Fertility Patient Testimonials

Janet M ~
My name is Janet, and I'm 34 years old. Four years ago my husband and I decided we wanted to start trying to have a baby. I always had irregular cycles, so I already discussed with my doctor that once we were ready we were going to start fertility treatments. They prescribed Clomid for me and I took it for four months. I didn't respond well to it at all, then they began Gonal F injections which I did for 6 or 7cycles. I responded better, but never got pregnant. So that was a year of trying, and I thought it was a lot of medicine and maybe my body needed a break. I took about three months off, then tried again, and went into my doctor for the usual round of blood tests to check my hormone levels, etc. to begin the process again. Much to everyone's surprise, I was pregnant! Needless to say we were very happy. Then at about 9-10 weeks I miscarried. Then after 31/2 months I again called the doctor and again went back for blood tests and found out once again I was pregnant. Unfortunately, it again ended in miscarriage at about 6 weeks. So we stopped again for four months, and I started to think this just wasn't the way to go. I hadn't had a period since the miscarriage months earlier, so my doctor put me on progesterone to start the period. I had had this treatment many years earlier and it had worked before, so I went ahead. But this time, I developed a huge cyst. So I said that's it, this is definitely not the way to go, and I began looking into some alternative treatments.

I heard about Claudia's acupuncture specializing in infertility, called her and had a nice conversation over the phone, came in to meet her, decided right away I wanted to do acupuncture. She said she knew exactly what to do with me, and said I don't think it will be easy, but I think we can do it. So I went in for regular treatments, and after just three months I found out I was pregnant. My concerns were keeping the pregnancy. Fortunately, now we have Rachel, who just celebrated her first birthday!

NOTE: Janet returned 6 months after Rachel's joyous birth and after 5 months of working with her, she's blessed now with her second Wellness Within baby!

Kirsten ~
I'm 36 years old, and I tried getting pregnant for three years before finally going to IVF. I took Clomid and also did IUI's and neither were successful. So I came to Claudia several months before my IVF, and she worked with me to get my body ready so the IVF could be successful. After I did IVF I worked with Claudia the entire time I was pregnant to maintain the pregnancy. I had really bad back problems toward the end of pregnancy. I walked a lot with my job, and became very sore. Claudia did several treatments with me and my back felt as good as new. So I had a really good experience, and this is five month old baby Zachary! I'm really pleased with the care I got from Claudia. So we're trying to get pregnant again, and I'll be coming in at least three months before then so she can get my body ready for IVF. So I'm hoping the next IVF will be successful too, and I'll be working with her throughout the entire pregnancy.

Cherie ~
My name is Cherie and I'm 42. This is Camden, he is 5 weeks old, and I came to see Claudia Wolfe about one year ago.

I had had a miscarriage, then a healthy baby, then two miscarriages in a row. The first three pregnancies had all happened fairly easily, and the last one took ten months, so I was concerned with the number of miscarriages, and with the fact that it had taken so long on the last attempt. So Dr. Wolfe treated me with acupuncture and herbs, and my husband also took some supplements, and this guy was the result!

I came here (Wellness Within) on referral from a fertility specialist I had consulted after a third miscarriage. My OBGYN began to suspect there was an underlying problem, and that miscarriage was my norm, and a healthy baby was the anomaly, and yet I had been pregnant a number of times, so acupuncture was recommended to me.

I was really glad to be trying something that was non invasive, and that works with your body to help it do what it already knows how to do! I was not really seeing myself as being able to go through an invasive fertility process and I was looking to avoid that. I was given a lot of hope that my body could do it with a little time and support, and that gave me a lot of encouragement, even to keep trying on my own, without seeking high tech treatments to make it happen.

Rita ~
My husband and I have been trying to have kids for almost nine years now, and I'm going to be 40 in two weeks.

After two years with no success we went to my gynecologist and found out I had moderate to severe endometriosis, went into surgery right after that diagnosis, and right after that we started IUI's. We went through a series of those, accomplished two pregnancies that ended in miscarriage, then a third pregnancy that I now have a three and a half year old from! It was a very difficult pregnancy, I was on bed-rest for the entire nine months. Delivery was difficult, and I delivered a five pound baby that I carried to term, so it was a struggle every step of the way.

