My husband and I had no problem getting pregnant. Staying pregnant was another issue. At the age of 32-33, I experienced three miscarriages in less than a year, never making it past nine weeks of pregnancy. After going through the routine tests at the Recurrent Pregnancy Loss program at Women’s Hospital, I was told there…
Dr. Lorne Brown at Acubalance has provided ongoing long-distance support and advice to my fertility journey since I first stepped into Acubalance in January 2011. I cannot imagine how I would feel by this point without having Lorne as my go-to person with endless questions on an “as-need” basis. I was and still am doing almost…
Quite simply, Dr. Ryan Funk pulled me out of a sea of despair. I finally have a healthy baby with Acubalance’s support. In March 2010, I was 12 weeks into the first trimester; my world was full of hopes and dreams. After a routine ultrasound, we were told there was no heartbeat. I couldn’t believe…
Nurse Credits Acupuncture With Ending Infertility Battle. Becoming a new mom wasn’t easy for the 40-year-old pediatric nurse from Ladner. Waterman believes it wouldn’t have been possible without the Acubalance Wellness Clinic, which used acupuncture and other alternative treatments to help solve the couple’s infertility, the result of age, stress and low sperm count. Waterman…
My husband and I had been trying to start our family for seven years when we first contacted Acubalance. After unsuccessfully pursuing fertility treatment in Calgary, now both 35 years old, we decided to try a fertility clinic in Vancouver and learned of Acubalance through them. Before coming to Vancouver, I arranged a series of…
As my 36th birthday is approaching next month, I have been spending a lot of time thinking of where we are in our journey of growing our family, where we have been, and how far we still have on this path, but there is successful treatment for PCOS. When first struggling with infertility at 26, I was diagnosed…
I’m truly grateful for all of Ryan’s help and support. My husband and I had been trying to have a child with no success. After many years of experiencing infertility, we decided to go to a fertility clinic for a full workup. They diagnosed me with endometriosis and suggested we begin clomid. We began to use clomid…
I came to see Dr. Ryan Funk to complement the IVF cycle I was doing through Genesis Fertility Clinic. I was 30 years old and had a diagnosis with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in my early twenties. My PCOS caused me to be anovulatory, have irregular periods, and be overweight. After I was married at…
After two failed pregnancies resulting in miscarriages and no answers as to why I could not help but feel discouraged and alone. I blamed myself for what happened and would cry myself to sleep thinking that my dream of motherhood would never be fulfilled. I remember walking into Ryan’s office feeling depressed and thinking: is…
Where do I begin? Well, let’s start with how I got here to Acubalance and how incorporating acupuncture was the best decision I ever made! I was 39 turning 40 with the continued dream of having a family. My husband and I have had several speed bumps in our journey (6 yrs) which include failed…
