offers it during transfer. If we do IVF I will def be doing acupuncture.
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I go tomorrow for my 2nd acupuncture...I have been reading some really positive things so I am excited!
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