Fertility
Castor Oil Packs for Fertility: Natural Support for PCOS, Endometriosis and Reproductive Health
Castor Oil Packs for Fertility: Natural Support for PCOS, Endometriosis and Reproductive Health If you’re on a fertility journey and trying to support your body in preparation of pregnancy, or struggling with a women’s health condition like PCOS or endometriosis (or of course, both), you might have heard about castor oil packs for fertility and…
Read More“Stop Telling Me to Relax”: The Emotions and Fertility
Navigating emotions and fertility issues with fertility acupuncture Surrey or fertility hypnotherapy Nationwide… If you’ve ever been told to just relax and it will happen, I’m sure you know the full raft of emotions this can stir up. Because you already know that. You are trying to relax. And the anxiety, the worry, the heartache,…
Read MoreHow Acupuncture Can Help with Endometriosis and Fertility: A Natural Path to Relief
Endometriosis is a deeply challenging condition that touches the lives of many women, affecting around 5-10% of those in their reproductive years. It occurs when the endometrial tissue, which normally lines the uterus, begins to grow in other areas of the body – such as the bladder, fallopian tubes, ovaries, or rectum. This can lead…
Read MorePainful Periods? Fertility Issues? You might have a Cold Uterus
If you experience painful periods, with clots, or have been struggling with fertility issues, you might have what is called a Cold Uterus in Chinese medicine (or Cold Womb Syndrome). Understanding this condition and how to address it could be a vital step for your menstrual and fertility health. What is a Cold Uterus in…
Read MoreFertility Acupuncture: A Brief Overview
Fertility acupuncture is an area which is becoming increasingly popular. Research has found that it can have a positive effect on those trying for a baby and can aid the conception process. Fertility acupuncture treatment has been found to increase the blood flow to the reproductive organs, balance hormone levels, regulate the menstrual cycle and…
Read MoreSimple Ways to Eating Fertility Boosting Foods
Prior to conceiving, it’s really useful for both partners to eat fa healthy, balanced diet, maintain a healthy lifestyle and embrace plenty of fertility boosting foods. This helps to enhance fertility and maximise the quantity & quality of both the egg and sperm cells, thus providing the best possible conditions for conception to occur. Sperm…
Read MoreHow Vitamin D Can Improve Your Fertility
Vitamin D can help to improve your fertility in many ways… 1. Stimulates progesterone production in the ovaries by 13%. 2. Stimulates production of two main oestrogens in the ovaries; estrone by 21% and estradiol by 9%. 3. Regulates HCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin expression – HCG is the pregnancy hormone measured in urine with a…
Read MoreHypnotherapy for Fertility
For some couples, the first steps to becoming a parent can be overwhelming. Once a couple decides to try for a baby, all too soon as the months pass it can become all too consuming. Many women and men can find it difficult to focus on other aspects of their life. After months and months…
Read MoreSperm Counts – Don’t Forget the Men!
According to this BBC article, researchers are supposing that pollution is playing a role in declining sperm quality. I’m increasingly seeing these problems in my clinic and recommend that men come along for acupuncture too. So many times the women feel that they’re to blame or that they have to do all the heavy lifting…
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