I suffered with 2 miscarriages in 2008, and as a consequence the stress and upset of these events led to 'unexplained fertility.' I tried naturally for 3 years to no avail, and also trying reflexology for some time. I then later found out I had low AMH which could have contributed to not conceiving. We went down the IVF route in 2011 and wanted to try acupuncture alongside it (although I don't think we started it early enough before our first cycle began).

 We were recommended Dr Zhao by our fertility clinic. We found her to be very reassuring and gave us hope and confidence that we would be successful in conceiving. It was such a relief after years of heartache and not believing it would ever happen for us, to have someone truly believe we would get our happy ending. 

Dr Zhao also discovered I had a short luteal phase which could also be contributing to our problem. With the use of acupuncture she helped address this. I finally got pregnant with frozen embryo transfer and resulted in the safe arrival of our beautiful baby boy in 2014. 

All the way through the IVF journey, I continued having regular acupuncture with Dr Zhao and felt encouragement and positivity from each session. This was critical for me to continue with acupuncture, especially during the early stage of my pregnancy when I had previously had my miscarriages.
Dr Zhao was always on hand with stories of success and helped me regain the faith and hope I needed to get through each stage of the processes - both the IVF process and then the actual pregnancy which was a constant worry and period of anxiety for me after having 3 miscarriages. 

We thank Dr Zhao for all her support, both professionally and emotionally and I have no hesitation in recommending her to others going through fertility problems. I would never have thought I would be one of the photos of inspiration to others, I still can’t quite believe that I conceived again naturally without much effort, we now have two beautiful boys.

(C.E. 2016)