i didn't think it hurt - i've had maybe one needle that stung as it went in, but the rest of the time i haven't felt a thing. apparently there is more than one needle thickness that can be used & i've had the very fine ones, don't know if that makes any difference!

i have found that i've been really relaxed after my appointments so far - with my first (when ttc), i was really stressed at work & had that eyelid twitching thing...and now i haven't had it since my first AC appointment & that was about 4 months ago!

my health fund does offer some rebates for AC as well - i'm with mbf. the centre has hicaps.