July 13-2010 All About Infertility Articles

Reduce Infertility Stress - What You Can Do and How it Will Help

By Donna Marie Williams


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In all the years since you first became sexually active, all the emphasis was on avoiding pregnancy - and now you can't get pregnant? Who knew it would be so difficult?

It's ironic indeed. But if that's your situation, it's nothing to joke about. On the contrary, couples trying month after month to become pregnant suffer through doubts and fears and too many tears.

Then there is the "trying harder" syndrome which too often leads to even more frustration. And it might even make it worse. Infertility specialists claim stress is a contributing factor, i.e. adding to infertility, in almost 30% of all cases.

Stress Does Affect Fertility

Stress affects each woman differently, so it is difficult for specialists to specify how it works. But doctors have linked stress to higher hormone levels, especially cortisol and epinephrine. Reducing stress has been linked to better conditions in the uterus, improving the rate of egg implantation.

Medical research shows conception rate improvement during months when couples report relatively low levels of stress. And IVF patient studies showed 20% improvement in the number of viable eggs produced during low stress months.

What to Do

The best general advice is to consciously lighten up. Reduce the mental and emotional stress between you and your partner any way you can. Some ways to do that:

- Positive mental attitude - about your fertility prospects and everything else

- Change the subject - every thought does not have to be about "the baby" you want.

- Do not criticize, condemn or complain about your partner's commitment and enthusiasm.

- Enjoy yourself - sex is fun, remember? So enjoy the ride.

Be sure to continue and, when possible, increase your current stress reducing behaviors. Simple things like deep breathing exercises and aerobic exercise should be increased, especially during the most fertile days of your menstrual cycle.

Finally, consider some less common stress reducers that some infertility specialists recommend:

- short naps - 20 minutes is ideal

- relaxation - meditation or guided imagery to relax and bring on a sense well-being

- massage therapy to alter physical response to stress and relax the nervous system

Bottom line: Consciously back off. See stress as the enemy and fight back. Do your part and also be supportive of whatever your partner does to reduce stress.

Donna Williams is a teacher and health educator with personal experience dealing with infertility issues. For more information about infertility stress and specific advice on other infertility issues, visit her website http://www.infertility-help-advice-answers.com - a resource for couples with concerns about infertility.

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July 11-2010 All About Infertility Articles

7 Chinese Herbal Infertility Treatments and Why You Need Them

By Helen Reicher

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Female infertility is most often caused in the ovulation cycle. Blocked egg passing, or that there is no egg to pass, result in preventing pregnancy. Hormonal imbalance (with age), endometriosis, bacterial infections, and uterine fibroids are known to cause these. Pregnancy requires that the egg originates, enters the uterus, and then affixes to the uterine wall.

Often the infertility is the result of a woman's choices in lifestyle and the environment she lives in. Bad diet, excessive weight, or underweight, are definite contributors to this as the body requires proper nutrition to maintain and ovulate healthily. Beyond that, nutrition is also required to bring the fetus through the pregnancy until delivery. You should avoid fatty foods while attempting to become pregnant.

Diets that include plenty of vitamin D, calcium, protein, zinc and other generally required vitamins/minerals will give you a better chance of successful fertilization. If you are having troubles, maximizing your healthy diet will probably be required. Even without, it is a good idea. Drinking alcoholic beverages and smoking impact the growth of the uterine lining, and thus can effect ovulation.

They also increase stress which can have an impact on the entire body and causes issues that can prevent fertility. Exercise can be great at other times, but in excess it at this time can affect hormones in ways that can keep you from becoming pregnant. Damage left behind from uterine and pelvic inflammation from certain sexually transmitted diseases can also be an issue.

Infertility in Men is usually related to their absence of their sperm, or low quality within it. Other than genetic factors, many female infertility causes also apply to men. They also need to focus on diet and allowing their organs to produce to optimal levels. Many today are finding herbal alternatives effective towards infertility. These treatments cost less, and have few side effects. They are making ground on medical treatments such as UIU and IVF which are both expensive and carry severe side effects.

The Chinese have been using herbal alternative treatments for millennia with favorable results. They have extracted these herbs from plants, roots, flowers, bark and berries to provide effective treatment for many conditions. Rather than treating the symptoms (infertility), they aim at correcting the issues that cause it. Among these are sperm mobility, hormonal imbalances, and unequal periods.

