When it comes to seeking out expensive infertility treatments, some couples try to boost their odds by turning to alternative medicine.

There isn't a lot of scientific data yet to support it, but some local women are convinced they wouldn't have gotten pregnant otherwise.

After several miscarriages, Liz Strathy proved her doctors wrong.

"My test came back that I probably wouldn't be able to get pregnant on my own," she said. "That an egg donor was probably the best option for me."

Instead she turned to acupuncture, nutrition and Chinese medicine.

Bastyr graduate Lee Hullender says more women are seeking alternate medicine for help with infertility. The reason?

"Stress is a big one," Hullender said. "A lot of women I see are women who understand that if they work for something, they get it and in this case, this is the one situation where the harder you work, it seems like the further away the prize becomes."

The goal is to bring the body back into balance. But is there any scientific proof it works?

Hullender has been keeping her own stats. Women ages 38-42 seem to have the most dramatic results. Most of her patients are also being seen by conventional infertility specialists.

"I thought I'd try anything and everything to get pregnant," said Michelle Schliefer.

Schliefer has polycystic ovarian syndrome, a major cause of infertility. Two months after treatment with a fertility drug and acupuncture: Mission accomplished.

"That was all it took," Schliefer said. "Thank god that was all it took so we feel double blessed."

Eight-month-old twins Jo-Jo and Jake are the result.

Strathy is due in August and still can't believe her good fortune.

"I almost didn't expect it to work," she said. "It was hard for me to even embrace the happiness of it for a long time but now I can. I guess I have to admit it's going to happen.