My First “Reproductive” Acupuncture Experience
Written by Arpee on October 22, 2008 – 11:08 pm -So today was my first (ever!) acupuncture session.
I did not go to those clinics which called and/or advertised themselves as having expertise on ‘reproductive’ acupuncture. Instead, I chose to go to one of the earliest acupuncture clinic in town because of 2 reasons - 1) they are in-network with my insurance, 2) the acupuncturist/s are real Chinese … so maybe they are the “genuine” articles. 
(That’s not meant to be reverse discrimination … it’s just my way of crooked logic. Maybe I should go to those “reproductive acupuncture” experts… I’ll try the “real Chinese” guys first and see what happens…)
My acupuncturist recommends herbs but I refused them since their interaction with fertility medicines are not known. She said that my ovaries and uterus may be “cold” so she recommended that I do not eat nor drink anything cold.
Anyhow, I got needles on my inner ankles, knees, elbows, wrists …..
… and my stomach (one on each side of the belly button).
And I had a warmer directed on my belly area, too. Remember… my ovaries and uterus are suspected to be “cold”.
Anyway, it wasn’t bad at all. I did not feel most of the needles while some I felt antbite-like sensation when the needles were tapped in. I was soooo relaxed that I think I dozed off during the 30 minutes that the needles were in.
And I could still drive after the session, contrary to what I read in the internet (Cleveland Clinic).
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And once again, those 1-800 folks from my insurance told the acupuncture clinic that I still need to have a co-pay (despite meeting my Out-of-Pocket Maximum already) …
GRRRRR…
The office girl at the acupuncture clinic was the only person on the office that day, so she was kind enough to hold off charging me…
My plan is to call the insurance next time I go there and get them to talk to the office girl. I hate having to go through another “They told me (office girl)” vs “They told me (me)” cycle again…
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Hey… for those of you who are doing acupuncture for enhanced reproductive health, where are the acupuncture points where they put in the needles?
Tags: acupuncture, acupuncturist, co-pay, Insurance, out-of-pocket
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October 22nd, 2008 at 11:57 pm
Hey, good luck with the accu. I went during my IVF cycle and it actually really helped grow some nice follies. My RE even asked if I was going during one of the follie checks because he noticed how much more blood flow I was getting to the ovaries. I’m a believer!
You have some good insurance if your copays are part of your OOP. I have great insurance (for IF even) but copays have never ever counted towards my OOP. I had IVF early in the year and quickly was able to reach my own OOP but all those copays still killed me! I’ve actually never heard of an insurance whose copays do count towards the oop so I’m totally jealous!!
(iclw)
October 23rd, 2008 at 1:07 am
Acu is great, isn’t it? Awesome pics!!
October 23rd, 2008 at 8:42 am
Good for you. I’m really open to new ideas and have brought meditation, reiki yoga, and chiropractic visits into my life in the last year. Accupuncture is something I just can’t bring myself to do.
Maybe someday!
here from ICLW
October 23rd, 2008 at 10:11 am
Good Luck with the acupuncture! I hope it works. It is something I want to try.
October 23rd, 2008 at 10:30 am
Nice pics! I had my points about where you had yours. They changes from time to time during a cycle. Glad you enjoyed yourself.
October 23rd, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Good luck with the acu. I’ve always been so interested about that.
ICLW
October 23rd, 2008 at 1:08 pm
i’ve always been interested in acupuncture, but have never had the chance to have it done. maybe that should be my next step. great pics by the way!
ICLW
October 23rd, 2008 at 11:34 pm
over from iclw
I have been thinking about doing reproductive accu. It will be interesting to see if it helps any.
October 24th, 2008 at 11:34 am
Hi. I found your site from iclw. I have never done accupuncture and I have never been pregnant and I can’t really talk about my experience with reproductive accupuncture, but I thought that was an interesting post.