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Chapter Eight: Hormones and Fertility

Menopausal Hormone Levels (FSH of 28) - Lisa’s Story

After years of struggling with infertility, unsuccessful surgeries, and hormonal treatments, Lisa turned to her last op­tion — in vitro fertilization.

She started the cycle of fertility drugs that would prompt her ovaries to release multiple eggs. However, her IVF cycle was canceled when she didn’t produce any eggs. She was in shock and immediately returned to do the necessary blood work for a second IVF cycle.

The results showed that, at 19, her FSH level was much too high to undergo IVF. Her RE’s cut-off point was 10, and Lisa was far beyond that number. Unwilling to accept “no” as an answer, Lisa waited a little while, then returned to test her FSH again. This time, the number had jumped to 28 — indicat­ing she had become menopausal. Her reproductive endocri­nologist told her she was “out of options” to carry her own biologic child; the only thing he could suggest was egg donation or adoption.

That was when Lisa hit rock bottom. IVF had always been her safety net — a choice she could turn to when nothing else worked. Lisa felt devastated and isolated from her friends, who were already celebrating the baptisms and birthdays of their children.

She told us that this constant sadness propelled her to search for other solutions. She kept looking at Internet bulletin boards and reading everything she could. She learned that acu­puncture and herbs could help FSH. She started going to the acupuncturist once a week, and she drank a special herb tea twice a day.

She continued to research on the Internet and hap­pened to stumble upon our website. Lisa became intrigued when she learned our treatment had been successful in reliev­ing endometriosis and in­tercourse pain, two condi­tions she suffered in addition to infertility.

Lisa decided to complete the 20-hour treatment program in one week. At the time we did not treat patients with strictly hormone related infertility, and thus we told Lisa that we likely could not help that aspect of her infertil­ity. We felt we could help her with her pain, however. Thus, we treated her as an endometriosis pain patient.

Lisa had been diagnosed with stage IV endometriosis during laparoscopic surgery, and when we palpated her pelvis, we felt she had developed adhesions throughout her repro­ductive tract. We felt with our hands for adhered areas and worked hour upon hour to free her organs from their adhesive straight-jackets.

By the end of treatment, Lisa was thrilled to find that intercourse no longer hurt. We had become used to seeing this positive result in patients who came to us with complaints of intercourse pain, but for Lisa, pain had been so severe that she was almost shocked to have pain free sex after just a week of therapy. (See Chapter Seventeen for more information on endometriosis pain and Chapter Twelve  for more information on sexual intercourse pain.)

These results made Lisa and her husband optimis­tic that the treatment might help her to become pregnant. A month after treatment, Lisa was disappointed when her period came. However, the next month, her hopes rose when her pe­riod was late. She rushed to the doctor’s office for a blood test, which confirmed she was pregnant naturally. After all of her problems, the pain, the endometriosis and the failed medical treatments, Lisa and her husband were joyful but cautious. They called us to tell us the good news.

Lisa gave birth to her baby daughter in April 2003 and our hopes of helping other women like her were reinforced.  Little did we know, our work would have lasting effects – Lisa had a subsequent natural pregnancy two years later and gave birth again, in 2005!

High FSH and Secondary Infertility - Jocelyn’s Story

“My FSH is 14.2,” Jocelyn told us. “Do you think you can help?”

Four years earlier, Jocelyn had become pregnant and given birth without any problems. But when she and her hus­band wanted to conceive again, it didn’t happen as quickly as before.

Jocelyn told us, “I wasn’t fully aware it was a problem until a year went by. That was about the time I had my yearly visit with the Ob/Gyn, so I asked her what she thought.” Her doctor performed a battery of tests and found Jocelyn had high FSH.

“She immediately referred me to a reproductive endo­crinologist,” Jocelyn explained. Her RE completed more tests and confirmed that she had high FSH. He recommended IVF or hormonal shots to try to lower her FSH.

“I’m a naturalist,” Jocelyn told us. “I wasn’t excited with his options. I didn’t want to take any form of drugs for the pur­pose of getting pregnant.”

She then researched on the Internet to find natural treatment forms. Jocelyn explained, “I knew I could very easily get stressed and emotional about my infertility, but I refused to let myself go there. I didn’t let my infertility become me. I saw this as an opportunity to make myself better — to really get my mind and body in a healthy state.”

During her research, Jocelyn found the Clear Pas­sage Therapies (CPT) website. “I was totally blown away,” she told us. “I couldn’t believe the clinic was only an hour from my home.”

Jocelyn asked her RE what he thought of CPT, and she was dismayed to hear him sternly recommend she not waste her time or money because there was “no published evidence yet to support that the treatment could lower FSH.”

Jocelyn scheduled a consultation with our head thera­pist to discuss treatment further. Our therapist explained how treatment generally works and the philosophy of how we be­lieved it may be helpful in improving hormone levels. Admit­tedly, we had no clinical studies addressing FSH yet, but we shared with her the numerous cases of patients who had come to our clinic and experienced success despite a diagnosis of high FSH.

“My husband and I decided it was the right treatment for us,” Jocelyn said.

When she came for treatment, her therapists noted different areas of stiffness in her body and evaluated areas where she felt pain. They worked to release the tension in those areas and restore mobility to her pituitary-hypothalamus-ovarian feedback loop.

After treatment, Jocelyn told us, “All of my aches and pains are gone. I feel much more flexible and better overall. People tell me I look younger, but it’s hard to tell if it will help my fertility.”

Jocelyn didn’t have to wait long. She became preg­nant just one week after she returned home.

Jocelyn is now four months into her pregnancy. “It’s pretty exciting,” she tells us. “The ultrasound shows a big, healthy baby.” 

Two Prior Miscarriages and Hormonally Infertile - Paty’s Story

When Paty came to us for treatment, she had struggled with hormonal infertility for four years. “At first, I didn’t realize I had these problems,” she told us. “I became pregnant with no problem four years ago.” But then she miscarried and her doc­tors could not find the cause.

When Paty and her husband tried again, she again be­came pregnant easily. “But then I miscarried again,” she said. Her doctor felt she should consult a reproductive endocrinol­ogist, which she did. The specialist immediately tested her hor­mone levels.

“They found I had serious hormone problems,” Paty told us. “They told me I could never carry a baby to a full-term birth unless I underwent hormone therapy.”

