PCOS Testimonial

This is a testimonial kindly given by a patient who conceived having had a successful series of acupuncture treatment:
I was diagnosed with PCOS in 2010 having been trying for
18 months to conceive. It was quite a shock as I had not come across it
before but there were
   many people who had this condition including a number of 
celebrities.
My doctor referred me to a gynecologist however I was on
the waiting list so while awaiting an appointment I researched PCOS and
found that following a
   gluten and dairy free diet would help as the lower your weight the 
better your symptoms so I started following this.
I lost around three stone in weight over a year and had 
my gynecologist appointment where I was prescribed Provera to start my 
periods and Clomid to ovulate.
   After three tries of this we fell pregnant and our daughter was born
in January 2013.
Once our daughter was a year old we decided to try for 
another expecting it to be a long process again. The doctor prescribed 
Provera and Clomid as this
   worked last time however after a number of failed attempts I decided
I needed to shift some weight as I was heavier then when I fell with my
daughter.
   I tried to follow the gluten and dairy free diet again but it was a 
lot harder this time juggling work and mummy duties and fitting in 
exercise.
I tried the tablets again but again nothing happened and
my periods were not even starting this time round so we were slightly 
at a loss. It was go back
   to the doctors and await a referral however this took about 12 
months last time so I again started searching PCOS. I found a number of 
websites recommended
   acupuncture so I searched local people who specialised in fertility,
which is where I came across Jamie.
I had my first appointment in May 2016 and I have to
say driving over I felt very sceptical about the whole process. When I 
got there though Jamie
       was very nice and explained so many things around Chinese 
medicine and PCOS being known as dampness and things that affected 
dampness in the body
       were gluten and dairy so everything tied together and it was 
very interesting learning a different aspect of my condition. Jamie gave
me a couple
       of leaflets around how gluten and dairy affect dampness and how 
certain foods can reduce dampness in the body like apples and lemons.
My first treatment was very surreal and the 
sensation was like a wave building up around my feet and it kept 
building up my legs before crashing around
       my womb area. I have to say it was amazing as it just felt like 
something was actually working inside my body. I booked in my next 
appointment
       for the following week and when I left I called my husband to 
tell him how amazing the treatment was. The following morning I weighed 
myself and
       I'd lost three pound in weight and I'd done nothing different 
that week other than the acupuncture
 
I had acupuncture weekly between my first 
appointment and September other than breaks for holidays and each 
session the sensation would be different
       depending where the needles were but you could always feel 
something happening around the womb area. After my holiday in September I
changed my
       sessions to every four weeks so would go at the start of each 
month.
I had an appointment at the beginning of December 
and I had a very dull ache in my lower back which I had never had 
before. I found out a week later
       I was 3-4 weeks pregnant which explained the slight change in 
sensation when having the acupuncture.
I had my last treatment in January so I could inform
Jamie of my news and we have left any further treatments to me to book 
if I have any issues during
       pregnancy but I have had none so far. It is now May 2017 and I 
have 13 weeks until the due date of our second daughters arrival.
I can not recommend acupuncture enough for PCOS and 
for women in my position as without the treatment I would not have 
fallen pregnant again as the
       treatment which worked to conceive my first daughter was not 
working at all second time. Jamie was brilliant at explaining where the 
needles were
       going and why and the whole diet thing around dampness in 
Chinese medicine just tied everything together.

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