Acupuncture Northwest & Associates

My husband and I both received treatment for infertility at Acupuncture Northwest and couldn't be happier with our experience. We sought out acupuncture to complement our fertility treatment after undergoing a few failed IUI's and a miscarriage.

For starters the staff is phenomenal. Our acupuncturist, Stephanie Gianarelli was both compassionate and professional. She really listened to us, worked with the treatment we were receiving from our fertility clinic, and was eternally positive. In fact, Stephanie continued to reassure us and believe in our ability to conceive when we thought it was entirely impossible. On occasion, we were treated by other acupuncturists in the office who were just as great. We also worked with Diana Soto, a counselor in the office who really helped me with relaxation and visualization techniques that were pivotal to our success. We also took hypnobirthing classes with Diana that were incredibly useful during my labor.

While the staff is great, it's the results that are truly impressive. After working with Acupuncture Northwest, I was ovulating on schedule without the aid of medication. My husband's infertility stemmed from low motility and low mobility sperm. His results are even more impressive as after about 3 months of treatments, he more than doubled his count of quality sperm. (Even the fertility clinic was surprised!) Last January we finally conceived and I continued acupuncture treatments for several weeks. I also had acupuncture during the last several weeks of my pregnancy, which helped immensely with the discomfort I was experiencing.

I credit the hypnobirthing classes with helping me labor my baby down before I needed to do any pushing and with helping me to relax when I started trembling uncontrollably during labor. In fact, the baby was so low when I started to push that he was out in less than 20 minutes.

I now have a beautiful and healthy 1 month old son and I truly don't think he would be here without their help!

Posted 11/02/09 | Report Abuse

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