Paty immediately changed her eating habits. She added more natural foods to her diet and began researching for oth­er natural ways to improve her infertility. Her research led her to our website, where she learned about the physical therapy protocols we had developed to treat infertility.

“I was skeptical at first,” Paty told us. “But the more I learned about it, the more I felt that the treatment could help improve my hormones — and hopefully prevent another mis­carriage.” She decided to attend an intensive week of treatment.

Because we knew Paty’s hormones were one of the key factors preventing pregnancy, we first examined the structures along her hypothalamus-pituitary-ovarian axis. This included her pelvis, spine, neck, and cranial bones. Using our hands and feedback from Paty, we found several areas of tightness along that route. Then we gently broke down the adhesions that were restricting those areas. Before treatment, Paty had experienced low back and neck pain. After we treated those areas, she found that her pain was gone.

We then focused on the soft tissues of her reproduc­tive organs to help restore proper mobility and motility (the in­ner inherent movement of all organs). We paid special attention to her uterus to address any micro-adhesions (tiny strands of collagen that can change the uterine surface, prevent successful implantation of an embryo, and restrict the mobility of uterine ligaments). We also addressed any restricted mobility in the ligamentous support structures of her uterus.

“Treatment was very nice,” Paty reported. “As well as the physical changes, it also helped me calm my mind and emo­tions. The therapists ensured that both my body and mind were ready for pregnancy.”

One week after her treatment, Paty became preg­nant naturally. Although she was excited, Paty knew she had to be cautious with her hopes.

After the first trimester passed with no complications, Paty breathed a sigh of relief. “The rest of my pregnancy went really well. I delivered a baby girl – and she is the sweetest thing.”

Unable to Ovulate - Sophia’s Story

My husband and I started trying to conceive a child in January 2003. After several years of being on birth control, my cycles were not returning. I spoke with my doctor and after being tested, he told me there was nothing “wrong” with me or my husband that should have prevented conception.

We then tried Clomid for three months and that did not work. My doctor was unable to determine why I was not ovulating and wanted to put me on experimental medica­tion. We were dissatisfied with this diagnosis and did not want to pursue this type of treatment.

Around that time, I learned of Clear Passage Therapies (CPT) through a friend who had heard of them on the Internet. Their treatment appealed to me because it was natural.

In fall 2003 I went for treatment at CPT. It was soothing and uplifting and I felt very good about the process.

After the first month of beginning treatment, I ovu­lated and conceived, but unfortunately suf­fered a very early mis­carriage.

The next month, I returned to CPT to complete my treatment. Again, I felt very positive about the treatment. The therapists listened to me and provided very positive assurances. That month, I ovulated and conceived. I delivered my son in August 2004. I nursed my son for 13 months and did not have a period during that time. After stopping breastfeeding, I immediately got pregnant again. I lost that baby but got pregnant a couple of months later and had a little girl in October 2006.

History repeated itself when I nursed my daughter for 13 months and did not have a period during that time. After stopping breastfeeding, I immediately got pregnant (again). I miscarried but then got pregnant a couple of months later and am due in one month with my third child.

I definitely attribute the treatment at CPT to the return of my ovulation and putting me in a positive frame of mind which ultimately enabled conception. I highly recommend CPT to those experiencing any infertility issues. The atmosphere, hands-on therapy, and natural healing of CPT are a great benefit to many women trying to conceive. It certainly helped me!

Age 42 and Denied IVF Due to Hormonal Factors - Chloe’s Story

I met my husband at a sailing club in downtown Manhat­tan in July of 2000. I was 39 years old. We got engaged when I was 42 and since we both wanted to have a child, we didn’t waste any time.

I had taken an HSG dye test at an earlier age and the test had indicated that both of my fallopian tubes were totally blocked. At that time, the doctor thought that it might be due to just mucus so I was eager to find out if the HSG would be successful this time around.

Despite the technician’s attempt to force the dye through my tubes, they both remained completely occluded. My fertility specialist felt that surgery to unblock the tubes would be fruitless.

I did not get too discouraged, thinking that I could al­ways do IVF. But I was wrong. My hormone levels were too high to be accepted into the program.

Eventually I stumbled across Clear Passage Therapies (CPT). At the time, they had no published data about their suc­cess with hormonal dysfunction, but they had shown success with opening blocked fallopian tubes. I showed their literature to my fertility specialist, who shook her head and said, “I don’t think this will work, but if you are going to try it, do it soon so we can move onto other options.”

The following month, I spent a week at CPT. Everything about the place seemed comforting. The therapists were highly trained in several physical therapy modalities. They were medically competent and emotionally intelligent. I felt as if they had a personal vested interest in helping me get pregnant.

I left CPT and flew immediately to San Francisco to meet with a doctor who specialized in Chinese medicine. I worked with her for a week in different modalities and began taking her prescribed herbs and supplements to help with my hormone levels.

When I returned to my doctor the next month, I learned that my hormone levels had skyrocketed. I discussed the supple­ments and herbs I was taking and my doctor was shocked at the amounts of Chinese supplements and herbs I was prescribed. He advised me to immediately stop taking them and sure enough, the next month my hormonal levels dropped to a normal level. I knew that my hormone levels had peaked and then dropped because of the Chinese supplements, but I won­dered if CPT helped bring my levels to a normal level.

It didn’t matter what did it - if my hormonal levels were in range, all I needed was an open tube to become pregnant! I asked my doctor to take a look with a sonogram. I saw him shake his head. “You see that black spot on the screen? That is your left ovary stuck against your uterus. Your tubes are prob­ably so damaged that the only hope for you is a donor egg.” After my appointment I walked through Central Park to home — and cried all the way.

That week I missed my period. Five days after my visit with the fertility specialist I took a pregnancy test. I was pregnant! That black spot on the screen was my baby.

It was then I knew that CPT must have opened at least one of my tubes. Nine months later, I gave birth to my beautiful daughter, Natalie.

I was so happy with my time at CPT that I recently re­turned for a bit more treatment. I hoped they could help me relieve pain I experienced after the C-section with my daughter. Due to stress in my life, I had also stopped menstruating eight (or so) months earlier.

