Fertility Success Stories

Fertility Issues I think when WE guys hear the words “fertility issues,” we tend to look for ways to fix what’s broken. My wife and I have been through the grinder and every test conceivable (<-yeah it’s a pun) for Western medicine. There was no easy fix for what was quickly starting to look like…

Submitted by a client of ours who’s sperm count increased by 70%! I have male-factor fertility issues with regard to motility, morphology, and count. I decided to seek alternative medical help and consult with Dr. Ryan Funk at Acubalance. He started me with a 3-week detox cleanse and acupuncture 1/week. Upon completion of the cleanse, I began…

After a failed IVF/ICSI cycle, our doctor at the fertility clinic advised us that my sperm parameters were likely the culprit, and without an improvement, there was probably no point in even trying another cycle. He referred me to Acubalance, suggesting that it was our best hope of increasing sperm count and having a successful…

Hi, Lorne: I’m not sure if you’ll recall the history of my wife and me but the main problem we had was with my poor morphology. We started to see you in the hopes we could improve my sperm morphology and motility. Well, I just wanted to let you know that even though we found…

My wife and I first came to Acubalance at the recommendation of our fertility specialist. We saw dramatic improvements in my semen analysis in 6 weeks. We both had underlying health issues that were preventing us from achieving a natural pregnancy.  Myself, I had been experiencing severe headaches, fatigue, irritability, dizziness, vertigo, and eye pain…

After trying for 6 months to conceive our first child, and finding out there was no obvious medical reason for not being able to conceive, my husband and I felt there would be no harm in speaking to Lorne Brown in Vancouver about Chinese medicine and acupuncture. I knew doctors would tell me there was…

We couldn’t wait to tell our story to the wonderful folks at Acubalance. Our daughter was two and was longing to have a sibling. Certainly, that was our plan too but Mama Nature seemed to be hitting a stumbling block. Month after month we became more aware of our increasing ages; the warnings of dangerously…

These were the first words that my husband spoke when little Rachel was born into this world “Karen, it’s a GIRL!!” She was so new to life yet she was already so many things to us: she is our beautiful, healthy daughter, she is her brother’s little baby sister, she is the first girl on…

I wanted to take the opportunity to prepare my body for conception and met Lorne Brown. Lorne taught me many things concerning fertility that I did not learn in medical school. I knew that it would take 6-12 months for me to conceive. I began charting my temperature, getting regular acupuncture, and taking the herbs…

I have a history of miscarriages, having had one miscarriage attempting to conceive my first child, then another three miscarriages attempting to conceive our second child. After the last miscarriage, we found ourselves unable to conceive for over a year (which was a needed break from the miscarriages, but we were growing desperate that we…

When I discovered Lorne’s approach at Acubalance, it was such a relief to be treated as a whole person after encountering the detachment of the Western medical approach. I had been trying to conceive for three years when I decided to try acupuncture after having some small spots of endometriosis removed. My gynecologist had told…

We are now getting close to the end of the second trimester of pregnancy and want to reflect on the experiences leading up to our positive results. As you know, this was our 4th IVF cycle, and only during the last cycle did we see Dr. Ryan Funk for acupuncture treatment. Both of us saw…

Darryl and I just wanted to write to you and say “thank you” for helping us become pregnant with our little miracle. From the time I wrote you, Lorne, and spoke to you on the phone, I felt that we were in good hands. During our first consult with the IVF clinic, we were told…

I was only three days away from embryo transfer (IVF with donor egg) when my doctor discovered that my body was not reacting as he had hoped to the estrogen. Therefore, the lining of my uterus was not as thick as it should be for implantation. He suggested I have acupuncture to bring more blood…

I wanted to share my good news with you!! In less than two months (due date Dec 10th, 2004), we will be expecting our new baby!! I am pregnant at age 39 – naturally! I am very thankful for the acupuncture, Chinese herbal tea, and advice that I received from Lorne Brown. I came into…

I first saw Lorne at the Acubalance Wellness Centre on February 23rd, 2004, as I have a history of ectopic pregnancies. After a couple of ectopic pregnancies, my OB/GYN recommended that I go to see a fallopian tube specialist. I was nervous to go to the Infertility Clinic and had read that acupuncture sometimes helped…

