March 8, 2005 - It was almost one year ago that I found an article on acupuncture and infertility that led me to Dr. Lin, Bruce and East-West.  Today, I have a healthy 2-month-old boy, a healthier life-style and acupuncture to thank.
 

To Whom It May Concern:

It was almost one year ago that I found an article on acupuncture and infertility that led me to Dr. Lin, Bruce and East-West.  Today, I have a healthy 2-month-old boy, a healthier life-style and acupuncture to thank.

My husband and I are both in our early 30’s and have been together since college.  After many years of schooling, career building and moving around we finally decided to start a family.  Like many people you assume getting pregnant will be the easy part, after all so many of our friends had conceived without a thought.  We tried for about a year and a half with no luck, and frustrated, we proceeded with fertility testing.

After several months of expensive and invasive tests for both my husband and myself….the results…. inconclusive…. unexplained infertility.  My OB at the time suggested we try Clomid.  We tried 2 rounds of Clomid and it made me terribly sick and, of course, with no luck.  Frustrated and discouraged, we decided that we would start looking into adoption by the end of the year if we continued to have no luck.  It was also at this time that I decided to quit the job I hated, eat healthier, exercise more, read up on alternative fertility treatments, and try acupuncture.
After one month of treatment twice a week and some herbs several times a day, I was pregnant.  I had some troubles with spotting and morning sickness early on in my pregnancy and Dr Lin and Bruce were lifesavers.  I continued treatment throughout my pregnancy to help with stress and still continue treatment to help balance my postpartum roller coaster and keep me centered.

Acupuncture and the folks at East-West have truly changed our lives and for that I am thankful.

Thanks Dr. Lin, Bruce and East-West!

Sincerely,

Otto’s Mom