While I suspected that CPT helped my hormones be­fore I conceived Natalie, I did not have hard evidence to say they helped that aspect. That changed with this visit. I know they helped improve my hormones this time because after just a few days of their therapy, my period has returned! In fact, my overall function is noticeably better.

Three Unsuccessful IVFs - Faith’s Story

After trying to conceive for over a year, I started down the path of infertility treatments. I was 35 years old and the doctors reminded me that I was getting “old.” I started with IUI treatments (two), but when both failed the doctors told me I should start IVF treatments.

I had my first IVF in September 2005 and had three embryos transferred. Then in October, I started experienc­ing a lot of pain. I went to the hospital and the doctor dis­covered one of the embryos had implanted in my right tube causing an ectopic pregnancy. He immediately scheduled me for surgery to remove the tube. After the surgery, the doctor told me I had a lot of scar tissue at my right tube and that I probably had scar tissue surrounding my left tube, as well.

Remarkably, the other two embryos were still alive in­side my uterus. However, on a business trip to California in No­vember, I started getting sick. When they diag­nosed that pain, the physicians said that my gall­bladder had to be removed. When they then checked on the embryos, we found that they didn’t make it. Crushed, I had to have a D&C as well.

When I returned home, my doctor tried to be positive and said that we should start right away on another round of IVF, but when they checked my uterus, they found that I had remaining tissue and I had to have another D&C before we could start .

My second round of IVF began in May 2006 and they transferred two embryos, but with no success.

My third round of IVF treatments started in August 2006. Unfortunately, the doctors discovered that my uterus lining was not thick enough, so they had to freeze those embryos until my uterus was “ready.” The third transfer finally occurred in November 2006; it was also unsuccessful.

After the last round my doctor again reminded me that I was getting “old” and the only way to get pregnant was to go through another (fourth) round of IVF.

I felt that my body had been beat up and I was sick of all the shots. I want­ed to try to heal my body and think about next steps, which is when I found Clear Passage Therapies (CPT). I found their clinic online and thought it might be the right path for me after what I had experienced. It made sense to me that my body needed to heal and that the therapy was something I needed.

I spent one week (20 hours of therapy) in the Florida location in February 2007. All of the therapists were wonderful and I could feel the changes occurring in my body. I left feeling that my body was in a much better state than when I arrived.

When I returned home, I thought about oth­er natural treatments to help heal my body. I started to see a homeopath and began yoga to get my body in shape. I realized that I needed time to heal from all the treatments and surger­ies and I wanted to feel stronger.

In January 2008, I added acupuncture to my other holistic therapies and found that I could feel changes after each session.

Then in March 2008, I found out that I was pregnant – naturally! I am still a little shocked because I feel great. I think the reason why this worked for me is a combination of every­thing, but it started at CPT. I know that I will have a healthy baby and even though the IVF doctors told me it would not happen (and that I was too “old”) I have proved them wrong!

Age 40 with High FSH - Janell’s Story

Since you are reading this, you probably know that life doesn’t always go according to plan. In my perfect world, I would have been married in my mid to late 20’s and started my family before I was 30.

Instead, I didn’t get married until my mid 30’s or start trying to conceive until my late 30’s. I had a miscarriage, then couldn’t get pregnant again, despite religiously taking my tem­perature, banning alcohol from the house, and making my hus­band wear different underwear.

As time passed, we became more anxious. My biological clock was ticking so loud that my husband could hear it.

My husband and I began to struggle with some of the most emotionally difficult decisions of our marriage. “Do we try IVF? Do we choose adoption? What about the finances? Is it unwise to spend that much money on a 15% or less probability? Wouldn’t the money be better spent on adopt­ing a child in need? Could we be happy and fulfilled without children?”

We felt adoption was an excellent option. We still do. However, as we considered how we would feel at the end of our lives, we wanted to be able to look back and say, “Yes, we did everything in our power to conceive a child. No doubts. No regrets.”

It was time to get serious and see if there was anything wrong physically that was preventing me from getting pregnant. As luck would have it, my HSG test was scheduled on the day of my 39th birthday. Not good. The technician blurted out, against medical protocol, that I had a blocked fallopian tube. This birth­day turned out to be the worst birthday in the history of birth­days!

My doctor gave me the option of surgery but she didn’t really push for it, probably due to my age and the fact that I would need to take medication to increase egg production for the ovary beside my only clear fallopian tube. I was also not keen on the idea of surgery because I knew that it could cause more scar tissue. My husband and I then pursued intrauterine inseminations (IUI), but learned that my FSH levels were fluc­tuating on the borderline between normal and high. This made me ineligible for IUI during cycles when my FSH level was too high.

It was time to get even more serious! I started re­searching hormone levels and looking into IVF.

During this time, I discovered Clear Passage Thera­pies (CPT) in one of my Internet searches. My husband and I decided that I should do the therapy because it could help my two problems — the blocked fallopian tube and my FSH level. Since we’d decided that we were going to pursue IVF, we also wanted to do everything possible to make that a success. I did the 20 hours of therapy over several weeks because I live close to one of the clinics.

After CPT, I tried one more IUI. While the IUI failed, I learned that my FSH level had dropped from 11 to 6! I attribute this to CPT. The following cycle, I started the process for IVF, only to be told that my FSH was too high (17) for a possible pregnancy with IVF. That was a real emotional blow.

Later that same cycle, my husband and I did our thing and said our prayers. Incredibly, I got pregnant. God answered!

After I became preg­nant, my hus­band learned that the odds of my conceiv­ing with an FSH level of 17 is about 1%. Couple that statistic with the fact that I had a blocked fallopian tube, and the odds drop further. CPT could have opened my fallopian tube, but I did not have that tested before I became pregnant.

I was 7 months pregnant at my 40th birthday party. It turned out to be the best birthday in the history of birthdays!

I truly believe that God used CPT to provide us our miracle baby. He saw our circumstances and led us in our decisions, to bring us a child.

Three Prior IVFs and Two Surgeries for PCOS - Tamás and Bianka’s Story

My name is Tamás (Architect) and my wife’s is Bianka (Pharmacist). We are from Hungary, a country where the level of medical science and service is as high as the USA — and is theoretically free.

My wife and I endured incredible highs and lows as our journey unfolded. We hope it may inspire you to persist, and not give up your dreams. We never gave up though it was not easy, and now we have beautiful twins — a boy, Gábor, and a girl, Nikolett. We are sure that we have Clear Passage to thank for them.