When my husband and I first started trying to have a baby, we thought I would get pregnant immediately. Everything else in my life had worked on a schedule and I believed that pregnancy would be no different. After three months of “trying”, I started to get a bit concerned and began charting my cycles…

After two years of struggling with infertility, recording my temperature daily, taking vitamins… and basically doing what every book I read told me to do, I attended the local Fertility clinic. They sent me for tests to check my tubes for blockage. My husband’s sperm count was fine and my tubes were clear, which was…

I’ve wanted to be a parent for as long as I can remember and I’m finally in the right place and in the right relationship. I know a whole lot about fertility because I provided sexual health counseling for years. I taught women how to check their cervical mucous, chart their cycles, and take their…

I had never been pregnant and my husband and I had been trying to conceive for years. After trying on our own (using a fertility thermometer to check for ovulation), we had no luck. At age 36, I began to worry. After blood work on day 3 and day 21 of my cycle, it was…

For one and a half years, I have lived on a rollercoaster ride of emotions! Excitement, anticipation, depression, and disappointment. This is how long it took my husband and me to get pregnant. We were charting, timing, measuring, researching, and talking about getting pregnant to the point where we were no longer making love –…

At the age of 43, I was told that both my tubes were blocked. After much discussion, my partner, a doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and I opted to try in vitro fertilization. We also decided to see Lorne Brown in order to maximize my chances of a successful outcome. At the ultrasound when they…

For more than three years, my husband and I struggled with unexplained infertility. We underwent every available medical test and turned to a series of increasingly drastic fertility treatments. When IVF and two subsequent cryogenic cycles failed, we began to wonder if we would ever be blessed with children of our own. Then I heard…

In September 2002, I had a miscarriage. Following the D&C, my periods were very irregular – although I had struggled with irregular periods for years. I could go as much as four or five months without a period. I wanted to get pregnant again but was having difficulty with my fertility – and was also…

Three years ago, I underwent IVF/ICSI to conceive our first baby. I had heard that trying acupuncture and herbs while undergoing fertility treatment could be really beneficial. Happily, our first try was successful and we had a beautiful baby girl! When we moved to Vancouver, we decided to try for Baby Number 2. This time,…

Dear Lorne, It’s been a couple of months since I last came to see you for acupuncture treatment so I thought you might like to know that there’s been good-news development for me: about two weeks after my last treatment in mid-July, I found out I was pregnant naturally at 41! I’m now at about…

My infertility nightmare started almost three years ago when my husband and I started trying to conceive. We had already traveled a long road! I was 36 at the time. After seven months, I became pregnant but unfortunately lost the pregnancy at six weeks. The months following my miscarriage are a very black time in…

When I was 44, I decided to give conception one last try and now I’m pregnant at 45 with high FSH and short luteal phase. I had tried to conceive before and survived pregnancy losses. Because of my age and history, medical science gave me little hope of success. But for me the word “no”…

Hi, Lorne: I wanted to send you a very overdue thank you adding acupuncture to IVF made all the difference!!! I’m not sure if you remember me but I came to see you after about four years of unsuccessfully trying for our first baby. What a roller coaster ride that was! After a friend had mentioned an…

Dear Acubalance, I am writing to send a heartfelt thank you for your website. It has indirectly helped us get pregnant after 4+ years of fertility struggles. I believe your section on “What can I do to optimize my fertility?” as well as your belief (and now mine) in acupuncture enabled me and my spouse to get…

Hi, Lorne: Long time no chat. It was about two years ago that we found you and the Acubalance team. I wanted to check in with you and give you an update: our story with a happy ending! We have VERY GOOD news!! Thanks to a great friend — who became our surrogate — our…

Hello to everyone at Acubalance, I received acupuncture in the late Spring of 2008 at your centre in an attempt to conceive my first child. I wanted to let all of the wonderful staff at Acubalance know that I successfully conceived in June and gave birth to a beautiful healthy baby girl in February 2009….

