The Preventive & Integrative approach to fertility
Infertility problems can be solved
For generations, women married early, stayed at home and had babies.
Today’s reality is quite different — women are pursuing careers, marrying later and postponing motherhood.
Most women first become aware and concerned about their reproductive health when they become sexually active — to prevent pregnancy.
The choices made as teens and into adulthood can have a devastating effect on a woman’s ability to get pregnant.
Let’s take a look at some of these risk factors and how, with proper information and awareness, we can work towards preventing several causes of infertility.
Age And Your Fertility
It is a known medical fact that a woman’s fertility — the ability to get pregnant and carry that pregnancy to full term — decreases as she ages.
While today’s infertility treatments are very successful in helping women of all ages get pregnant, it is most likely that women in their twenties and early thirties will achieve pregnancy, with or without treatment.
Approximately one-third of all couples, with the female partner 35 or older, will have problems conceiving. It is also estimated that two-thirds of women will not be able to conceive spontaneously by the age of 40.
Of course, the decision to have a baby — and determining the right time to start a family — is a highly personal choice.
Women need to understand, however, the biological clock is a very real issue and that the older the female partner, the more difficulties a couple can face when trying to get pregnant
Preventive actions to fertility
There are a surprising number of lifestyle factors that couples can change which may improve their reproductive health and ability to have children.
Consuming behaviour
Simply reducing or abstaining from caffeine and alcohol and not smoking can have a beneficial impact on a couple’s ability to conceive.
Now some easy advice to boost your fertility naturally.
Maintaining healthy weight and diet:
For women, factors such as maintaining an appropriate weight and participating in moderate exercise can help improve menstrual regularity and overall health.
Women who have suffered from anorexia nervosa, bulimia, or severe obesity may have altered thyroid and other hormonal imbalances which can lead to irregular menstrual patterns and other problems.
Competitive athletes practicing intense training regimens may suffer from similar difficulties with irregular menses.
This form of a healthy diet will help the fertility ability.
- Reduce Carbohydrates
- Increase healthy fat
- Balanced protein intake
Mental health
Making time for leisure and enjoyment with your partner is healthy step to achieve to lower stress levels and improve your mental and emotional health.
The level of stress should be minimal which you can achieve with different methods and techniques such breathing, meditation and relaxation.
Daily power nap
Fertility up in smoke
We’ve all heard the reports that cigarette smoking can cause cancer and heart disease. But a lesser known health risk is that smoking can negatively affect your ability to have children.
According to former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everette Koop, M.D., “Women who smoke have decreased fertility. The risk of spontaneous abortion (miscarriage) is higher for pregnant women who smoke…”
In fact, a study conducted in the U.K. showed that nearly 13% of female infertility is caused by cigarette smoking.
Weighing the facts
A healthy body weight, maintained through proper nutrition and exercise, can help to protect your chances of conceiving.
Epidemiological studies have shown that obesity accounts for 6% of all female infertility and, on the flip side, low body weight accounts for another 6%.
So, while seeking medical help from a reproductive specialist, evaluate your body weight, and that of your partner.
A balanced diet and exercise regimen might be just what the doctor ordered to help you get pregnant.
What about the men?
Infertility is not just a female disease, but affects men equally — nearly half of all diagnosed cases of infertility are attributed to the male partner.
Recent studies are also finding that aging doesn’t just effect a woman’s fertility. As men age, the quality of their sperm may decrease, making conception more difficult.
Drugs such as steroids, cigarettes, marijuana and alcohol can decrease sperm quality and production.
Overall male reproductive function, critical to achieving conception.
In addition, sexually transmitted diseases also are a leading cause of male infertility, while prolonged exposure to high heat (hot tub) or certain chemicals (perhaps found in the work environment), as well long hours of sitting or tight underclothes can also lead to male infertility.
Workplace hazards:
Workplace hazards can contribute significantly to infertility. Common toxins such as lead, mercury, PCB’s, DDT, and other chemical compounds can be metabolized into secondary products which adversely affect the reproductive tract.
For example: Dioxin pollutants common to the paper industry have been shown to decrease fertility.
Cosmetics
Many of the petrochemicals creams, masks and lotions are toxins that called hormone mimics ( the body mistake these hormones and then reduce the production of hormones for fertility like the Luteinizing Hormone (LH).
This hormone is produced in the anterior pituitary gland. LH surge is responsible for triggering ovulation and development of the corpus luteum. LH works synergistically with FSH. It stimulates specific cells to produce testosterone.
Integrative approach to fertility
We look at the body in a holistic view, for example the uterus connect to the large intestine and to the front lower teeth.
For example: Imbalance of the large intestine due to bacteria or fungi, may affect the ability of the uterus to conceive.
In Quantica720 health center we offer a complete energetic informative body scan to find all the imbalances of the body that may connect to the infertility such as inflammations, toxins, pituitary imbalance, acidity of the body and the free radicals.
Psychological issues, diet patterns, detox and distress are all part of the factors of our integrative approach.
Give yourself the best chance for a healthy pregnancy
- Don’t wait until you are ready to have a baby to think about your fertility.
- Know what can affect your ability to get pregnant, how to avoid risk factors that can cause infertility and make smart decisions about your future.
- When you are trying to conceive but have not achieved pregnancy within 12 months, go to your gynecologist and at the same time get a second opinion check up in a preventive, integrative health center such as Quantica720.
