Serving Campbell,
Saratoga, Los Gatos,
Santa Clara & the
San Jose Area

Fertility

Cindi is amazing. I started seeing her after going off the pill in preparation for starting our family, and my cycles were crazy. I enjoyed her supportive but professional manner, and the fact that she was well-versed in alternative medicine, but not at all hostile to Western medicine or into the more out-there alternatives. I'm sure crystals work for some people, but I don't want to hear about them.

Cindi did a great job of helping regulate my cycles and getting me ovulating regularly. Unfortunately, that wasn't quite enough for us to get pregnant, and we went through a very long journey on the way to our wonderful son. Cindi was incredibly helpful all along the way, both with the medical aspects and the emotional. I don't think I could have made it through the very painful years without her compassion and perspective. It turns out I have several immune-related factors that were preventing a successful pregnancy. Cindi suggested it early on,and suggested an RE (Dr. Zouves, who is amazing!) who specializes in these problems.

It took me a while to be ready to hear that and to pursue it, but once I did, it turned out she was dead right. I'm amazed at how intuitive she was at knowing what was going on with me, and I'm incredibly grateful to her for figuring it out and sending me to the right doctor. She provided acupuncture support for our treatments with Dr. Z that I believe contributed to our success, and also was unbelievably kind, caring, and understanding during the often scary and stressful process.

Once I was pregnant, it was wonderful to see her every week or every other week...her treatments helped me have a very comfortable and easy pregnancy, and it was great being able to ask an expert all my little preggo questions without having to call my ob all the time. In short, Cindi was an integral part of our journey from "gee, let's have a baby" to the moment my ob placed our son on my chest. It was a much longer journey than we ever expected it to be, and I think we'd still be stuck somewhere on the path without her insight, intuition, and skill. I highly recommend her for any type of "female trouble", fertility challenges, and pregnancy support.

She also successfully (much more than I was expecting!) induced me after my ob decided my son would be a giant baby and started threatening me with medical induction, and recommended our amazing doula.

"Cindi is a very professional practitioner. I got her name as a recommendation and have recommended her to many. She turned me from a skeptic about acupuncture into a believer. I saw her for infertility issues and was lucky enough to get pregnant soon after my first treatment! I continued to see her through my pregnancy and again after the baby came for help with breast-feeding issues - she really helped increase my milk supply. She is well versed in herbs as well. I find her bedside manner the best among all practitioners I saw during my quest for pregnancy, prenatal and post natal care. She is familiar with many health care systems and provides excellent complementary care."
-- Becky, 2008

"After trying to get pregnant for over two years, I found out that both of my tubes are blocked and that IVF was my only option. I had read about how acupuncture can greatly increase your chance of conception with IVF, so I did some research and found Cindi. After negative experiences with two other acupuncturists, Cindi is an angel. She is knowledgeable about both Eastern and Western medicine, easy to talk to, and listens well. We used acupuncture before, during and after our IVF cycle, and got pregnant on our first try! I continued to see Cindi throughout my pregnancy - my pregnancy was complication free and all my pregnancy woes were under control. I believe acupuncture treatment played a part in that as well. I definitely recommend Cindi to anyone seeking an acupuncturist for fertility and pregnancy care."
-- Denise, 2009

(Advanced Maternal Age) "Cindi is the greatest! I credit her for helping me conceive my second child. At age 42, testing showed both my husband and I within normal fertility ranges but, for some reason, we were just not getting pregnant. After a year and a half of failed natural family planning and 6 IUI's (one with fertility drugs), I feared that IVF would be our only option. A nurse friend suggested acupuncture and recommended Cindi. In just one cycle I found myself pregnant! Through Cindi's help I not only had a successful pregnancy, I had a totally nausea-free pregnancy! She also treated me for wrist pain I had due to the continuous lifting of my first daughter. A wrist brace got me through the worst of it, but years later, at certain angles/pressure, I was reminded with a sharp pain that it was still there. After Cindi's treatments, I haven't had that pain since - several years later, I am still pain free and I have total freedom of movement.

Cindi is easy to talk to, professional and gives me the results I need. She has helped me a great deal. I highly recommend her."
-- Arlene, 2009

"I was very fortunate to find Cindi... she helped me get pregnant with my second daughter, Julia!

When working with Cindi for fertility issues, I immediately felt comfortable with her and confident with her skills. Within 3-4 months of working with her, I became pregnant! However, after 6 weeks I experienced a miscarriage, most likely due to a genetic problem with the baby. Naturally, I was devastated and in shock. Cindi was very compassionate and skilled in helping me through this difficult time with acupuncture, herbs and emotional support. I returned to working with her a few months after the miscarriage to try and conceive again, and within four months I became pregnant again! She was very supportive and knowledgeable in conceiving after a miscarriage and it was very helpful! I strongly feel that her treatments were the only way I got pregnant, as my husband and I tried for a good year on our own before I worked with Cindi. She is wonderful and I have highly recommended her to several friends! My daughter, Julia, is now 15 months old and is a very happy, healthy girl."
-- April, 2010

"I began seeing Cindi in December 2008, after a year of trying to get pregnant with my second child. We had started IUI's in September and had tried both Clomid and Femara in combination with IUI, but had not had any success. We were scheduled to move on to injectables in combination with IUI and I decided to try additional methods to increase our chances of becoming pregnant. I am a believer in western medicine, having worked for a pharmaceutical company for several years, but decided to try acupuncture after hearing how it was being used to treat infertility. I chose Cindi based on a recommendation and her convenient location. I liked Cindi and her methods from the very beginning.

On the first visit she did a thorough questionnaire of my medical history and was knowledgeable about current medical practices to treat infertility. She was also very cognizant of the medications I was on and treated me appropriately in terms of timing and any herbal supplementation. Cindi is very easy to talk to and always began the appointment with "so tell me what is going on?" I would fill her in on everything from my current medications and IUI schedule to the stresses of my job. She would then treat me accordingly with acupuncture. The best part of seeing Cindi was that four months after starting treatments with her I became pregnant with my baby girl. I believe that she was instrumental in helping us to become pregnant. I continued to see Cindi during my pregnancy, where she helped to alleviate some of the stresses I encountered, through acupuncture and her words of experience. We now have a healthy ten-week old baby girl! I would recommend Cindi to anyone dealing with infertility."
-- Kristina, 2010

"After trying to naturally conceive for a year, I looked into other natural ways to help the process along. I was told acupuncture could be beneficial. I asked my midwife if she knew any acupuncturists that focus on fertility and she put me in touch with Cindi. From the start, Cindi put me at ease and was very knowledgeable about fertility. I was comfortable sharing personal information with her and she was interested in getting to know me and my story. I trusted her judgment, followed her advice, was committed to seeing her weekly and taking custom herbs, and during my 4th cycle, I learned I was pregnant!

I think the combination of the physiological benefits of acupuncture coupled with how relaxed it made me was the perfect mix in helping me naturally conceive. Besides her warm personality and painless approach (really, the needles don't hurt!), Cindi was helpful with navigating my health insurance as well as working with me financially to ensure I could continue my care throughout my pregnancy. I would highly recommend working with Cindi on any and all health concerns - she has the magic touch!"
-- Daneen, 2010