Hi Melbel

Our situation is unexplained fertility as well. I have seen Stephen Clavey for about 6 months - I found my cycles became "better" - that is less pain, less heavy bleeding and more regular, but I got a bit disillusioned after 6 months and no baby so stopped (June 07).

I havent visited Ruth Sharkey's clinic but I subscribe to their website. I believe you can do online consults where you upload all your test results and answer lots of questions and then they make a herb mixture and send it to you.

Ruth Trickey apparently no longer takes on new clients as I tried to see her but instead I booked in with Ann Maree Bortoli at the same clinic (apparently all the other practicioners are trained by Ruth) and she was great. Only just went on Monday and she has given me herbs and other vitamins / supplements as well as dietary guidelines. I feel pretty confident in her.

From what I have read, both Steve Clavey and Ruth Sharkey claim to have success rates of about 20 - 25%. That may seem low, but apparently naturally after 2 years of trying to conceive your chances are about 2%, so that is pretty good by comparison. Not sure how more interventionist procedures like IUI and IVF go, but there are obviously downsides to that road - cost, side effects of synthetic hormones etc. I have had one session of IUI and we were told the success rates without ovulation stimulation by injection are about 9%.

Anyway good luck - did you end up going to any of the practicioners?