Testimonials #1- Premature ovarian failure with highest FSH 98, AMH 0.05
Testimonials #2- FSH 24, didn’t qualify for IVF with a renowned infertility clinic in NYC
Testimonials #3- Repeated IVF failures (4) with poor egg quality
Testimonials #4- Three repeated IVF failures, two miscarriages and two chemical pregnancies


Premature ovarian failure with highest FSH 98, AMH 0.05

On October 1, 2008, I decided to take charge of my own fertility treatment, via traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture, when the 3rd reproductive endocrinologist (RE) I’d visited told me that I was in either premature ovarian failure or peri-menopause.   (Two weeks later, a 4th RE, told me that I was in full blown menopause.)  All four REs told me that the odds of my conceiving a child with my own egg were extremely low, whether naturally or through IVF, and suggested that I consider either adoption or IVF with a donor egg.   In August, one of the REs put me on Clomid; shortly thereafter my FSH level skyrocketed and I stopped menstruating.  When I first went to see Dr. Zheng, I hadn’t had a menstrual period for five weeks and my FSH was 84.5.  Two weeks later, my FSH was even higher --98.  Based upon my high FSH levels and age (I was close to 40), four REs in a row told me I shouldn’t expect to ever have my own child and, while some were willing to try IVF at least once, they made it clear that they thought it would be a waste of time.   I found their approach to my situation to be overly simplistic and crude, with some of them pushing donor egg very aggressively almost immediately upon meeting me, based mainly upon my age.

The day I first met with Dr. Zheng, she listened to my case history, took my pulse and examined my tongue, then told me she didn’t think I was infertile or menopausal and put me on daily regimen of Chinese herbs and twice a week acupuncture, cupping, and acupressure.   She told me that the herbs would detoxify some of my internal organs (spleen, kidneys, etc.) and improve the functioning of my ovary.  (I lost one ovary when I was 34, due to an ovarian cyst.)  The acupuncture would improve blood flow to my ovary and uterus and reduce my stress level (which was very high, thanks in part to the steady stream of bad news I had been hearing from the REs since I first saw one in May).  In addition, Dr. Zheng recommended that I improve my diet, and I began eating a nutritionally balanced diet, with as much organic food as possible and very little sugar and refined carbohydrates. By 10/28/08—only 4 weeks after beginning treatment -- my FSH was down to 10, and on 11/5/08, my period returned after 67 days.  I was amazed. Even Dr. Zheng was surprised at the rapid turnaround.  We hadn’t expected to see any measurable improvement for at least six months.

On 11/24/08, my FSH measured 7(!) & 2 mature follicles were seen on a sonogram.   Three days later, on Thanksgiving Day, I had 2 eggs retrieved.  No fertility drugs were used; it was a natural cycle IVF.   Two days after retrieval, two embryos were transferred, with acupuncture administered by Dr. Zheng both immediately before & after the procedure.  Even though it was inconvenient for her, and on very short notice, Dr. Zheng was kind enough to come to my RE’s office on the morning of the transfer to perform acupuncture on me, to calm me.  When I was done with the transfer, I took a cab to her office for another acupuncture treatment.  Ten days later, my husband and I received the happy news that I was pregnant!  It all happened so fast (on our first and only try at IVF) that we still can’t believe it.  I have continued to see Dr. Zheng for weekly acupuncture throughout my pregnancy, and continued taking Chinese herbs throughout my first trimester (to prevent miscarriage).  I am now 7 months pregnant with a baby boy due in August.

My husband and I cannot thank Dr. Zheng enough for her fantastic work and for her unfailing kindness.   Without a doubt, she is the best and most caring doctor I have ever had.  Words cannot describe just how highly I recommend Dr. Zheng for the treatment of fertility problems.   I am incredibly lucky and thankful to have found her.