Female infertility is often treated with Red clover. It improves the uterus through its vitamins while relaxing the nervous system. Raspberry leaves are often mixed with it in a tea adding calcium to assist hormone balance influence too. Lady's mantle has been used to repair uterine lining and ovulation regulation with some success.

False unicorn root has been used to stimulate the ovaries (causing them to ovulate). Regulation of hormones, periods, and ovulation has been attained with stinging nettle (with its concentrated chlorophyll and minerals). All of these can be ingested as a tea for easiest daily consumption. Male infertility is often treated with astralagus which aids increasing both sperm count, and its mobility.

Another common remedy in Chinese Medicine is Panax Ginseng (Chinese Ginseng) which does this and also increases testosterone. While western medicine has looked down on herbal remedies, for many centuries the Chinese have been using them in the treatment of fertility problems. Many modern studies on herbal treatments are showing they are quite effective. While there are many more studies to go, many in the Americas are now using herbal remedies to aid their fertility problems. They are having successes as testing continues to reveal more.

As with any health related issue, you should definitely get professional advice before doing anything that could have a negative impact without proper use. For typical pharmaceutical remedies, you would go to a doctor. With herbal ones you should seek a holistic doctor who is just as informed of alternative medicine with specialization in fertility issues. Their training will have taken as much education and practice as a medical doctor, but specialized in a holistic approach.

Helen Reicher is a freelance writer offering professional writing services on a wide variety of topics. For information and to contact Helen, please visit http://www.hlreicher.com

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July 09-2010 All About Infertility Articles

Male Infertility Causes and Other Issues

By Guillermo Velderrain

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While female infertility is a lot more common because the female reproductive system is so much more complex and so there are so many different things that could go wrong, couples have to realize if they are having problems conceiving that it could be the man. The only way you are going to be able to determine just who has the problem here is by having the woman take a female infertility test and the man will have to take a male infertility test.

Doctors usually like to give the man the test first and see if it is male infertility that they are dealing with, mainly because the tests for the man are much less invasive than those for the woman, and so if they don't have to go through with the female infertility tests, all the better for everyone involved. Then of course if the man's tests come back as fine, they can pretty much assume that it is the woman who has the fertility problem.

An In depth look at Male Infertility Causes

The big question that all men have when they find out that they are infertile is what was the male infertility cause in their situation, because they are curious to know if it was something they did that was the male infertility cause. The causes of infertility can differ from man to man so one cannot give single cause for the male infertility. One of the most common male infertility causes/possibilities it that it is genetic. If you are a man who has a low sperm count, your father could have dealt with the same thing.

Doctors have proven that low sperm counts and abnormal sperm conditions run in families, so if you can you should talk to your father and see if he had any problems like this. Injury can be the cause of male infertility. There are a lot of men who injured their penis or scrotum at some point in their life, for instance when they were a child, and often this results in infertility.

Men do have to realize that just because they are infertile, this does not mean that they have absolutely no chance of ever getting a woman pregnant and having a child, it just means that they are probably not going to be able to do it the old-fashioned way and instead are most likely going to have to take advantage of modern technology and use infertility treatment.

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July 07-2010 All About Infertility Articles

Pregnancy Miracle - Can You Really Get Pregnant Fast With Pregnancy Miracle?
By Suzanne Webb-Brikas

