Wanted to go to the very popular one at marine parade (opposite polyclinic) but queue was too long so went to the one opposite Ntuc, beside slimming center and post office called Tang Shan TCM, speaks English no queue and provide brewing and packaging of herbs service , Dr Qiu, Singaporean man train in china. My friend whom I recommended also had successful FET last month. Once he say your womb is ready, you can call for FET appt, but needs religiously 2-3 months of acupuncture and smelly herbal drinking. On the side note, the herbs improved my complexion, had underlying liver and kidney issues which explains why I don't sweat even after running 2.4km.
Also been to their branch at Vivo but they only offered powdered herbs (too horrible to consume) but Taiwanese lady Dr, Dr Cai
Funny thing is this place is mostly patronize by English speaking patients and expats (Koreans and Indians) can hear their accent while doing acupuncture
Hi Hope - ya last day of HL leave today. Feeling better - but when my mind is idle I think a lot. But that's normal I guess. Back to work on Monday. looking forward to Prof's consult this Friday. No AF yet. Had a coconut yesterday maybe that will induce it. TCM Dr. Zou asked me to start acupuncture on Day 5 of menses. I will stick to TCM for a couple of months without any other meds - maybe can restore "quality" LOLCMR, are u feeling better? Still on leave to rest?
Pantieileen, can share how much for your consult, acupuncture?
Hi ladies! I googled "IVF and norethisterone" and ended up at this forum. I will also be starting IVF with Prof in Oct/Nov. We have been married for 7 years and have a whole of issues too. I have had 2 dermoid cysts removed, first on left ovary in 2011 (10cm) then on right ovary in 2013 (3.5cm) and it was discovered during my first surgery that I have bicornuate uterus or uterus didelphys (inconclusive diagnosis). Basically it means I have 2 uterus (unbelievably before the surgery, no gynae has ever mentioned it or noticed it even though I have done multiple TV ultrasounds). Hubby too has sperm quality and morphology issues We have tried Clomid and Gonal-F before but never been through IVF or even IUI. This will be our first cycle and it is straight to IVF.
@hope : Yup, before my transfer, i did everyday coz i only started 1week before stimulation so no choice must do everyday without herbs. But if you have more than 2-3months before your IVF/FET then you should do weekly and drink the herbs.
Sinseh said my womb was "cold" and poor Qi circulation which explains why i have very bad period cramps, my period lasted 2days super duper heavy flow. The kind i wear cruise ship 41cm pads but the blood will still gush out and leak and drip when i walk. Also my blood will come in clots or jelly. I can pick it up with my finger and it doesn't break, bigger than egg yolk size. My first period after TCM was less painful (less cramps) and very small period clots like touhuay smashed up.
I had previously complained about this to Prof KL Yam (KKH Gynae Cancer Center) and Prof Wong (NUH CHR) but both said it's not normal but it's common but since it doesn't hurt me it's not a disease, move on with it. But TCM views it differently. I believed it's the combination of herbs and acu that helped.
Also, heard that PC Wong is now a big follower of TCM, got peer also into TCM but he doesn't encourage herbs during IVF/FET coz not much scientific studies done on it. Acu before ET is ok and he will encourage coz there are scientific papers comparing statistics which shows acu improves OR rates but not ET. ET is still relatively unstudied (coz i also dug out PubMed papers to read)
I believed in TCM coz my family deals with herbs and now even more since Sadhana (KKH) sort of sentenced me to infertility if i don't do IVF so now it's a miracle for someone like me (1tube, ovarian & cervical cancer). Just pray embryo will be normal and not mutated.
hopemiracle30> I think me n hubby still in blur blur state haha.. I cried HSG result says both tubes blocked