I have unexplained infertility at this point. I had some uterine
issues (uterine precancer), but that was fixed. I have polycystic
ovarian syndrome, so I get a lot of ovarian cysts. I've had 2
artificial inseminations (IUI) done. The first time, I got pregnant
but miscarried. The second time, I had TWELVE eggs, but still did
NOT get pregnant. The odds were tremendous that I'd have multiples,
even. I'm going to do a 3rd try at IUI later on in October, and my
fertility doctor had mentioned that sometimes Acupuncture helps with
fertility cycles, so I decided to try it.

My health insurance has a list of acupuncturists that they have a
copay agreement with, so I picked the nearest one. My first
acupuncture visit was yesterday. I'm seeing Dr. Su-Cheng Yu in
Tracy, California. Anyone know her? She's a middle-aged lady with a
sweet smile. I'm not sure if she specializes in fertility, but she
did show me a picture of some children that had been born to a lady
she had treated.

Dr. Yu also told me my pulse was very deep and rapid. Anyone want to
inform me what this might mean? I'm a medical assistant, so I know
my pulse is high (it runs around 100 usually) for my respiration rate
(I breathe around 8 times per minute). I'm just wondering what
the "deep" part might mean relative to my health.

Dr. Yu explained to me about the canals and then stuck the needles in
my legs and my abdomen. I did feel some wierd nerve-type sensations
with some of the leg ones. Very interesting experience. I didn't
feel different afterward, except one of my knees was popping and
feeling like I'd had a good run on it. I suppose this is normal?

I'm to go back once a week for now. Anything else I should do to
help myself out? I tried to explain the cysts on my ovaries always
being there, but sometimes they are larger than others and sometimes
small enough to be of no consequence, but we had a bit of a language
difficulty. I also tried to explain that I had 2 D&Cs (dilation and
curettage of my uterus) because of the uterine precancer, but not
sure I got that across, either. Just looking for any helpful hints
here.

Thanks!
Pam Whiteley