Goodness, where do we begin? My fertility (or shall I say infertility?) story has been so draining yet so worth it. One year after my husband and I had been married, we stopped our birth control, anticipating starting a family within the next 12-18 months. However, we noticed that we were not very careful and had…

After four miscarriages and seeing specialists at BC Womens Health (who couldn’t find anything wrong with us), we are now only a few weeks away from delivering our first baby, thanks to Acubalance! After receiving treatments from Acubalance, we got pregnant on our first try and have had an average, uneventful pregnancy so far. At…

Thank you so very much for your excellent, supportive, and caring help over the fall and winter. Even with my medical background, my weekly visits put my mind at ease and helped me truly believe that nature would indeed one day take its course. We had our prenatal testing done at PCRM and everything looks…

Dear Ryan, My husband and I would like to thank you for all your support and encouragement during a very difficult time for us. From the moment we met you at Acubalance back in April 2008, we felt comfortable talking to you and sharing with you our infertility journey. Your calm and caring personality made…

To all the staff at Acubalance Wellness Center, My husband and I send you a note of our gratitude with special thanks to Ryan. After meeting him, he gave us hope with his faith and knowledge of this healing art. Before meeting Ryan, my husband and I were skeptical about whether or not this treatment could…

The first thing I have to say is that I wish I had gone to Acubalance sooner than I did. I am 42, have led a very healthy life, and am now 22 weeks pregnant with a healthy baby girl but it took me (us) two somewhat agonizing years to get here. I credit our…

Wow, I’m not sure where to begin. I think the title alone says a lot. I just wish I had learned about Acubalance a lot sooner. I first learned of Acubalance from a flyer in the waiting room of the IVF office in the fall of 2008. At the time, I was only days away from retrieval….

After having tried to conceive on our own for a year and a half, my husband and I were referred to a doctor at the UBC Fertility Clinic. After many tests, I learned I was not a candidate for IVF because of my low ovarian reserve. — I had a low antral follicle count, and…

After a year of trying to conceive, I was diagnosed with “premature ovarian failure” at the age of 26.  Devastated, my husband and I thought our chances to have a child were over. After much soul-searching and research, we decided in vitro fertilization (IVF) was the path we wanted to take. IVF is an expensive…

After several years of trying to conceive unsuccessfully, I was diagnosed with stage four endometriosis in March 2007. The doctor said that I only had a 20% chance of getting pregnant naturally but would have a better chance using assisted reproductive technology. This was very devastating news. Based on our chances, we contemplated trying IVF….

It is with great joy that I thank Dr. Lorne Brown and the entire Acubalance team for their extraordinary care. I’m happy and healthfully 24 weeks pregnant with my first child at age 36. I first approached Acubalance, and Dr. Brown specifically, upon the recommendation of a close friend. She knew that my husband and…

Canada Day weekend 2007 found me in bed crying for three days as I miscarried at 10 weeks. My husband lay next to me, holding me the whole time. I felt so crushed, so broken like my body and my life was betraying me. I had to undergo a D&C at the hospital. We had…

After my first attempt at IVF failed due to poor egg quality and quantity, I asked my OBGYN what I could do before I started my second round to prepare my body and increase my fertility. He suggested that I try acupuncture and referred me to Dr. Brown’s clinic Acubalance. I had tried acupuncture previously…

After losing our first son at 22 weeks, I was scared to get pregnant again. I didn’t know how we would be able to get pregnant again and deal with the anxiety and fear of carrying another child. After hearing about Acubalance from a friend, I started going on a weekly basis to get a…

I first started seeing Ryan at Acubalance in January 2010.  Since a teenager, I have always had irregular/infrequent cycles which my doctor attributed to hormonal imbalances and diagnosed as oligomenorrhoea. At the time, my husband and I were not trying to get pregnant. However, we knew that we would want to start trying to conceive…

We are so excited to share our story of how we got pregnant naturally after a negative IVF and miscarriage! My entire life, I have always known that I wanted to have a family of my own. I have always loved being around children. When I got married, I was still really young. Even though…

My husband and I started trying to conceive when we got married six years ago. After a couple of years went by with no luck, we decided to go into our doctor’s office to see if there was a problem. The doctor couldn’t find anything wrong but suspected that damage from a surgery I had…

I am 38 years old and am expecting my first child. I am writing this blog to all the older moms to tell you not to give up! I have my miracle baby thanks to Acubalance! My husband and I tried to have a baby for over two years. Due to my age, we headed…

