We found TCRA after going to RMA for a fertility work up. After 3 1/2 years of trying and being told we had a male infertility problem ( although not that severe) the doctors at RMA found that I had PCOS. I was a little skeptical at first bc I had little symptoms of PCOS besides not getting pregnant and I had never heard of it. We were encouraged by the dr.'s to schedule an IUI. My husband was crushed bc we wanted so hard to accomplish conception naturally. I just had an strong urge to try acupuncture first and after reading all of the reviews I knew TCRA was the right choice. I was still worried I wouldn't have the same success as previous clients, which I guess is natural. It seemed like 3 months was the magic number for all of the patients to see results . I discussed my doubts a lot with David and the rest of the staff bc I only felt slightly different. My 38 day cycle never returned to 28, only to 34 days... but this did happen within the first month or so. At 3 months I was so upset when I skipped a period and still had a negative preg. test. Because I had never skipped I began to get really depressed and thought of quitting AP. David assured me that this could just be my period skipping a full month and he aggressively continued my therapy. Another month passed and no period but I had began to get increasingly ill. I went to the dr. who performed a pregnancy test... still negative. We were all baffled and I was inconsolable bc I thought I had made things worse! 5 days later I was so "" weepy"" and ""nauseous"" that I took another test AND IT WAS POSITIVE! Additionally at my first OB apt. we discovered I had been pregnant for 2 months! The entire time that TCRA had been helping me cope and get through what we thought was a ""relapse"" I was pregnant ! Which just goes to show that you might have a different experience then some clients but I still feel like 3 months is the magic number to ""realign the universe"" or whatever. I definitely recommend up to 6 months if you have a male infertility factor as well but hopefully you will only need 3 months. It's also nice that the AP does help with morning sickness. On a scale of 1 to 10 my MS was a 65. I couldn't even get out of bed. But AP did help for about 48 hours after an appt. My case was really rare though and i recommend asking for zofran rather then missing weeks of work like I did. It's very expensive but you'll be able to ""make it through"" the day. Also if you pay in advance they do give no-hassle refunds which is nice, or you can save your account until delivery time and return for ""easy delivery"" AP. All in all, I have referred 3 people to TCRA and it's the first place I'll return to if I have trouble conceiving again. ESPECIALLY since it allowed us to conceive naturally!
Pros: Super nice staff, it works!
Cons: Schedule appts. in advance or you wont get in!
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