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Pregnancy Miracle has been helping women struggling to get pregnant even after years of traditional fertility treatments. The reason for this is that conventional methods simply pump your body full of hormones to hopefully produce a fertile atmosphere, and do not have a very good success rate. In fact, many couples spend their life savings on fertility treatments, only to end up heartbroken, childless, and rack up ridiculous debts. Pregnancy Miracle focuses on changing your body naturally so that your fertility is at its peak, increasing your chances of conceiving.
No drugs or surgery is promoted in this ebook. Simply dietary and environmental changes that you need to make in order to get rid of the things that are creating your body's fertility problems. As every woman's body is different, there are factors that are different for each individual relating to their infertility. That's why knowing about just one of these factors can mean the difference between remaining infertile, and planning your delivery.
When you are trying to get pregnant, knowledge is everything. Educating yourself about every reason your body might be fighting conception should be your first plan of action. Most traditional doctors prefer the scientific facts over sometimes mystical ancient Chinese methods. They may just tell you what the tests tell them: you can't conceive. Sometimes they don't even know why. They call this unexplained or "idiopathic" infertility. This "diagnosis" is given to up to 20% of couples struggling with fertility. This may be due to ovarian cysts, or premature ovarian failure, countless other reasons. For many women, a holistic approach becomes the answer they are looking for.
Has Pregnancy Miracle worked for countless women? Yes. Will it work for you? I can't promise you that. Lisa Olson (the author of the book) warns that while many women following her program will get pregnant quickly within two months, there are some women for whom it will take longer. I'm sure there are some that this book will not help, but you won't know unless you give it a chance. We all want to have healthy babies, but for some reason it just doesn't happen for some. My heart goes out to those women. It is my great hope that this book will help as many women as it can.
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July 01-2010 All About Infertility Articles

2 in Home Remedies For Infertility to Get You Pregnant in Less Than 2 Months

By Janis Breazell

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So here's the plan, you are going to try to get pregnant using 2 in home remedies that quite frankly, most couples simply aren't using to their advantage. Having a child can either be very easy or very hard depending on a number of factors, but usually they are controllable factors that can easily work to your advantage when trying to get pregnant!

So here are a couple of remedies that can, in the end, help you get pregnant!

For the Man - Increasing Zinc & Calcium
I know awkward right, we're giving the man advice when we're talking about getting you pregnant; but this is a critical step that many seem to ignore and forget. Maybe the reason you are not getting pregnant is because the man is not capable, his sperm is sterile.

Also laying off on caffeine and alcohol will help for both parties.

For the Woman - Try Raspberry Leaf
Why should you try this? Along with you staying away from cigarettes, unprocessed meats and fish high in mercury, you should take a 400 micrograms of folic acid, and last but not least use some raspberry leaf - why? It's very high in calcium and works to restore balance in the hormones - it can give your body that balance in order to get pregnant!

The key is for you to start today and to try to get to the bottom of your situation, figure out what you can do to get pregnant quickly and efficiently starting today! There are many things out there that you should be doing; but unfortunately we weren't able to go over - make sure you get an online expert's opinion on some natural holistic treatment out there!

- Listen Up

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June 28 -2010 All About Infertility Articles

Acupuncture and Infertility
By Susan A. Ward

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Infertility is generally defined as the inability to produce an offspring. With the constant developments in technology, a lot of new solutions to this old dilemma are now available. One can opt to either do intrauterine insemination (sperm is placed inside the female's reproductive tract), or in vitro fertilization (fertilization occurs outside of the body in a glass dish, also called IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (injection of sperm into the egg). But there is a way to resolve infertility that has been tested by time, and that is acupuncture.
Acupuncture is a part of Eastern medicine that has been around for ages. In acupuncture tips of fine needles are inserted at specific body points in order to treat pain or disease or conditions, such as infertility. Acupuncture establishes healthy body function through restoring the natural circulation of energy by using needles for stimulation. Acupuncture triggers the release of the neurochemical 'endorphin' which reduces pain and results to positive mood. Along with that neurohormones and neurotransmitters also flow to the body - these chemicals serve as aids for the healing process.
The use of acupuncture as a cure for infertility has been documented in old Chinese writings of medical nature. Aside from typical needle insertions, it also included exercises to improve energy flow in one's body. However, because of the modernization of acupuncture, it is now practiced along with other infertility treatments in order to handle issues like hormonal imbalance.
Acupuncture is typically compared to the rehabilitative process of physical therapy. Experts recommend that an ideal fertility treatment should involve combination of acupuncture with herbal medicine and conventional medical interventions. In modern acupuncture women are treated for about three to four months before undergoing another type of infertility therapy such as in vitro fertilization and the like. It is also suitable for women who are about to or has already undergone embryo transfer.
But, similar to other forms of remedy, acupuncture may present a few risks. The biggest gamble when someone is undergoing acupuncture as a supplement with other infertility treatments is the probability of a miscarriage that may be caused by pressing of incorrect points in the expectant mother. This is the principal reason why it is best to have an acupuncturist who has a good knowledge in the treatment of fertility disorders.
Even though there are probable drawbacks, to compensate, modern acupuncture for the treatment of acupuncture has a lot of advantages as well. First and foremost, it efficiently regulates and generally manages the body's normal functioning due to its result of increase blood flow to the different organs. Secondly, acupuncture assists the progress of the formation of a thick lining in the inner membrane of the uterus as it increases blood flow to it. Thirdly, it improves the functions of the ovaries and follicles.
Another important advantage of acupuncture is its participation in enhancing the success rate of in vitro fertilization. It has been confirmed that there have been quantifiable developments in the process of embryo transfer during in vitro fertilization which results to a greater possibility of pregnancy. In these days some fertility centers and specialists have included the use of acupuncture as a substantial part of their in vitro fertilization treatment. One other great benefit of acupuncture is its part in the cure of fertility problems such as spasmed tubes. Acupuncture helps de-spasm these troubled tubes.
Still another positive point about acupuncture is that it works well along with herbs in the treatment of various physiological conditions like elevated follicle stimulating hormone (regulates reproductive process of the body), repeated pregnancy loss, luteal phase defect (pregnancy cannot be sustained due to the breaking down of the uterine lining which results to menstrual bleeding and then causes miscarriage), polycystic ovarian syndrome or PCOS (irregular menstrual cycle), sperm-DNA-fragmentation in men and hyperprolactinemia when the cause is other than prolactinoma (presence of abnormally high-levels of prolactin in the blood).
However, though great results have been recorded, it is still best to consult your physician and get their recommendation before trying out acupuncture.
Susan A. Ward is infertility expert. For more great information on acupuncture, visit http://www.completeguidetoinfertility.com