There’s a saying “it takes a village to raise a child.” In our case, it took a village to create a child. Well, maybe not a village but a team of dedicated medical professionals whose one goal was to help us create our child. I’ve wanted a child of my own for most of my…

For all of you who are struggling with stress related to infertility issues, age, poor response, or previously failed IVF, I would like to share my inspirational and insightful experience with Dr. Brown and Acubalance. I was almost 42 yrs. old when I first met Dr. Brown and had struggled with two natural miscarriages and…

Thank you Acubalance my thin-lining infertility corrected in three months with acupuncture/ I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 18. Despite being diagnosed with a chronic disease, I was very healthy and had good control of my blood sugar levels. Because of this, I didn’t think I’d ever have problems getting…

A friend of mine told me about Acubalance over two years ago. She had successfully had both her babies who were breech turned around by acupuncture treatments at Acubalance. She also had heard that acupuncture treatment helps prevent miscarriage. And I can say it’s true! I have a healthy baby boy after two years and…

I have low ovarian reserve and I’m 40 and pregnant with twins! I believe in fate and I believe it is fate that brought me to Acubalance! My husband and I were already starting our first IVF/ICSI cycle when I had my first appointment with Lorne but it was a strange set of events that brought…

We had been trying to conceive our second child for well over a year. My irregular cycles and PCOS were making conception complicated. Clomid made me extremely ill and IUI’s were unsuccessful. But after meeting Dr. Brown, I knew I was in good hands. Lorne and his team were encouraging and extremely knowledgeable. With the…

At the age of 35, my husband and I finally decided that it was time to start a family. After three years of trying, we were still unsuccessful. We did all the testing with our family doctor, who found no reason for infertility. I did three rounds of Clomid which did not work. I then…

I came to see Dr. Lorne Brown at 40 years old. Just six weeks prior, I had been through a devastating loss to preterm labor at 17 and half weeks. This was an IVF pregnancy. My husband and I had been trying to conceive for three and a half years. The fertility clinic told me I didn’t…

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…

I was 40 years with a high risk of preeclampsia when I first met Dr Ryan Funk. But my story begins at age 38 when we decided to have our first child. I conceived in the first month of trying so I was surprised to have trouble falling pregnant again – even at a “mature”…

My story is not unlike many who have approached Acubalance for support in their attempts to become a mother. I’m glad to say that mine has a happy ending – pregnancy after treatment for my body and soul. After two years of trying to get pregnant with a diagnosis of PCOS in tow, I followed…

I sincerely believe that we had a successful IVF thanks to 90-day pre-conception care at Acubalance. Our desire to have a family has taken us on an incredible journey of highs and lows, joy and heartbreak, and a series of decisions that would change our lives forever. After three years of marriage and persistent “trying”,…

Our desire to have a family has taken us on an incredible journey of highs and lows, joy and heartbreak, and a series of decisions that would change our lives forever. After three years of marriage and persistent “trying”, my husband and I were not yet pregnant. As I was in my late thirties, I…

It has been almost three months since I started seeing Lorne after trying for almost a year to conceive. Here is my story – the conception journey: a frame of mind. I seemed healthy and yet I felt helpless and perplexed about my fertility. I’m a decent age (32), maintain a healthy weight, eat nutritiously…

My story has it all fertility, threatened miscarriage, and breech baby. Over a year ago I experienced a devastating miscarriage at almost 19 weeks.  After months of testing to see if there was a reason behind the loss I was told nothing was wrong, these things happen and I was finally cleared to try to…

Today I would like to share my story with all the women who have gone thru or are experiencing what I have been through in my life.  I call this my journey of infertility.  It all began 5 years ago when I was diagnosed with endometriosis at the age of 34.  It started with a small ache in…

When my husband and I decided to have another baby, we assumed it would be easy, as it had only taken one month to get pregnant with our first. And it was until we miscarried at about five or six weeks along. After the miscarriage, we actively tried for a year and a half without…

Dear Lorne, Our son Heath turned one year old yesterday. Of course, as with most milestones, we were reflecting on our past year with Heath and our journey to get there. I just want to express our thanks again for helping us get pregnant. Heath is such a joy in our lives and I don’t…

After a year and a half of trying, we feel it was the four months of acupuncture with Ryan that finally got us pregnant. Ryan not only excelled in his expertise of acupuncture and fertility knowledge, but his encouragement was instrumental in keeping us positive, even on weeks when it was tough on us emotionally….

