After trying to get pregnant with metformin and then clomid for a couple of years I ended up with severe hot flashes, headaches, swing moods and No Baby! A friend recommended I visit Acubalance. At the beginning I was very exceptic, I doubted my hot flashes could be fixed with acupuncture, pregnancy was not in my mind anymore, I was very disappointed. I met Trevor Erikson at Acubalance and with only 2 sessions I got rid of my hot flashes! I talked with Trevor about fertility treatments and attended the information sessions offered by Lorne Brown and decided to give it a try! I followed the fertility diet (which was a great help for my PCOS symptoms), religiously drank my Chinese herbal tea, recorded my temperatures & symptoms, exercised and practiced relaxation techniques and could see that in a few weeks my mood and overall health was much better and I was very happy with having accomplished this (my husband was the happiest). At the back of my mind I was fighting my doubts that I could get pregnant, one day I was a true believer but when my period came and ovulation didn't happen, I was disappointed. My husband was very supportive and encouraged me to remain positive; he already had seen so many changes in me. Trevor was very patient and good listener and helped me get back on track; he made me see the bigger picture by showing me how much progress I had made. After 5 months in treatment my husband had a job relocation to Calgary, we had to pack and get everything ready for the move so, to keep my sanity, I stopped recording my temperatures and symptoms thinking that I would continue once settled in Calgary. Three weeks after we arrived in Calgary I found out I was pregnant, I couldn't believe it, I didn't even know when I had ovulated, I wasn't keeping track! I did 5 home pregnancy tests and still, I had to get the final confirmation with a blood test to believe it! I am today (March 9, 2010) 31 weeks pregnant and healthy; my baby is due on May 10th. My husband and I are very thankful to Trevor and Acubalance; we wouldn't have made it without you!
PCOS Pregnancy
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PCOS with very delayed menstruation (only 1 or 2 per year)
I remember this case quite well as this woman was so pleased, to not only see her over heating symptoms disappear, but to also start having regular menstrual cycles again. She used to have only one or two menstrual bleeds per year, for which neither Chlomid nor Metformin helped change. When she first started with the Chinese medical treatments she had a menstruation about 16 days later (after not having a menses for almost 4 months). Then it was about 84 days, 35 days, 44 days, and then in the next cycle she became pregnant. Basically 4 menstruations over a 5 month period, with a positive pregnancy in the end.
Dr Trevor Erikson
http://acubalance.ca/trevor-erikson