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Up Close - Women's Health - September 27, 2012
Practice pinpoints different approach to treat infertility
Acupuncturist believes Eastern medicine helps treat hormone problems

By Jessica Valencia
Of the Journal of Business

Coleen Smith, owner of Spokane Valley-based Points of Origin Acupuncture PLLC, says 60 percent of the people she treats come in with women's health issues.
Coleen Smith, owner of Spokane Valley-based Points of Origin Acupuncture PLLC, says 60 percent of the people she treats come in with women's health issues.
—Staff photo by Jessica Valencia
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 10 percent of women of childbearing age in the United States have difficulty getting pregnant or staying pregnant. Hormonal changes and stress are two factors that can affect rates of pregnancy, which is where Coleen Smith, an acupuncturist in Spokane Valley, comes in.

Smith owns Point of Origin Clinical Acupuncture PLLC. The business, located at 12211 E. Broadway, focuses on hormone regulation, fertility issues, pa...


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