My trilogy of infertility – low AMH, high FSH, and over 40 began in early May of 2014.  My husband and I were having difficulty conceiving our 2nd child.  I was 41 years old and recently diagnosed with high FSH / early perimenopause.  Shortly after that diagnosis from my GP, I had my telephone consultation with Dr. Ryan Funk,…

My Acubalance journey started in May 2013.  My periods had been extremely painful since my early 20s and were getting more unbearable every year.  My husband and I were still struggling to conceive after more than 2 years of actively trying. At 38, I knew our chances of ever having a baby were diminishing.  By chance, I saw an…

After many years of trying for a family naturally and not conceiving my husband and I decided to try fertility treatments. Following 6 unsuccessful IUI procedures and 1 unsuccessful IVF we were emotionally and financially drained. After donor egg suggested I was able to have my own baby with the help of Acubalance. In 2012 I…

When I first started treatment at Acubalance, I had just had a miscarriage at16 weeks and I was devastated. I was 40 years old and was already feelingpretty lucky to be pregnant in the first place. I wanted so much to tryagain, but was so anxious and worried about going through the same thingagain. Acubalance…

My husband and I were devastated by the realization we would have to undergo IVF to conceive a child. It was after meeting you and learning what Acubalance had to offer in terms of increasing fertility knowledge, guidance in changes to our diet, and most importantly the power of acupuncture in support of IVF, I…

Our dreams of expanding our family were crushed when we learned that I had an extremely high FSH level (30), which meant IVF was not an option for us. Devastated, I searched the Internet and found Acubalance. Upon meeting Dr. Lorne Brown and his team, I immediately knew that I was in good hands. Dr….

Becoming a mother was one of the things I looked forward to most in my future. Like many things, though, what you wish for isn’t always what you receive. Sometimes you don’t get your desires right away, sometimes they come at an unexpected time, or in an unexpected form, or sometimes, not at all. For…

I wanted to say from both my husband and I THANK YOU so much for all your support and encouragement during the most difficult time in our lives. After the failed IVF I didn’t know how I was going to carry forward. You both were so encouraging to me. I am ever so grateful to…

After 11 months of trying, I went to doctors, who started me on Clomid and a sugar/carb free diet. After 10 months of this, I tried a Naturopath, who had me on natural tablets and an un-processed food diet. After no luck and a lot of friends getting pregnant, we ended up moving to a new place…

I’m so grateful to Acubalance! After an adventurous journey to getting pregnant, it happened, we went from one to 8 follicles! And now I’m 15 weeks pregnant (I am 40 years young J ) and I/we are over the moon with the arrival of our baby! Dr. Lorne Brown was my practitioner at Acubalance for more…

May this message find you well.I wanted to reach out to you and express how grateful I am for the support you gave me in conceiving Nova.I was recently speaking to a friend who has been going through a rough time conceiving and I of course thought of you.I  don’t want her to give up,…

Me and my husband had been trying to conceive for almost 2 years and had no luck but all of our tests that we had done were normal. This is when we decided to sign up in a fertility clinic. On the paperwork we were asked if we had tried acupuncture.  We had not, but…

Dear Lorne and team, Thank you for being so supportive and positive through my fertility journey. You are the best Fertility Doula Ever! I couldn’t have done this without you. I can’t thank you enough for everything you have done. 11 weeks and counting – and still somewhat sane – thanks in large part to…

After being on ‘the pill’ since my teenage years, my husband and I decided to finally try and have a baby. My cycles were never regular, to begin with, but after coming off the birth control pill I found that my cycles were about 4 months long! This made it extremely difficult for us to…

I will forever be grateful and thankful for being introduced to Dr. Lorne Brown and his fabulous team. With 2 failed IVF’s and very high FSH, Lorne believed in my determination to never give up trying to become pregnant naturally and turn back the clock on aging and diminished egg quality and reserve. During this…