Bianka and I married in 1999 after a fairly short dating period and ever since, our love for each other has made our time together wonderful and peaceful. Bianka had been very sick as a child, and we knew we would have some problems conceiving because Bianka had irregular periods. In fact, her hormones were so “off” that she would sometimes go six months without a period at all. Despite this, we had faith; we decided to try to have a child from the very first day of our married life.

When doctors learned of her severe hormonal prob­lems, most of them wanted her to take contraceptive (hor­mone) pills to help regulate her period. We felt that would just be a “patch;” it would not solve the root of the prob­lem. Besides, you can’t get pregnant taking contraceptives. Before we were married, they told Bianka, “Please come back when you think you are ready to have a child and we will look at the problem again.”

Like many women, Bianka felt uncomfortable being so exposed at her gynecology visits. Besides, she often felt rushed through her appointments, more of a burden than a special client. Thus, we did not spend much time seeking second opin­ions from other doctors at that time. Little did we know how much that aspect of our life was about to change!

We were both heart­broken when Bianka was of­ficially diagnosed with Polycys­tic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). At last, we realized that we had to take whatever steps were necessary to solve the problem. In order to achieve our aim we agreed to see several doctors and to hear different opin­ions. Each physician seemed to have his or her own ideas of what she needed. Bianka began to feel like an experimental doll in the examination rooms.

In my society, we were already relatively old to have children; Bianka was 29 and I was 26. For us, it was not about the age — it was about being able to care for a child financially. We wanted to have a secure foundation under us to be able to support our children until they were able to start their lives. We did not have that.

Even though healthcare is theoretically free for everybody in Hungary, it can be costly to get the kind of medical attention and physician time that special cases such as Bianka required. The continuous traveling, the prescribed medi­cation and the extra costs added up to a lot of money in the end, and we still had no results — no baby!

Bianka had to take Clomid treatments to help regulate her hormones and also had to inject herself daily (under her skin) with medications for seven rounds of hormone treatment to help with the PCOS. Then she went to the doctor later each day for more hormone injections into her muscles. The adven­ture to become parents that started out so positively was be­coming exhausting, depressing and terribly difficult. The strong hormones Bianka had to take only made a deeply emotional experience even more difficult — really, for both of us.

The PCOS also caused “tentacle-like” adhesions to form on and over her ovaries. They told us that surgery would help, but that would be a temporary measure. The PCOS ad­hesion surgeries might have to be repeated as often as every year. We visited even more physicians, some of the best in the world, from our investigation. Bianka underwent surgery for PCOS. So many of these doctors and their staffs were great, but the doctors said she would eventually need another sur­gery to conceive.

After her first surgery, she continued with Clomid and intrauterine inseminations (IUIs). By Hungarian law, we first had to undergo five intra-uterine inseminations before our insur­ance would pay for IVF. Bianka underwent five separate IUIs without success. Well, she did get pregnant once, and we were thrilled. That elation lasted just a short time, as we faced the trauma and further heartbreak of a miscarriage. It was like a funeral shroud landing on a ray of hope. It was just terrible.

After that first PCOS oper­ation, 25 rounds of Clomid, 5 IUIs, and that miscar­riage, we had spent most of our funds. Instead of months, we were starting to measure our quest for a baby in years. Frus­trated but determined, we decided not to waste any more time and money on IUI procedures. After our fifth failed IUI, we finally made it to the IVF program, and decided to go straight into that.

By this time, we had consulted several physicians. We settled on a Hungarian institute founded by a Hungarian Ameri­can doctor. The doctors and the atmosphere were great, and their success rates were among the highest in the world.

We had to go through all the examinations again and the doctors started a new experiment on her. I use the word “experiment” since the doctors add hormones and other ele­ments so they can create the best environment in each patient to help create a pregnancy.

The doctors and the nurses were really great and they did their best. The first IVF resulted in a pregnancy, but after five weeks, we endured another miscarriage — another funeral.

Her doctors decided she needed another PCOS sur­gery, so we did that. Directly after this (her 2nd PCOS surgery), we had another IVF. This time, there was no pregnancy at all. Every time a procedure failed, it was an enormous heartbreak and it was worse each time. But in order to per­severe, we found we needed to try it over and over again. And we did. The third IVF did not even bring a pregnancy.

By this time, we started losing faith. People who have never experienced the deep and powerful yearning for a child, followed by the recurring disappointments, will never under­stand what it feels like. As a man and husband, I knew that I had to support my wife more than ever in this situation. I think the pressure on a woman is much higher than on the man. Even though I suffered deeply, I had to act as if everything was all right.

Other circumstances in our life began to change. At the same time nothing seemed to work for our family plans, I lost my job; now, it was only my wife who made money. To pursue our dream of a family, we sold everything we could to have enough money for the treatments. Finally, we got to the point where there was nothing else left for us. Something had to change.

I had no other choice but to come back to the States and get a job in 2005. Slowly, change began to come into our life. My friend Chris gave me a place to stay and helped me with everything. Every night I was hopelessly searching the Internet and sending every IVF institute a letter in which I asked for information or for help. Nothing happened from all of those efforts.

At this point the doctors said that she should have a third surgery for the PCOS. Thus, no closer to our goal, we found we would have to start the entire process all over again. Then, a small light emerged into our dark night.

One night I came across the website of Clear Pas­sage Therapies (CPT). To be honest, I was not expecting any­thing special from this company either. But I read through its profile because I did not want to miss anything. What can I say? The numbers were gorgeous and we seemed to fit in the pro­gram. But there came the haunting question: Could this work for us?

We really had no other options, so I for­warded the site to my wife in Hungary, and also to our doctor. Bianka was very excited, but the doctor was cautious. We made up our minds and I called them. They told me everything I needed to know and they sent me all their information in printed form.

I remember that summer very well. I lived in the New York area trying to make some extra money, and Bianka was still in Hungary. There were only two Clear Passage offices and none were within a few thousand miles of me. Originally, Bianka was going to visit me early September and we were to go home together a few weeks later.

As it happened, the company was due to open a New York office in August. We had difficulties collecting the neces­sary doctors’ forms and papers we needed, but finally Bianka managed to put everything together.

