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There is much you can do to enhance your fertility and prepare for pregnancy whether you plan to do IVF or not. Below please find some of your options.

Preconception care programmes

Naturopaths who specialise in this area tailor programmes to help you prepare for pregnancy and a healthy baby. They make dietary suggestions and prescribe supplements or herbs.

Darling St Health Centre (Sydney)
Amanda Haberecht    Tel 02 9555 8806
www.darlinghealth.com.au

Sydney Health & Fertility (Sydney)
Melanie Koeman    Tel 02 99765466
www.fertilityhealth.com.au

The Jocelyn Centre (Sydney)
Francesca Naish    Tel 02 9268 9000
www.fertility.com.au

Health and Fertility Matters (Sydney)
Vicki Turner    Tel 02 9344 4645
www.healthandfertility.com.au

The Natural Health and Fertility Centre (Sydney)
Leah Hechtman    Tel 1300 787 066
www.naturalhealthfertility.com


Counselling

Infertility can put a strain on your relationship and can affect your emotional wellbeing. Timely counselling can provide you with appropriate support and intervention during periods of high stress.

Paddington Medical Centre
Trish Ambler    Tel 02 9361 0333
www.paddingtonmedicalcentre.com.au


Care during pregnancy

Once you have reached the second semester you may decide, if you have had a lot of treatment for infertility that it is nice to just enjoy the pregnancy and give all types of doctors a miss. However if there are any symptoms like back pain, headaches, fluid retention or indigestion bothering you then acupuncture from someone who specializes in this area can be helpful.

Sydney Essential Health
Nicola Marishel, Brook Canning    Tel 02 9388 9669
www.sydneyessentialhealth.com.au

Online Nutrition advice
Debra Betts    Tel --
http://acupuncture.rhizome.net.nz/Deficiency/Medicine.aspx

House of Fertility & Healing
Ngaio Richards    Tel 02 9011 7523
www.pregnancyacupuncturesydney.com.au/home


Labour and birth

Acupuncturists who specialise in helping women prepare for and go through labour may also have trained as a doula. This means they will be able to attend to you and assist the midwife throughout your labour in the hospital.

Sydney Essential Health
Nicola Marishel, Brook Canning    Tel 02 9388 9669
www.sydneyessentialhealth.com.au

Red Tent
Rebecca Mar, Naomi Abeshouse    Tel 1800 733 836
www.AcuBirth.com.au


Other relevant sites

The Fertility Society of Australia is the peak body representing scientists, doctors, researchers, nurses, consumers and counsellors in reproductive medicine in Australia and New Zealand.

The Fertility Society of Australia
www.fsa.au.com/

ACCESS, Australia's National Infertility Network, is a consumer-based, independent, non-profit organisation committed to being a national voice in promoting the well-being and welfare of infertile people of all ages, through representation in the general community and in the medical, scientific and political arenas.

Australia's National Infertility Network (ACCESS)
www.access.org.au

AACMA, The Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association Ltd is the leading national professional association of acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners. High standards of education and practice are maintained by AACMA accredited practitioners due to the profession's determination to provide excellence in acupuncture and TCM health care. AACMA members are bound to a high standard of ethical and professional conduct through adherence to our national practitioner accreditation standards, Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice.

The Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association Ltd
www.acupuncture.org.au

Disclaimer: The views expressed on the websites and resources listed on this page are not necessarily shared by the Acupuncture IVF Support clinic. The quality of information presented online by different websites can vary, and should not be understood to be endorsed or recommended by the Acupuncture IVF Support clinic.