We have successfully treated couples who have not yet started on the IVF route but felt they needed help in the meantime; couples who were undergoing IVF already or were about to start shortly; couples who have tried IVF without success; couples who for financial, religious or ethical reasons do not want IVF at all; couples who have already had a child but find it hard to conceive again (secondary infertility); and couples who have suffered several miscarriages and are struggling to complete a pregnancy.

Are you beginning to think you have a problem and are wondering what you can do to help yourselves before IVF?
If you have been trying for a baby without success for a year, doctors will start to investigate why you have not conceived. You may feel that the only option for you will prove to be IVF. But, between realising you seem to have a problem and starting IVF, you have a window of opportunity. Don't waste it. Discover what you can do to increase your chances of natural or spontaneous pregnancy and take active steps now before IVF starts. Do this with commitment and urgency in the hopes of avoiding the stress, issues and expense of IVF altogether. Be in no doubt that IVF is stressful for most people; 65% of those who give up IVF do so because it is too stressful. Most infertility specialists will also admit that it isn't very successful, and that success rates haven't changed much in years.

But it is usually possible to improve your chances of natural pregnancy by lifestyle changes coupled with nutritional supplements, mindbody techniques and some acupuncture. For many people this will provide the answer they need. The evidence for these techniques suggests they are far more likely to help you than, for example, early stage conventional medical treatment for infertility, Clomid or IUI.

For years doctors have offered the drug Clomid to try and boost fertility, or IUI (intrauterine insemination) to women as a first step before going on to IVF. But a recent study showed that these two treatment options were no more likely to lead to pregnancy than doing nothing at all. Fortunately you don't have to do nothing at all as we have explained. Even if you don't get pregnant on this programme our treatments will ensure you are well prepared to get the most out of IVF if you still have to do it.

Are you already in the middle of an IVF cycle? It's nor too late
A single treatment with acupuncture at about the time of Embryo Transfer has been shown to substantially increase the likelihood of success, probably by making implantation more successful. If you are finding it all rather stressful then a session of MBM as well may help to take the pressure off you.

Are you about to start an IVF cycle?
A single treatment at the time of Embryo Transfer will be a great help, but research also shows that many of the benefits from acupuncture and MBM are cumulative and take a bit of time and several repetitions to get the ....