It took about a week after she applied before we got the word that she had been accepted in the program. The sec­retary was unbelievably helpful and understanding. She man­aged to set up an appointment in the New York office for us in September.

The timing and everything seemed to be just perfect for us. Bianka’s first appointment was on Labor Day and I had the chance to go in with her for her first appointment. I spoke with the therapist and asked her all kinds of questions. She was nice and funny, but was very scholarly. She explained everything to us and answered all our questions while creating a very calm and friendly atmosphere. She spoke in a manner that was scien­tific, but she phrased her message into sentences that anybody could comprehend. Once she had answered all of our ques­tions, she started the treatment right away.

This physical therapy consisted of two sessions every day for five days: one in the morning from 10 to 12 and one in the afternoon from 1 to 3. Even though some people liken this work to massage, it is really nothing like you can imagine. The therapist worked on every part of her body, and I mean every­where! There were some situations where I thought I should leave and come back a little later because it was so intimate and I did not want to discomfort anybody.

But the therapist said I could stay. She wanted to make sure I understood everything she did, and she wanted to do whatever Bianka needed to give us our best chance at success.

After we explained Bianka’s history of PCOS and the surgeries she had for that, the therapist paid special attention to Bianka’s ovaries. Most women with PCOS experience a con­stant discomfort around the ovaries. This can be very painful, especially around the ovulation. Another problem with PCOS is that the woman can develop adhesive “tentacles” that glue it in place so the natural fluid movement of the ovary in the body does not happen. Physicians cut these “tentacles” during the surgery because it is very important that the ova­ries can float freely. Unfortunately they don’t stay free for long, for most wom­en. With luck, after the surgery you can have better mobil­ity about a year. After that, doctors are al­most 100% sure that they will glue down again. Our doctors wanted Bianka to have a third PCOS surgery to clean up her adhesions, but we went to CPT instead.

To Bianka’s and my big surprise, our therapist deter­mined the exact location of her ovaries. She placed pressure on the right spot until Bianka felt something similar to when a fishing-line splits. The best part was that all the pain she was feeling around her ovaries disappeared right away. This was an unbelievable experience. Our therapist had enabled the “ten­tacles” to detach from the ovaries.

I was happy I could be there at least one day with her. After that, I had to go back to work and Bianka had to com­mute alone to New York for four more days. I was very proud of her and I still am because she never gave up, even when we almost thought that there was no hope left.

Once treatment was finished, our therapist told us that the treatment helps increase a woman’s sexual function as well. Well, all I have to say about this is that she was right on that! The treatment helped change both our lifestyle and our relationship with infertility. We did not care about timing, temperature and things like that any more. The therapy gave us new direction and we did whatever, whenever we wanted it. We just felt more natural and free afterwards, so our sexual life became fun again.

Even though we were done with the treatment after five days, it did not mean that the therapy was over. For Bianka, the real work started from then on. With the help of therapy, all her body parts, muscles, joints etc. were loosened and she had to maintain this state. She was given a detailed description, illustrated with pictures of special stretching exercises which she had to practice twice a day. Thank God Bianka was very, very dedicated.

When we returned home to the infertility clinic in Hun­gary, we asked if we could do the regular insemination, instead of IVF. We were feeling really good; we just wanted to make sure that the sperm got where it needed to be. We didn’t do anything else. No special medications, just the usual folic acid and our regular vitamins.

We had two inseminations. The first one had no result, but that was right after the therapy and the therapist said it might take a few weeks for Bianka’s internal organs to return to normal, after therapy. We did the second post-therapy IUI a little later, so Bianka had time to practice her exercises.

I remember the day so well. I could not believe my eyes when the nurse took me into the examining room that day to show me the pictures of Bianka’s pregnancy on the monitor. The doctor explained the image to me. He was careful to mention that he only saw one embryo. But you know after a while all husbands become “experts” on this topic and so did I. So when we left the room I told Bianka that I was almost 100% sure that there were two embryos. Turns out, I was right. I guess the doc­tor was trying to protect us from another shock in case some­thing happened to one of them.

Even though the ba­bies came on week 33, until that moment we had no complications. Every­thing went smooth and by the book. By then we were in a regu­lar hospital with a doctor we chose, who was supposed to be very good. In fact, he made a big mistake and our story almost ended up in a catastrophe but thanks to God and the nurses, our two angels came out fine. For us they are the most perfect children in the world.

Over all I have to say we thank God and CPT for our children. It is amazing to both of us that after all the drugs, all the surgeries, all the failed medical attempts, these two beautiful children came to us without surgery or drugs. ­

22 Negative Pregnancy Tests and PCOS - Alyssa’s Story

I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was 21. My doctors informed me that when I was ready to get pregnant, I would need fertility drugs.

In 2001 when I was ready, I spoke with an infertility spe­cialist immediately. I was placed on Clomid and another medi­cation to help me menstruate.

After six months of Clomid, I was switched to Gonal-F. For the next year and a half, my doctor slowly increased my dosage to 4 ampules a day. I tried multiple intra-uterine insemi­nations as well, but I still could not become pregnant.

After 22 negative pregnancy tests, I didn’t know where to turn for help and I was considering pursuing IVF. Around that time, my cousin called me and told me about a new fertil­ity treatment she had heard about on the news. I didn’t think much of it until she called me again and urged me to research it. I looked at the clinic online and learned about Clear Passage Therapies (CPT).

I decided I wanted to go, but my husband was com­pletely against the idea. I was determined to come up with the money. I am a real estate agent, so I worked hard and put in the extra time to make the extra sale I needed to have the money.

In 2003 I attended an intensive week of treatment at CPT. As they made adjustments to my body and tissues, I could feel slight changes. The pain I regularly experienced in my pelvis and lower back also decreased.

Shortly after treatment, I became pregnant. I was still on the Gonal-F, but I had been on the same dosage for almost a year. I think my body was out of alignment before and the techniques at CPT fixed my body and enabled me to become pregnant.

I now have an incredible four year old. It took me almost three year to get to CPT, but I’m glad I went.

Extensive Adhesions and PCOS - Elyse’s Story

In early 2004, my husband and I married. We were ready to start a family right away and I stopped taking oral contracep­tives. I had been on the pill for twelve years in order to regulate my periods and never had any problems. But when I went off of it, my period did not return for five months.