After that, we waited one year, then tried again, went to an acupuncturist who didn't specialize in fertility, and although it didn't get us pregnant, I never felt healthier in my life after seeing him. Then we went back to the gynecologist, found out the endometriosis was back, went into laparoscopic surgery once again, then went through twelve months of IUI every month, which was physically and mentally draining. My health was deteriorating after all the drugs. I got pregnant three times, and all ended in miscarriage. After that we took a break and went to a homeopath, then I came to see Claudia Wolfe, and after I think two months of visits ended up with a very healthy pregnancy, no bed-rest, no complications whatsoever, and this beautiful, healthy little girl! I think it would have helped me to do acupuncture simultaneously with IUI's. I think because of the medications given for IUI you need to stay healthy, the drugs really take a toll on your body, and acupuncture can help keep you in sync. A lot of IVF and IUI pregnancies are difficult pregnancies.

Donna ~
I'm 39 years old tomorrow, and I have been going through infertility treatments with my OBGYN and infertility specialist for four years or so. I have undergone many different infertility treatments with drugs along the way. I've been pregnant three times prior to having any infertility treatments, then after infertility treatments I still had no success getting pregnant.

One day I was in the waiting room at the doctor's office, I had met a woman who was six months pregnant and leaned over to her asnd asked her what her secret was, and she leaned back over tome and said, Claudia Wolfe! After seeing Claudia for six months I have finally now become pregnant. I'm very excited, and we're crossing our fingers and ing e erything we can to make sure this one can be sustained and we'll go from there. I'm excited about the acupuncture treatments to come, as well as the treatments I've already had from Claudia's office.

Evelyn ~
I've just turned 33, and we had been trying to get pregnant since November 2001 (three years). We tried everything: charting, taking temperatures, you name it. My doctors told me everything was fine, you don't have any problems, just try to relax. There was really nothing they could do for me, except for medicated in vitro with all those drugs. So I looked up Claudia, and when I first called her I asked what do you specialize in? She said fertility, and I thought, there's where I need to go. I began seeing her in April this year, and within 1 ½ months I was pregnant. That was the first time ever, and it was really shocking. I thought she did something to change the chemistry so I was able to get pregnant! However, it didn't stick, and we continued to do acupuncture, but she also referred me to Dr. Alan Beer here in Los Gatos, and he did further immune testing, actually she clued me in that it was an immune problem, he confirmed it.

Usually it takes a long time, 1-1/2 years once you see Dr. Beer to get pregnant, but I got pregnant again in two months, so I continued to see Claudia and things have been pretty good. I've had some elevated NK cell counts, but nothing that acupuncture couldn't address. So I know I'm not out of the woods until the baby is born, but things are looking really good!

NOTE: Evelyn now has a lovely baby boy.

Aster ~
I'm 35 years old, and I've had 7 IVF procedures, 6 have failed, and I'm on my 7th IVF now and two months pregnant, and I would not be here today if it weren't for Claudia Wolfe and her acupuncture, and the immunology of Dr. Beer and my infertility doctor, Dr. Zouves. We tried for five years, with the first infertility doctor we had four failed cycles, and then I was told after the fourth one that I had less than a 10% chance of ever conceiving. My husband and I just wouldn't give up, and we got a second opinion, from Dr. Zouves. The fifth IVF with Dr. Zouves I did have a positive pregnancy test, but it didn't last because there was an embryo quality issue. The sixth time it didn't work because I have a very high immune system, but I think we have the right recipe now with this seventh one. It was a frozen embryo transfer, which we also believe the immunology and acupuncture will keep it going.

I have done IVIG with prior cycles, and the acupuncture did help with those side affects, I would have headaches, shakiness, weakness, no energy, and acupuncture (and herbs) did help to get my energy back. Another side affect with IVF was migraines I would get from the progesterone injections, and Claudia's magic rid me of those migraines.

I would strongly recommend that anyone with fertility problems go see an acupuncturist, one that specializes in infertility like Claudia Wolfe. I feel very sad for all those infertility doctors who didn't even consider working with my immunology or even with an acupuncturist. So now, it seems like four years I wasted doing IVF procedures. I think acupuncture, herbs, proper diet really helped me, and I wouldn't be her today with my two month pregnancy without Claudia's help.

NOTE: Aster has since given birth to a precious little girl.

. . .