After several unsuccessful IUI attempts, and one heartbreaking ectopic pregnancy, I started to see Dr Funk. Although I was a bit skeptical at first, I decided that if I was going to explore TCM, I needed to open myself up and be receptive to the entire process. I saw Ryan for acupuncture, started taking supplements…

Five years ago my husband and I embarked on a journey that would see us navigate the windy road of infertility. After a year of unsuccessful trying we sought out the assistance of a fertility clinic and Acubalance Wellness Center. My husband and I both completed the comprehensive fertility tests and the results were all…

Dear Acubalance, Our baby girl is here and lovely. I think I sent you the original email, but I wanted to say a more direct and full thank you to you for all the support you gave me before and during my pregnancy. Your calm but assertive expertise, your sense of humor, your full and complete…

To Acubalance, Dr Lorne Brown,The purpose of my journey to Vancouver BC was to fulfill my goal & dream of getting pregnant and by doing that I know I had to come and see the one and only Dr. Brown. As I researched and read up on your treatments and clinic success. I just want…

It fills me up when I receive emails sharing the good news about your successful IVF cycles. I stared offering IVF acupuncture onsite at the IVF clinics in Vancouver all the way back in 2002. And I still get excited (and nervous) 20 plus years later when I go onsite to Olive Fertility Centre to…

I started going to Kali MacIsaac at Acubalance after my second miscarriage becauseI had heard that Naturopathy & Acupuncture can help with fertility issues. I wasn’t surewhat to expect, especially when I was answering lots of questions about mybowel movements (lol). In a nutshell, I felt very welcomed and safe atAcubalance. I gained a wealth…

Dear Acubalance Team I have lost track of the number of times I’ve tried to write this letter. The truth is, words can’t describe the gratitude I feel towards the Acubalance team for the gift of our beautiful son. With the help of Acubalance, I was able to have a healthy natural pregnancy despite extremely…

Thank you Dr Kali MacIssac! You help me have a natural pregnancy with PCOS! I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) in early 2012. This was no surprise to me as I had experienced many of the symptoms for years from the age of 16 on: trouble with weight loss, hormonal acne, severe PMS,…

I was amazed at how easy my transfer day went. I met with Lorne for a pre-transfer session, which was super relaxing and put me into a really open space of receptivity, I went for my transfer, and then I returned for a bookend treatment. I walked away feeling excited and thrilled and surprised at…

Words Cannot describe how much Dr. Ryan Funk from Acubalance has helped me in my fertility journey. He helped me become pregnant after a failed IVF and 1 ovary removed. I’ve been seeing Dr Ryan Funk for almost a year now. I first started at Acubalance shortly after a failed IVF treatment. This was a very difficulty time for…

I have dreamed of being a mama for many years. My husband and I have been married for over than nine years, and the topic of babies was always center in our lives. We never actively tried to conceive, and even though we didn’t try to prevent it, we never could conceive a child. Here’s…

I’m over 40, low AMH, failed IVF and I have just given birth to a healthy baby boy.  He is the most beautiful baby boy I have ever laid eyes on; ok, so I may be biased, but I’m sure if you saw him you’d agree he’s pretty cute! My husband and I had been…

THOUGHTS ON MY 40TH BIRTHDAY…I am a reproductive acupuncturist who has had reproductive challenges. And now I’m pregnant naturally at 40 after trying to conceive for 5 years. I often find it hard to answer the question when someone asks how long we had been trying. Fertility as it turns out, at least for us,…

After being told by my Vancouver IVF clinic that it was very unlikely I would ever conceive, that I had low egg reserve, and that they couldn’t help us with any fertility assistance, I found myself awfully saddened and distraught by the news.  Then I found Acubalance.  Not only was I welcomed with warm hearts and…

Acubalance has a gentle, detailed approach to care that helped me to live the way I wanted. After my treatments, I started to feel less lethargic and was in the right place to get pregnant. Acubalance listens and supports your health goals. One of my goals was increased energy, another to have a baby. They…

Hello everyone. I was asked to share my story so others could learn about some of the non-mainstream treatment options to help with fertility. I couldn’t deny the request because I do know the feeling of not being alone and renewed hope when you browse through the numerous testimonies, to read something that is similar…