I went to my doctor and he immediately referred me to an infertility specialist. My specialist examined my medical his­tory and did some blood work. He discovered that I had poly-cystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), a condition in which you do not ovulate regularly. My doctor explained, “You have a lot of immature follicles in your ovaries, which causes an imbalance in your hormones.” 

He placed me on Clomid, a drug designed to regu­late ovulation, but nothing happened. He then recommended I start IVF. I was uncomfortable with this option as I had always wanted to pursue the least invasive option first, but he contin­ued to push it hard.

As a result, I decided to meet with another specialist who would respect my wishes with regard to treatment. My new doctor, husband, and I decided I should try Clomid again, but after a few unsuccessful cycles, it was obvious the medica­tion was not help­ing. He told me, “Elyse, your only option is IVF.” He understood I was upset and ex­plained that be­cause my hormones were not regular, IVF was my best chance to produce mature follicles and carry a viable pregnancy.

Since both doctors had suggested IVF, I agreed and be­gan IVF in December of 2004. It was a painful process both mentally and physically. I had always been terrified of needles. However, in January, when I learned I was pregnant with twins I rationalized it was worth all the pain. My joy was short lived. At the 8 week ultrasound to hear/view the heartbeats we learned they were conjoined. Moreover, one of the fetuses was not developing at the expected rate and was already much smaller than the other. The doctor appeared disappointed and doubtful they would make it. However, he encouraged us to get a sec­ond opinion. We obtained opinions from three other specialists, who all reported poor prognoses. One of the specialists even cried as she viewed the screen during my ultrasound. My husband and I made the difficult decision to terminate the pregnancy. It was one of the most difficult decisions of my life.

On March 9, I had a D&C. I was hysterical while being put under anesthesia even though I knew it was for the best. I awoke with a terrible emptiness and cried endlessly for weeks.

I felt absolutely miserable, but certainly was not ready to give up. Our doctor explained our options. He had retrieved 28 of my eggs for the initial IVF procedure which resulted in “plen­ty” of frozen embryos for transfers. The doc­tor joked I could have a “football team” if I wanted. Our embryos, he explained, were all in great shape. We confirmed this through pre-genetic implan­tation diagnosis just to be sure. I began frozen transfers in May and continued through July — but none of them took.

During this process I tried all kinds of treatments, in­cluding Viagra® suppositories. A study had found that it in­creased blood flow to the uterus, thereby aiding implantation.

In August, my doctor decided to perform a hysteros­copy to see if there was scar tissue in my uterus that was pre­venting the embryos from implanting. His suspicion was correct, and he found extensive scar tissue that had formed as a result of the D&C. He removed everything he could and was optimis­tic that I would then be able to become pregnant.

He did another embryo transfer two weeks later, but it didn’t take either. My doctor was concerned that more scar tissue had formed and used a hydrosonogram to check my uterus. He found that scar tissue had grown again in my uterus.

I was extremely upset, but we decided to try one last embryo transfer. When it didn’t take, my doctor wanted to per­form another surgery to remove the scar tissue. “Absolutely not,” I told him. It was obvious to me that my body was feeling like it was under attack and it was overproducing scar tissue to com­pensate. I felt like I was ruining my body with the surgeries and medications. My body was becoming a “toxic waste dump,” and I was mental­ly exhausted. I wanted a break.

In November, I began seeing an acupuncturist, to see if she could help regulate my hormones naturally. While I saw the acupuncturist, I continued visits with my doctor. In February, he told me that I “didn’t have the right uterus” and needed a sur­rogate. My doctor had given up on me. However, I didn’t give up on me. I decided I needed to find a way to eliminate the scar tissue that had formed without using an invasive surgical pro­cedure.

I de­cided to re­search online whether anything like this existed. Although I had always had a hard time using the computer, I was determined to find something. Not knowing how to refine searches on the Internet, I typed in an extremely long phrase “non-sur­gical removal of scar tissue” and the Clear Passage Therapies (CPT) website was one of the first that showed-up. I printed all of their pages and when my husband came home that day, he couldn’t believe I had found a website that described the type of treatment we were looking for. We were both genuinely excited.

After reading their literature, we knew their focus on reducing adhesions and scar tissue would be helpful to me. I scheduled myself for an intensive week of treatment. Because I was going to their clinic in California, I had to receive an autho­rization form from my doctor. When I told him about the treat­ment, he was doubtful about whether it would work. He had never heard of anything like this. He cautioned me about spend­ing too much time trying alternative treatments such as physi­cal therapy, nutritional detoxification, acupuncture, and herbs. If I waited too long before trying another transfer, I would risk more growth of scar tissue. I silently reminded myself of the two week period it took for scar tissue to form and did my best to ignore his comments. The doctor reluctantly signed my forms, which allowed me to begin treatment with CPT.

I attended therapy in March and I found it was very intensive. I could feel my therapists breaking apart scar tissue. After the first day of treatment I went to the bathroom and I actually saw scar tissue in the toilet. I couldn’t believe it. My therapists explained to me that scar tissue had probably formed within my uterus and that they helped it detach from the walls. I was filled with hope that they would be able to remove the remaining scar tissue in my body.

After treatment, I knew I still needed to address my hormone imbalance, which was the original reason for seeking assistance with fertility. I saw a new fertility specialist, who respected my decision to start at the beginning once again. The doctor placed me on Clomid for two cycles. The first time, I did produce one egg, but it wasn’t fully developed. During the second cycle, the doctor did not find evidence of ovulation until well past the time Clomid would have produced an egg. He did an ultrasound and saw a “big beautiful egg” just waiting to be released from my right ovary. He exclaimed, “How in the world did you do that?” 

I knew that the acupunc­ture, herbs, and nutri­tional counseling had helped regulate my hormones and CPT had enabled my uterus to prepare for a successful implantation. I took all of the information I had to my previous doctor and my growing belly as proof!

To our delight, we soon learned that I was pregnant with twins! My twin girls were born March 8, 2007 — two years after my heartbreaking D&C and almost one year to the day of completing my treatment at CPT. As I look at them today, I am glad I trusted my instincts and found treatments that coin­cided with what was the best for me.

