Does anyone REALLY feel that acupuncture made a difference?

I'm having a really hard time deciding if I want to do acu with my next cycle....

I find getting back and forth to appts compiled with work and getting up at 4 in the morning to get to the city for monitoring VERY stressful

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I obviously didn't think it made a difference.
I can't really say if it truly works - I know some have gotten PG while doing accu and some stopped doing accu and got PG....I think it's more of a mental thing - sort of like each person thinks the Dr. that got them PG is the best.

Sorry for the ambivalent answer

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Posted by Gertyrae

I obviously didn't think it made a difference.
I can't really say if it truly works - I know some have gotten PG while doing accu and some stopped doing accu and got PG....I think it's more of a mental thing - sort of like each person thinks the Dr. that got them PG is the best.

Sorry for the ambivalent answer

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honestly, I think it was a factor in creating my good embryo. On the last cycle, two things were different - acupuncture from pre injections, and the splitting of the dose of Menapur from 1x day to an am and a pm split.

I never did acu through the cycle before - just a visit the day before transfer or around implantation.

If I hadn't had the acu I might have always been wondering...its hit or miss, but I don;t think its a negative impact, and that was my logic for doing it

I jsut reread your post...might help if I did that first

if it adds more stress to your schedule, i'd pass on it. thats one of the reasons I didn't use it before, and I had a chemical before. Andrea Hugler opened an office less than 15 minutes from my house, which was a big factor in me going

Message edited 10/23/2007 3:44:38 PM.

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I was torn too, before it was made easy... when I was torn I didn't go, it was just too difficult

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It didn't help me get pg. But it helped me overall. I was less stressed and felt I had a better handle on everything.
The one cycle I did without it I got pg.

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I think it helped -- and I think it helped that I went to someone who specializes in IF. Previously I went to someone who wasn't specialized.

I won't say that accu is what got me my BFP -- but I wouldn't say it didn't help.

If it it too stressful for you then it probably wouldn't help.

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I did the the first IVF and then not this last one. I do find it relaxing but the drive to Huntington and back wasn't that great so that is why I didn't bother this time. I think it depends how much extra stress getting there puts on you

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I think it helped me relax during my transfer.
My accupuncturist came to my clinic the morning of my transfer and did a treatment before and waited and did a treatment after my transfer.
Plus she did a treatment during my 2ww and concentrated on certain areas.

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You have FM

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If anything it relaxed me.

I also went to someone who specialized in IF, and did notice a difference in # and size of follicles while I went to accupuncture.

Did it get me pg...I don't really know. I can say that mentally it did help out alot.

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I feel that it helped make a difference for me. It helped to reduce my stress as well as with some of the side effects of the meds I was on.

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I think it makes a difference.

If nothing else, it's an hour of "you" time where you are relaxed and can just let your mind go.

I echo Kara's sentiments though - I would definitely go to one that specializes in IF.

My RE had one that was part of the practice and I loved him. He was well versed in everything I was going through so I never had to explain anything.