From desperation to rebirth: Synergy of Traditional Chinese and Western medicine, a successful pregnancy

#TFC Success Story #Next-to-be

"The arrival of a new life should be full of joy, why is it so painful?"

Freda used to be resistant to "becoming a mother" because of the fear of losing freedom, taking medicine and injections in order to expect a baby.
Until turning 37 years old, she was finally ready to open up another new chapter in her life being physically and mentally ready (grown-up).

However, after four years of preparation for pregnancy, including having a balanced diet, running a regular schedule, and exercising actively, there was still no good news. No abnormalities were found in the hospital examination.
The first IVF experience, 32 eggs were retrieved in another hospital, 9 blastocysts were successfully cultured, and 2 embryos that passed PGS were implanted - but it turned out to be another heart breaking disappointment.
On that day, Freda burst into tears in the cafe. But she quickly wiped away her tears and said to her husband, "I want to try again."

Changing the right doctor changed her fate
In less than two weeks, she came to TFC and met Dr. Shunren Tan.
"After the first lesson, I know how important it is to choose the right clinic and doctor. IVF is not as simple as taking medicine. It requires personalized precision treatment."

In the second treatment at TFC, Freda retrieved 25 eggs and successfully cultured 8 blastocysts, and 3 passed the PGS test.
This time, she only implanted 1 egg and got pregnant! "Once and for all", ushering in the long-awaited good news of pregnancy!

2 months vs. 6 months ??!!
Suffered from urticaria for more than 6-months, Traditional and Chinese and Western medicine synergized to relieve the symptom in 2 months.
Freda recalled she didn’t find the IVF treatment itself painful. Instead, she was terribly bothered by "urticaria" that keeps recurring and being itchy, which ended up many sleepless nights.

Since the first IVF treatment, she has been suffering from urticaria almost every day, and has consulted many dermatologists but no significant improvement
During a follow-up visit, she couldn't help but reach out to Dr. Tan for help, "You could try traditional Chinese medicine." advised by Dr. Tan.

So, with the help of Dr. Lee Hezhen from the TFC Chinese Medicine Department, a 6-month suffering was relieved in 2 months through acupuncture and thread embedding treatment.
"Dr. Li is very attentive and caring. She checked my condition thoroughly every time before she carried out acupuncture, which reassured me that this is really a personalized treatment."
Until graduation of IVF treatment, Freda continued to have Traditional Chinese medicine treatment as pregnancy care and passed the early pregnancy smoothly.

Freda’s wholehearted encouragement to friends who are now having IVF treatment:
The journey of expecting a baby is a psychological battle. Every stage of waiting is not easy. But as long as there is love in your heart, you can grind out the crystallization of your love.

Just believe in yourself!
Infertility is not a terminal illness. The baby just chooses to come to you in another way - IVF.
Go forward bravely, and happiness will definitely come to you.