Three Prior IVFs, PCOS, No Natural Menstrual Cycle - Sydney’s Story

“You have Poly-Cystic Ovarian Syndrome, also known as PCOS,” my doctor told me. “PCOS prevents you from ovulat­ing, which explains why you and your husband have not been able to conceive.” My husband and I had wed just six months prior and we knew we wanted children right away. Before get­ting married, I was on oral contraceptives, so I had no idea there was anything wrong with my ovulation.

My doctor recommended I try medications to help me start ovulating and having a normal menstrual cycle, but none of it seemed to do anything.

After six months, my doctor referred me to a fertility clinic. That clinic agreed that I had PCOS. The specialist said “PCOS often causes adhesions to form around the ovaries, pre­venting an egg from being released. Although your HSG report shows your fallopian tubes are clear, it is still possible you have adhesions around your ovaries. We can perform laparoscopic surgery to visualize this area. If there are adhesions, we can drill holes through the adhesions to access your ovaries. That will create areas for your eggs to be released.”

My husband and I were uncomfortable with surgery, so we proceeded with medication. The physicians put me on stronger medication, which sometimes included daily shots in my hip.

In my fifth month of taking these new medications, I hy­perstimulated. Because I had produced a large quantity of eggs, my doctors felt I should go ahead with IVF. I had not expected to jump to IVF so soon, but I was extremely hope­ful it would work. They retrieved 28 eggs during the procedure.

They placed two fertilized embryos in my uterus and froze the other eggs for future transfer. When the two embryos did not take, I was devastated. My nurse told me, “I knew you had too much hope.”

That was such an insensitive thing to say; I became really upset, and wondered “Why am I here?”

But after a while, my husband and I decided to con­tinue transferring the frozen embryos. We did two transfers, transferring three each time, but nothing worked. My doctors wanted me to have another IVF, but we just needed a break.

My husband and I started to research our options on­line. While looking for information on our infertility clinic’s website, we saw a page for alternative medicine. There, we read about a manual physical therapy that had some scientific suc­cess in helping women become pregnant. After reading through the website, we decided to attend treatment at Clear Passage Therapies (CPT).

I spread my treatment out over two weeks and it was absolutely great. CPT changed my way of thinking about infer­tility. Instead of thinking, “This one part of my body isn’t work­ing — and I hate it,” they helped show me that the whole body works together. While treating my entire body, they also resolved back pain I had for years. I had even seen sev­eral physical therapists before and one of them told me, “You will need surgery by the time you are 40.” But after CPT, I had no pain. I also experienced a great reduction in intercourse pain. I had always thought the pain I experienced with inter­course was normal.

The most astounding result from my treatment was that my menstrual cycle returned! Although the exact cause of PCOS is unknown, one of the main symptoms is an ir­regular or missed cycle – yet here I was, finally having a regular menstrual cycle!

My husband and I de­cided to find a new infertility doctor who was more alter­native. When he heard I had PCOS, yet now had a regular men­strual cycle, he asked, “What have you been doing?” He was thrilled my treatment at CPT helped, but he still felt I should go back on fertility medication to further increase my chances of ovulating successfully. Because the doses were so high, I had to have ultrasounds daily. After six months, nothing seemed to be working, and he suggested laparoscopic surgery to drill holes into my ovaries.

I knew from my time at CPT that surgery might help, but could also have numerous detrimental affects on the body. Furthermore, I knew from my own personal research that the surgery would only provide a small window for success. After that, the holes would close again.

So instead of the surgery, we decided to return to CPT for an additional 20 hours of treat­ment. Once again, my treat­ment was out­standing. Prior to my treat­ment, I had a lot of infections and inflammation in my vagina and my doctors and I couldn’t understand why. After my treatment at CPT, I stopped having those problems, completely.

When we returned home from the clinic, we decided our lives would not be dictated by infertility, so we started the adoption process. A few months later, we were surprised to hear we received a grant for IVF. We had applied for the grant many months prior, and we had just assumed we didn’t receive it.

We went through with this, our fourth IVF cycle, and the first one after CPT. This time, things were different. In fact, everything went fine. They implanted two embryos and both took well. I had no problems through my pregnancy. I was able to work until the day of my C-section. I really felt it was be­cause of the treatment I received at CPT – I just felt so good.

My boys were born in October, and today they are do­ing great. I am thankful I had treatment with CPT, I just wish someone would have told me about them earlier. They edu­cated me about my body so I could figure out what was right for me, and their therapy helped my body heal naturally. If I’d known about them earlier, it would have saved us a lot of time, money and heartache.

Infertile for Eight Years and FSH of 18 - Mary’s Story

After being married for 11 years, we were ready to start a family. Within a month, I was pregnant and we began to dream about life with our child.   Seven weeks later, I was hav­ing cramps and began to bleed, hoping the baby would live. On Easter morning, I went to the hospital because I was having a miscarriage.  Later that week, I visited my doctor, and because my HCG levels continued to rise, and there were no signs of a uterine pregnancy, they diagnosed an ectopic pregnancy. I was given methotrexate to end the pregnancy and to help pre­serve the tube.

A few months later, we tried again and I became pregnant right away. The pregnancy was another ectopic. An HSG was performed — a test where they use dye to show whether or not my fallopian tubes were open. It confirmed that my left fallopian tube was completely blocked. Nonetheless, my doctor was encouraging and assured me that I could still become pregnant with one working tube. I felt betrayed by my body and wondered why did I wait so long to start having children?

While I began graduate school, we decided to keep try­ing. Three more pregnancies later, and three more disappoint­ing miscarriages, I felt like a battle worn soldier and began to see myself differently from my friends and family: childless. I hated to hear about my friends’ pregnancies and couldn’t bear to attend baby showers or even look at babies.  I wanted to “move on” but couldn’t.

After extensive research into fertility options, I came across Clear Passage Therapies (CPT) and contacted them for more information. They put me in touch with a for­mer patient who had also experienced several ectopics. I asked her, “Do you really think the treatment works?”  She respond­ed, “Absolutely, they opened my blocked fallopian tubes.”  I was stunned. Was it really possible that they could open up her tubes without surgery?

That night I prayed about CPT. Every night I spent time with God and that night I asked for help in making a decision about what to do. What I heard was clear: to pursue CPT and let God heal me completely: body, mind and spirit.

