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
Lyta Humphris on Plymouth 01752 788321 or
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