by Sarah Love

Created on: March 30, 2009

I was getting desperate. I had been trying to get pregnant for almost 2 years and nothing seemed to be working. One of my friends suggested acupuncture and not having tried it before, I decided to give it a try. Acupuncture is widely growing as an accepted treatment for infertility and a variety of other ailments. Many hundreds of people look to acupuncture to help them feel better and potentially cure problematic issues such as infertility.

I started out researching acupuncture and what it was. I knew it had been around for hundreds of years and regularly practiced in Eastern cultures, but that was about it. I learned that acupuncture uses super fine needles inserted into points around the body to help alleviate pain or for healing purposes.
Acupuncture is a process and a procedure that takes more than one session to cause results. It is suggested to search out a well-trained and certified acupuncturist when wanting to pursue the art of acupuncture.
Since the 1970's acupuncture has gained popularity in the United States and has become respected as a potential assistance in pain relief and healing.

There are a couple well-respected acupuncturists in my area that practice infertility acupuncture.
I contacted two of them and felt they were both reputable and potentially good choices. How to decide which to use? It came down to price. Acupuncture is not cheap, and although sometimes medical insurance programs cover acupuncture for certain cases, infertility treatments usually are not. I would pay all costs. I chose the acupuncturist that offered sessions that were fitting to my budget and scheduled an appointment.

Before the appointment, I was a bit nervous. I hadn't had acupuncture before and had no idea what it would feel like, how many needles would be used, or how long they would be left sticking out of my body! I was led to a room where the acupuncturist and I had a discussion about my treatment and what my goals were. Then it was time for the needles. She explained the process of how the needles would be placed in special points that would help release tension and assist with my goal of pregnancy. The needles would be inserted lightly into the skin just millimeters deep and I would feel a slight twinge. My needles were placed just under my belly button and also a few in my feet. I was told to relax and breathe. My session would last about 30 minutes, and then the needles would be removed.

Time flew by, and I didn't feel the needles at all. I tried to relax and

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