The next day I looked at the Clear Passage website again and also looked at the option of IVF. My doctors and friends strongly suggested that I pursue IVF. I felt a range of emotions all coming from a place of fear. My mind kept repeating, “You’re getting older.” I was only 35 but felt like I was turning 50.

Ultimately my husband and I pursued IVF, with my lead­ing. While the Lord was cautioning me on this path, I charged ahead and one month after graduation completed IVF. My FSH was on the high side, (12) but the procedure was successful and I be­came pregnant with identical twins!  Within a few weeks, one of the twins died. Afterwards I continued to experience a lot of pain and kept returning to my doctor to see if something was wrong. My intuition kept telling me that some­thing was very wrong. He dismissed my symptoms, even though the other “vanishing” twin was continuing to grow larger.

Throughout this time I continued my nightly prayers. Each night I prayed with my baby and God. I felt a strong connection among the three of us. At 19 weeks I was up one night having so much pain that I was unable to sleep. As I began to pray, I no longer felt a connection to the baby, and knew something had gone wrong.

The next morning when I rose, my water broke. I was terrified that the baby had died. I rushed to the hospital and with my husband by my side, the ultrasound showed a baby with no heartbeat. Our screams and cries echoed. It was a crushing blow for us. The doctor who had been treating me said I would never know what the cause was, but hours later we did know the cause. The babies were connected to each other through a vein. When one died, the other, healthy baby continued to pump blood into the body of the other twin. Eventually the healthy twin went into heart failure and died. That night I deliv­ered my twin boys with much anguish and grief. I held our baby boy in my hands, marveling at his perfectly shaped mouth, and tiny hands and feet all in the palm of my hand. He was perfect. I felt as though I had let this child down, taken his very life away from him. When we left the hospital late that night I wished I could die too. I was broken and very angry.

The grief that followed me lasted for many dark months and left me feeling isolated from all normal life. So many things had gone wrong. I was angry at the doctor for not “noticing” the growth of the dead twin, I was angry at myself for not having pursued a specialist who could have saved the healthy twin’s life, and I was alienated by many of the comments of doctors and friends  who said things meant to bring comfort but which only brought me pain. I thought about writing a pamphlet entitled, “What not to say to those who have just had a miscarriage or stillbirth.”  Two weeks later we had a funeral under our large 100 year old oak tree outside our home, and shared our grief with our close friends and family.

Eventually I reached a point where I was ready to move for­ward. I was still hopeful that in some way our twins had forged the way for another life to take root. A few months later I tried IVF, but my body did not respond to the medication, even though they used the most aggressive protocol. My FSH was now 18, which in itself sent waves of fear over me, and my doctors said that I could not continue with IVF.

I thought about CPT again. I prayed and once again felt like it was the right thing to do. I scheduled myself for an in­tensive week of treatment. The therapist was a gentle compas­sionate person who recognized that I was in a fragile broken place. The week was more healing than I had expected, not only physically but mentally and spiritually. The therapist taught me to listen to my body, and I began to practice visualization. This allowed me to go deep into my emotions and thinking and see the patterns of thinking I had developed around pregnancy and my body. For the first time I began to imagine new possibilities for my body, my life,  and what it would look like to be healed and whole again.

One month after treatment I retested my hor­mone levels to see if I could attempt another IVF treatment, but my FSH was still too high. My therapist at CPT told me that the human body sometimes needs six months to adjust after treatment and function properly. After everything we had been through, my husband and I decided to go to Australia for some rejuvenation. We did a ten-day intensive no-frills health retreat where my husband and I spent time fasting, praying, taking long walks and getting plenty of rest. No phones. No TV. No town within 20 miles. During one of my long walks alone, I resumed a conversation with God and once again felt alive, really alive. It had been a long time away from truly living for me. I let go of my expectations, and let go of needing to have a child. Essentially I surrendered my desire — trusting and hoping that life was good with or without children in it.  When it was time to go back home, one of the other participants asked us to stay and dog sit for a few months. The dog was a sprightly terrier living in the most beautiful beach house overlooking the ocean and the National Park of the Sunshine coast of Australia. This was another gift of healing. When we returned home, I became pregnant with Genevieve, who today is a bright, beautiful 2.5 year old, a daily reminder of the manifestation of hope and a source of eternal joy. 

Almost 2 years after her birth, we looked forward to having another child. I became pregnant right away, but 7 weeks later miscarried. Afterwards, I experienced a lot of pain lead­ing up to and during ovulation, and suspected something was wrong. After trying for nearly a year to get pregnant, I began to feel like I needed some outside help. I tried some medications, but nothing. Then I began thinking about IVF again. My FSH was again 18 and my doctor did not think IVF would work. When we began to pursue other options like adoption and donor eggs, the doors didn’t open. But, unlike other times, I did not feel desperate or fearful. Yes,  I still had doubts, but I was beginning to trust and I believed  there was another baby wait­ing for our family and that God was making a way once again. I knew then that I needed to go back to CPT. Always the planner, I made sure that when I returned home, my medications and fertility drugs would be waiting for me in the refrigerator, so I’d be ready to try another intensive protocol.

At CPT I did a week of intensive treatment, with five hours of treatment each day for four days. On the third day of treatment, I ovulat­ed and immediately noticed that I didn’t experience any pain. When I returned home, I learned I was pregnant. I fell to the floor crying and praising God with deep humility and wonder. I didn’t have to take any medication. I didn’t have to go through years of waiting on adoption lists; I didn’t have to use a donor egg. I didn’t have to do more drugs, and wait any longer. As of this writing I am 17 weeks pregnant.

Looking back on my past, I know the road that I ini­tially chose was one generated from fear. This fear pigeonholed me and prevented me from following my instinct and di­vine guidance. 

Although I felt led to try a natural treatment option, I chose IVF because I thought it would work — quick and easy! It was only after experiencing the devastating loss of our baby boy that I turned to natural treatment — and it worked. Just before I attended my second round of treatment with CPT, my infertility doctor said I had less than a 2% chance of conceiving. Here I am, marveling at what has taken place.

Infertility has been the greatest source of my spiritual growth over the past 8 years. It has given me awe for what God is doing through the hands and hearts of people who are will­ing to serve others. I am the recipient of this love, compassion and dedication. This journey has given me a boldness to hold onto faith and hope. Hope never gives up, and there is always hope.

 

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