The other day I had a flash back to my fertility journey. For almost three years, Acubalance was my second home, where I found peace and gained control of my health, and improved my well-being week after week. I had the most amazing pregnancy and easy birth only because of the unconditional support I received…

I am forever grateful to Acubalnace. I came to Acubalance at a loss of what to do. I’d been trying to get pregnant for almost two years without luck, and was already seeing a fertility clinic. The doctor there suggested I try acupuncture to help, and Acubalance was a highly recommended clinic. So I nervously booked an appointment. I wasn’t…

I was so excited to say goodbye anxiety, insomnia, and Sibo. I came to Acubalance in November 2017 after going through achemical pregnancy in October. I had come off birth control in April after 18years on it and I wanted to try for my first baby.  I was 35 and felt the timewasn’t on my…

Even before the thought of having children was an option for me, I focused strongly on my fertility. Having a history of PCOS, I wanted to gain control of my reproductive health to avoid risking a long and arduous conception journey. Through a friend, I met Ryan from Acubalance, and he quickly became my family’s Acupuncturist. Whether…

I wanted to take this day to thank Acubalance for being such animportant part on my journey to being a mom. Last week I heard the heartbeatagain at 14 weeks and started to cry (for the 1000th time in this process).For the first time though they were tears of joy. I remember the times I…

I came to see Dr.Ryan Funk at Acubalance Wellness Centre in early September 2017 and I have to say I never thought I’d be here hugging my daughter.  When I walked in with my husband, Ryan was warm, and kind and immediately put us at ease.  He asked us some questions and drew up a treatment…

Difficulty in conceiving a child was never considered a reality as we set out to expand our family.  However, two years later, we decided that despite best efforts in charting, using ovulation kits, and raising legs in the air, help was needed.  Help came in the form of Dr. Ryan Funk, the genial acupuncturist at…

My experience at Acubalance has been truly one of a kind.  Even though personally and physically I was going through a difficult time with infertility and a diagnosis of adenomyosis.  Dr. Ryan Funk made each visit comfortable and a positive experience. He was the encouraging voice I listened to, especially through some of my darkest moments. …

My husband and I were quite hopeless after trying for over a year and not being able to conceive.  I thought we would never be parents. We had seen great comments from others working with Ryan and were thrilled to meet him. Ryan has a super calm demeanour and is extremely knowledgeable.  I soon realized that I…

Our IVF journey started July 2019. We did not have a good experience with the first fertility clinic we went to. So, then my husband and I decided to go on a trip back home to the Philippines and try getting pregnant naturally even though I knew I had half a uterus with a blocked…

In the thirteenth week of my pregnancy with my youngest daughter, I woke up in the middle of the night bleeding heavily. A trip to the ER revealed the baby was still miraculously alive, but I had a large subchorionic hematoma (“bruise”) on my placenta. The ob/gyn told me “I’m not sure which way things…

Coming to Acubalance for cervical ripening treatment helped prepare my body for birth. About a week and half before Julia Pauline was born I was starting to have contractions.  Sometimes they were mild and sometimes they were painful but it was all manageable. A few times I thought ‘this is it I am going to have…

I began going to Acubalance for acupuncture treatments during the final trimester of my pregnancy. My intention was to support my physical health as I prepared my body for birth, but with Acubalance, I got so much more. My practitioner took so much time with me at each visit, asking me insightful questions and listening…

Improved menstrual cycle and pregnancy! My Acubalance journey started in May 2013.  My periods had been extremely painful since my early 20s and were getting more unbearable every year.  My husband and I were still struggling to conceive after more than 2 years of actively trying. At 38, I knew our chances of ever having a baby were diminishing….

Doctor Brown and his team are true miracle workers! I felt very supported from the moment I started the laser and acupuncture treatments. All his doctors were very knowledgeable, trustworthy, and extremely patient with me. I knew that I was in good hands from my very first visit. This morning, I had a very successful…

Our IVF journey started in July 2019. We did not have a good experience with the first fertility clinic we went to. So, then my husband and I decided to go on a trip back home to the Philippines and try getting pregnant naturally even though I knew I had half a uterus with a…