Getting Pregnant -
How to Improve your Fertility
Are you finding it
difficult to become pregnant? If so you can do many simple things to improve
your chances of conception, the way we live can have a big effect on the reproductive
system of both men and women.
You may both have to
change your life-style to incorporate healthy influences, and eliminate things
you enjoy that reduce your fertility.
Increasing your fertility
outcome is something you can both do for unexplained infertility. You can make
sure you and your partner are eating healthily, and eliminate habits that may
lower your chances of conceiving.
You can make sure your
weight is within the range that is helpful for conceiving.
You can make sure you
incorporate a regular gentle exercise programme into your daily life such as
walking; cycling or swimming, being fit and active is beneficial for fertility.
Stress
Stress can have a big
effect on fertility. Stress hormones affect the hypothalamus and pituitary glands
and reproductive organs. In women under stress, the reproductive hormone prolactin
is over-produced and this can interfere with ovulation. The hypothalamus stops
secreting gonadotrophin hormone, which in turn will affect the release of both
the luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone. As these hormones
stimulate ovulation - fertility is affected.
Self help for stress
is regular exercise, deep breathing techniques, hypnotherapy and visualization
- we use a combined approach at the Hypnospot clinic for the treatment of infertility:
- Nutrition
- Acupuncture
- Hypnotherapy
Fertility is a whole-body
event, not something that happens just in our reproductive organs - that is
why we use a holistic approach. There may be a need for more fertility awareness
and lifestyle changes to improve the chances of starting the pregnancy, or there
may be a need for nutritional supplements, relaxation and de-stressing techniques,
acupuncture, and massage.
Alcohol
Alcohol can jeopardize
pregnancy. According to some studies, the risk of miscarriage appears to increase
with moderate drinking during the first three months of pregnancy, particularly
in the first weeks.
Smoking
Women who smoke are
more likely to take longer to conceive, they have an increased risk of miscarriage,
and lower oestrogen and progesterone levels.
Men who smoke are likely
to have decreased sperm density, less motile sperm, reduced testosterone, and
an increase in abnormal sperm.
These risks for both
men and women increase with the number of cigarettes smoked.
Nutrition
You should not overlook
nutrition in fertility treatment – it is important to have a good level of nourishment
that will allow your body to function well.
Bad eating habits can
lower the reserves of nutrients that are necessary for reproductive hormone
systems to work properly.
Your hormonal balance
and fertility are affected by what you eat, your nutrient levels and how well
your digestion works.
If you are short of
essential fatty acids, vitamin A, vitamin B6, zinc, magnesium, and antioxidants,
then your hormone production may be blocked - resulting in an imbalance that
makes conception less likely.
Acupuncture
Have you ever wondered
about the treatment of infertility with traditional medicine and acupuncture?
Good candidates for
trying medical acupuncture are people who have unexplained infertility - acupuncture
is effective for balancing the body’s energies and raising the receptiveness
of the body for conception.
Men and women with
a physical problem, such as damaged fallopian tubes, or a low sperm count, would
be encouraged to try acupuncture in addition to their medical treatment.
When skilfully applied,
acupuncture is effective in correcting many of the imbalances that underlie
the complex physical and hormonal disorders that lead to a reduction in fertility.
Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy is exceptionally
beneficial for unexplained infertility.
Hypnotherapists are
already using Hypnotherapy to help women give birth peacefully, and teaching
them that a normal birth should be a calm and natural process.
At the Hypnospot Clinic
we teach simple but specialised relaxation, and breathing, and other techniques,
making the whole birth easier and more comfortable.
With unexplained infertility,
hypnotherapists do the same sort of thing, teaching you to let go of the stress
you have been holding on to, using specialised relaxation, and breathing techniques.
Hypnotherapy teaches
you to let go of any emotional blocks or worries you may have that can create
infertility issues – Hypnotherapy can help you identify and process emotional
issues that might be interfering with conception.
In addition to dealing
with deep-seated fears, hypnotherapy is effective in stress reduction, and this
in turn allows for hormonal rebalancing. This has been seen in cases where there
is too much prolactin being produced which can inhibit ovulation.
In a relaxed environment
at our clinic, we work together to bring about positive attitudes and beliefs.
It is very useful in
enabling clients to imagine and create positive outcomes – from being able to
see themselves pregnant to being able to visualize embryos embedding while undergoing
egg harvesting or implantation in IVF.
You can
give your unconscious mind free rein here and allow yourself to be creative,
free, and prepared to follow your heart’s wishes.
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more information and help on improving your fertility and related issues:
Call
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