Acupuncture

If you go, who do you go to?

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My lady is here in NYC, her name is Theresa and she's not Asian. I'm really happy with her and even though she's not a "fertility expert" she's done research since treating me and has tried out some really cool treatments - we use heat lamps, electrical stimulation and she burns mugwort over my back.
She also had me on some chinese herbs which helped.

you may find this helpful, just go to the section "find an acupuncturist"

acu finder

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I have one that works with my RE. She will come to the clinic or at her house.
I LOVE her, she is great.
If you want her info...let me know.

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I go to the same women diane goes to and i think she is great also. Let me know if you want her info.

rosanna

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Kara and I went to the same acupuncturist but he turned out to only do it part time and was part of a wedding band on the weekends :) As soon as my Dh chatted with him and he found that out, I said, okay,...this whole ttc life is crazy enough....I don't need acupuncture from the wedding singer :)

It's actually, good when something happens that you can laugh about.

Donna, sent me a link to Meridian Acupuncture...I believe they work with Cornell.

http://www.meridianmedical.org/programs/alternative_fertility_program.htm

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Actually, I've been going to 2 different ones on and off for 2 years. I have one on LI and one in Manhattan for when I stay there at the end of my cycles.

The reason I asked is that today I went to a new one on LI that was highly recommended by a friend (now pg with twins from ivf). Her consult was much different from my others, she really didn't ask me that many questions about my history, although I tried to tell her about it anyway. When I told her I had immune issues and was taking BA and Folgard, she didn't even ask what kind of immune issues...

She wouldn't treat me b/c I am still on bcp's for this cycle (?), told me to come back next week when I am done with them. And, she kept asking me when do I start lupron...uuuuummmmmmmm, not all protocols use lupron!!!

She apparently is affiliated with RS in Stonybrook, kept asking me if Dr Kang (?) sent me, even though I clearly stated I go to Cornell. I was a little weirded out. Not sure if it was miscommunication/language barrier.

I already paid for a session, so I will go back next week, but was just wondering if anyone else used her.

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Hmmm not sure who Dr. Kang is at RS....did she mean Dr. Sung ? lol sorry that is making me laugh.

If you didn't get a good vibe I would finish out with what you paid for but then not continue......

Message edited 11/16/2005 6:37:21 PM.

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maybe she meant dr. Kane - i think that is how you spell it.....

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Just found this article..

http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/April03/fertility.html

Contact: Kathleen Robinson
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Tracy Hickenbottom
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Acupuncture has numerous potential fertility-boosting benefits according to New York Weill Cornell physician-scientists
New York, ny (april 29, 2003)--physician-scientists at the center for reproductive medicine and infertility (crmi) at New York Weill Cornell medical center call for a definitive study of acupuncture as a fertility treatment, citing its numerous, promising benefits associated with increasing fertility in women.An article in a recent issue of Fertility and Sterility--co-authored by Dr. Zev Rosenwaks, Dr. Pak H. Chung, and Dr. Raymond Chang of Weill Cornell--provides a summary of current research that supports acupunctures potential benefits for fertility treatment, including the stimulation of increased uterine blood flow and fertility hormones.
"Acupuncture, which is nontoxic and relatively affordable, holds much promise as a complementary or alternative fertility treatment," said Dr. Raymond Chang of New York Weill Cornell Medical Center. "Yet, while there are a great number of biological explanations for acupunctures benefits to fertility, as well as significant anecdotal evidence, there has yet to be a definitive clinical study," added Dr. Rosenwaks, Director of CRMI.

"One of the biggest obstacles to any study of acupuncture is a single standard of care," said Dr. Pak H. Chung of New York Weill Cornell Medical Center. "Only appropriate training and certification of acupuncture practitioners by state agencies can facilitate the integration of acupuncture into the treatment of female infertility, and health care in general."

The lead review article reports that acupuncture treatment has the following potential fertility-boosting benefits:


Increased blood flow to the uterus and therefore uterine wall thickness, an important marker for fertility

Increased endorphin production, which, in turn, has been shown to effect the release of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), a decapeptide involved in regulating reproduction

Lower stress hormones responsible for infertility

Impact on plasma levels of the fertility hormones: follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), estradiol (E2), and Progesterone (P)

Normalization of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis, a key process in fertility

A positive effect for women with polycystic ovarian syndrome, a hormonal imbalance present in three percent of adolescents and adults.
Acupuncture is the manipulation of thin metallic needles inserted into anatomically defined locations on the body to affect bodily function. These so-called acupoints correspond to areas on the surface of the body that have been shown to have greater electrical conductance due to the presence of a higher density of gap junctions along cell borders. A greater metabolic rate, temperature, and calcium ion concentration are also observed at these points.

Dr. Rosenwaks, Director of the Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility, and Dr. Chung treat infertility patients at Weill Cornell Medical Center at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Rosenwaks is the Revlon Professor of Reproductive Medicine in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Co-Director of the Institute for Reproductive Medicine, and Attending Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Weill Cornell. Dr. Chung is Assistant Professor of Reproductive Medicine, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Assistant Attending Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Weill Cornell. Dr. Chang is Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell, where he teaches courses on alternative and complementary medicine. He is also affiliated with Meridian Medical.