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does accupuncture work for ivf?
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04.29.08, 06:36 PM [ Flag ]
- some people say it does
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- yes. in my experience it works for just about everything... (including ivf)
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- Some studies say it does. I know women who swear by it. It at least relaxes you. I do it and I start my injections on Friday.
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  - my cousin is pregnant from twins from IVF and she swears it was the acupuncture that made it work. The doctors had told her she had no shot.
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- OP: where do you go and how many ivf's did you do?
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  - I had gone to one on the UWS, but I am actually going to Dr. Rong-Bao Lu tomorrow based on recommendations I have read and a NYT article on him. Plus, he is $40 a session. This will be my first IVF.
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    04.29.08, 06:39 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- not for me
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  - how many ivf's did you do? How many sessions do you need to do (accupuncture)?
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    04.29.08, 06:40 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- not sure - i did acupuncture for 4 ivfs & had db w/ the last one. i started it again getting ready for 5th ivf & my fsh went up after (i had high fsh), so i stopped acupuncture. had db w/ 5th ivf also.
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  - ^^i also did estrogen priming to lower fsh on that cycle
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    - ^^last i was checked there was ONE study that suggested it might be slightly beneficial
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Posted October 3, 2007(37 replies)

does accupuncture work for ivf?

some people say it does

yes. in my experience it works for just about everything... (including ivf)

Some studies say it does. I know women who swear by it. It at least relaxes you. I do it and I start my injections on Friday.

my cousin is pregnant from twins from IVF and she swears it was the acupuncture that made it work. The doctors had told her she had no shot.

OP: where do you go and how many ivf's did you do?

I had gone to one on the UWS, but I am actually going to Dr. Rong-Bao Lu tomorrow based on recommendations I have read and a NYT article on him. Plus, he is $40 a session. This will be my first IVF.

not for me

how many ivf's did you do? How many sessions do you need to do (accupuncture)?

not sure - i did acupuncture for 4 ivfs & had db w/ the last one. i started it again getting ready for 5th ivf & my fsh went up after (i had high fsh), so i stopped acupuncture. had db w/ 5th ivf also.

^^i also did estrogen priming to lower fsh on that cycle

^^last i was checked there was ONE study that suggested it might be slightly beneficial

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