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June 24 - 2010 All About Infertility Articles

The Cost of Infertility Treatment

By Mary Elizabeth Robertson

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A couple must take into consideration the cost of infertility treatments, since the cost can really get high, with the cost of infertility drugs reaching into the thousands. Some of the more technical procedures can lead a couple to expenses in the tens of thousands per treatment. These include treatments such as intracytoplasmic sperm injections, in vitro fertilization or gamete intrafallopian transfer.

Just reviewing the some of the most common treatments will make you aware of the costs of trying to have a baby. These numbers are staggering all by themselves, and when you consider that most couples have to have a few treatments before they are successful, you can see how expensive this elusive dream can become.

The American Society of Reproductive Medicine has supplied a list of the average prices of the typical ARTs (Artificial Reproductive Techniques) such as:

-Average cost of an IUI (intrauterine insemination) cycle: $865; Median Cost: $350

-Average Cost of an IVF (invitro fertilization) cycle using fresh embryos (not including medications-medications for IVF are $3,000 to $5,000 per fresh cycle): $8,158; Median Cost: $7,500

-Average additional cost of ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) procedure: $1,544; Median Cost: $1,500

-Average additional cost of PGD (preimplantation genetic diagnosis) procedure: $3,550; Median Cost: $3,200

These procedures can rack up a bill very rapidly, so implementing a plan of action would be a good idea. You may get lucky and the treatments are included into your regular health care plan; however not all plans cover these types of procedures and it may cost you extra to find insurance on your own that does. This will add to the initial cost, since you have to pay for a separate premium per month,. You need to be careful when choosing though; some policies won't cover you if you have a pre existing problem of being able to conceive.

Other than the cost for infertility insurance, there may be other costs as well. Some fertility clinics and specialists have different plans available such as a refund plan, that is where you are reimbursed for the procedure in part or full if the treatment is not successful. The other is a type of a loan that you take out from a lender. This is a specific loan for this type of treatment through a bank- if it fails, you may be able to get part or all of your loan back.

The first part of treatments that doctors will go over with their patients are fertility drugs. If you are good with research and have a computer, you should be able to find them online at a discount.

Some couples can only dream of having a baby, and some actually are able to put their dream into action. This is a very costly thing to do; it can wipe out savings or even money that you have saved for a home of your own. In the long run it is well worth the cost.

To learn more about this vital subject please visit our website for more information about the cost of infertility. Also be sure to sign up for our free Infertility Mini-Course on various aspects of the infertility problem.

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