Has anyone done Acupuncture for a short luteal phase?

[Lettie70]

...and did it lengthen it and did you get pregnant??
And does it hurt?!

Hi Lettie,
I can definitely recommend acupuncture to treat a short luteal phase defect. I miscarried at 13 weeks last August and have been trying to get pregnant evr since. Using the clearblue fertility monitor, I discovered that I was ovulating on day 23 and getting my period on day 30, (with severe cramps starting from about day 27) I went to see my GP who informed me that all sub fertilty treatment had been cut in our area, and so I couldn't get clomid or progesterone on the NHS. After some googling I decided to try acupuncture before resorting to the eyewateringly expensive private fertilty consultant I'd been recommended. I have to say I am a total convert! In just three sessions - of forty five minutes a week (combined with relaxtion hypnosis while the needles were in), she's got me ovulating on day 17 and I am currently on day 27 without a period, or any of the PMS symptoms I'd normally have by now (too nervous to do a pregnancy test yet..) and so my luteal phase has already gone up to a much more healthy ten days and counting.
I'd never had acupuncture before and was nervous that it would hurt, in the same sharp way that an injection hurts. I can reassure you that this is not at all the case. There's a sort of tapping feeling when she puts the needles in, followed by a sort of dull ache, which for me felt like a very low voltage electric shock on most points. On a couple of occasions, when she put the needle into certain key 'conception' points, I had a much more intense reaction, almost jumping off the bed, as I felt a bigger surge of shock. I still wouldn't say it hurt though, it was just a strange surprising feeling! So, even though I am not sure if I am pregnant yet, the fact that she's upped my luteal phase to over ten days already, makes me think it's deinitely doing something!
Good luck, xxx
PS - if you're in the Leeds area then the woman I am seeing is called Cheryl Mason and you can google her. If you are in London the best person I've heard of is a lady called Claire Battersby who seems to specialise in LPD

i have been doing acupuncture for a short luteal phase. The first month there was no difference in ovulation day or luteal phase but crossing fingers that this month it will extend by at least a day. Very relaxing though.

Hi - I tried acupuncture, but it is expensive and couldn't keep going - it did start to help though. I am now using reflexology which I am finding very good - my periods have not been painful and my LP has increased from 7 to 10 days after 3 sessions. Oddly I seem to ovulate within 48 hours of going mid cycle, so am gonna try and go on day 11/12 and see if it can make me spot on!

I think either can be very beneficial and anything that means you can conceive naturally has got to be worth it!

Good luck!

Thanks for the website - I'll see if there's one near me!

Hello
I've started acupuncture with Clare Battersby for LPD. Am seeing her once a week and am also taking Chinese herbs. Great to hear it worked for you Mimizola!
Last month I OVed on day 25 and started my period on day 34, so those are my benchmarks!
x

I can thoroughly recommend acupuncture for sorting out any kind of ovulation. My cycles had never quite got back to 28 days after the birth and 10mnth bf of DS.

I was TTC on a longer cycle, got preg, MMC... now trying again.

I saw this lady when DS was more that a week overdue and waters broke 36 hrs later. Having seen her earlier on this month, I ovulated 36 hrs later - it was amazing. Now I just have to get pregnant....