Sorry to butt in here but I've had experience with naturopathy while TTC and on IVF. Yes they can be expensive, I agree. I paid about $90.00 a visit and I felt that even that might have been too much at the time (medical costs do mount up don't they?)
The first naturopath I saw was a very nice person and helped me with a few dietary issues but I stopped buying and taking the herbs because they mucked up my cycle and after almost 12 months of seeing her, I still had not fallen pregnant. The only other time I consulted a naturopath was during IVF when she gave me some acupuncture. I don't know whether it helped or not but I got pregnant on my first IVF cycle.
(Just make sure that you tell your fertility specialist about the herbs as you don't want anything interfering with your IVF cycle).
Just one thing concerns me: I don't know how she can make a claim that your egg quality will improve by taking the herbs. Your egg quality is determined by your age. It would be more accurate for her to say that if your nutrition is of the highest possible quality, then you will be giving yourself the best chance of a healthy pregnancy and baby.
I think in terms of cost, you might need to weigh a few things up ... do you feel it is helping you? If so, maybe it is worth the extra money in the short term. Are you able to claim any of it back on private health? My fund gave me some of the costs back for my acupuncture for example. If you don't think the treatment is helping you either physically or mentally (sometimes the care and support of a practitioner who isn't restricted to fifteen minute appointments can do one's mental state a world of good), maybe it is not worth the extra money you are paying. If you'd like to keep up the treatment but think her prices are a bit steep, perhaps you can find another practitioner?
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