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Buliej - thanks so much for the offer, I went off and found someone yesterday and am booked in for lunchtime today. East Melbourne is a bit far as I try to keep as many appointments as I can near to my work or home. I got in to a place in Glen Waverley.

Ping & Buliej - being my typical impatient self - I went off and did some research. Ping - maybe this may help you as well. As per a suggestion from "sophabulous" on this thread back on July 21, 2006 - (on the first page), I went to google and typed "Chinese Medicine Registration Board" and found the one for Victoria. I also went to my health insurance page - medibank private to find accupuncture therapists in my area that are approved suppliers by Medibank (this also means I get a better rebate rate) and then cross referenced to the registration board. Found one, called and told them what I was after and she said they have a board full of photos of ladies with babies who have had success after accupuncture! I got in for 12.30pm today and really looking forward to it - hope it goes well... and I'll let you know.

Also, I was just talking to a guy at work who knows about my "pregnancy challenge's" and he commented on a friend's wife who went to accupuncture while she was pregnant for back pain releif and she swears by it.

I've never been down this path before, but I find it quite interesting and think there has to be something good in it and I figure you have to try things to find what works for you.
Even if it doesn't actually help in my IVF journey - at the very least I am sure it can help in some other areas.

Ping - hope this helps, I think given there has not been much response from anyone in Perth to help you - get on to google and do a search and even if you are not with a health fund, use their site to find therapists in your area - I figure they have to be pretty legit and credible to be associated with a big health fund.