Natural Harmony Reproductive Health — An Honest Editorial Review
For patients searching fertility clinics in California who want a complementary, whole-body approach alongside (or before) a conventional workup, Natural Harmony Reproductive Health in San Diego's Mission Valley is an integrative acupuncture, herbal medicine, and nutrition practice focused on fertility, PCOS, endometriosis, and prenatal care. It is not a medical IVF clinic.
About the Practice
Natural Harmony was founded in 2015 by Dr. Merritt Jones, DAIM, LAc, FABORM, MS, CNC and operates as a women-led team of reproductive acupuncturists — each holding a doctorate in Acupuncture or Chinese Medicine, state licensure (LAc), and Fellow of the American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine (FABORM) certification, a subspecialty credential specifically for reproductive TCM. The current clinical team includes Erin Sandoval-Lowe, DACM, LAc, FABORM, MS (clinic lead); Ramona Deonauth, DAOM, LAc, FABORM, MS; and Brigitte Sacco, DACM, LAc, MS. The practice positions itself as integrative support that works alongside San Diego REIs and OB-GYNs, not as a replacement for clinical reproductive medicine.
Services Offered
Services the practice provides directly:
- Fertility, IVF-support, and IUI-support acupuncture (pre/post transfer protocols)
- Chinese herbal medicine and targeted supplement protocols
- Nutrition therapy and preconception health coaching through a Certified Nutrition Consultant
- Functional lab review (hormones, thyroid, metabolic, micronutrient) interpreted through a functional-medicine lens
- Adjunctive TCM modalities: cupping, moxibustion, gua sha, and Celluma LED/infrared therapy
- Mind-body support for stress, sleep, and cycle regulation
- Clinical focus areas: PCOS, endometriosis, irregular cycles, male factor, recurrent loss, and prenatal/postpartum care
What This Practice Is — and Isn't
Natural Harmony does not perform IVF or IUI, does not retrieve eggs, transfer embryos, or run an embryology lab, and its licensed acupuncturists do not have prescriptive authority for fertility medications like Clomid, letrozole, or gonadotropins. Patients who need those services are referred to — or co-managed with — a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist. If you need a clinical IVF program, start with the California REI directory and look the lab up in SART. Natural Harmony is not a SART-reporting clinic because it does not perform ART cycles.
Patient Experience
Natural Harmony holds a 5.0/273 Google rating, which is unusually high volume for a boutique acupuncture practice and generally reflects strong continuity of care, long appointment windows, and practitioner-level (not tech-level) time with each patient. New-patient virtual visits are scheduled for 50 minutes; return acupuncture sessions run 60 minutes. Individual experiences vary — always confirm fit during the initial consult.
Considering At-Home Insemination?
Patients drawn to a natural-minded, lower-intervention path often ask about at-home options before committing to clinical treatment. At-home intracervical insemination (ICI) is a private, low-cost starting point for single parents by choice, same-sex couples, or people without a known diagnosis.
MakeAMom kits are reusable, ship in plain packaging, and pair well with the cycle-tracking and preconception nutrition work Natural Harmony already supports. They are not a substitute for medical care if you have a known fertility diagnosis.
When to Add a Clinical REI
Complementary care is a reasonable first or parallel step, but it is not diagnostic. Consider adding a reproductive endocrinologist if you have been trying for 12 months (six months if over 35), have irregular or absent cycles, a known tubal or uterine issue, prior miscarriages, or a partner with abnormal semen analysis. Our how to read IVF success rates guide and IVF overview explain what clinical treatment actually involves and how to compare programs within your age band.
Location and Contact
Address: 1545 Hotel Circle S, Suite 185, San Diego, CA 92108 Phone: (619) 512-9783 Website: naturalharmonyhealth.com
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Natural Harmony perform IVF or IUI? No. The practice provides acupuncture, herbal medicine, nutrition therapy, and functional-lab review to support fertility. It does not perform IVF, IUI, egg retrievals, embryo transfers, or prescribe fertility medications.
Can I see Natural Harmony alongside my fertility clinic? Yes — this is the typical model. The team coordinates with San Diego REIs around stimulation, retrieval, and transfer timing, and many patients use acupuncture specifically on transfer day and during the luteal phase.
Do I need a referral? No referral is required. New patients book a virtual intake directly through the clinic website.
Editorial note: Independently written by the Fertlo editorial team; not sponsored. See our editorial policy.