Health Conditions

Re: Infertility treatment

jlawrence — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:11:46 GMT

I'd recommend your daughter tries the contraceptive method called Persona (available from Boots) but uses it for the opposite of its intended purpose.

It is much cheaper to use than ovulation tests and only requires the user to pee on a test stick every morning. No charts, pills etc. The machine learns your cycle and can indicate when ovulation is occurring via a little indicator. This has worked for a number of people that I know, some of whom had medical intervention, had been trying for years, and suffered a lot of heartache.

Its worth a try. Use the red days as the indicator of the fertile time. Don't bother during the green days. Celebrate if it learns to spot ovulation.

All the medical tests, and pressure to do things at exactly the right time make the whole process of conception very difficult, especially if your daughter feels pressured by the amount of time she has spent trying to conceive.

Re: Infertility treatment

jules1 — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:38:40 GMT

Hi,

hope your daughter's dilema has now resolved,but if not, I have PCOS and have just given birth to a healthy( 8lb 6oz) baby-conceived naturally.my other children are 7yrs and 8yrs(conceived after numerous IUI and IVF attempts) I have been taking a nutritional product if you'd like more info,please feel free to go to my website www.healthywealthy.myflpbiz.com hope this helps J

Re: Infertility treatment

suzanneguest — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:44:40 GMT

Hi Sally,

I'm delighted to hear you managed to start ovulating again through your low-sugar diet. This is also recommended in the Fertile Heart approach. It really encourages you to find out what your body needs as there is no one magic fertility diet that will work for everyone!

All the best to you and your husband:)

Suzanne

Re: Infertility treatment

Sallyl23 — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:30:03 GMT

All the best to you, also, Suzanne.

Just wanted to add to your account of alternative methods of raising fertility that my fertility problem was non-ovulation and I started myself ovulating using a low-sugar diet (see, e.g. http://www.amazon.com/Fertility-Foods-Optimize-Ovulation-Conception/dp/0743272811) in combination with acupuncture. Really quick to work!

All the doctors (including a specialist, who worked at a private clinic I was referred to via an NHS referral scheme, and who seemed to have a bafflingly low level of fertility awareness and asked me precisely zero questions about diet!) just wanted to stick me on a course of nasty drugs. As a last resort, maybe - but it seemed like a pretty inadequate, damaging, and expensive first resort...

I hope that may help someone in a similar position.

Re: Infertility treatment

ourjo — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:06:36 GMT

Try the Billings method of natural family planning

Re: Infertility treatment

una — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:22:17 GMT

It may be worth considering the following:

Zita West - have a look at her website www.zitawest.com for info. She has some books which are very useful, a relaxation CD and nutritional supplements Vitafem and Vital DHA for women, Vitamen and Vital DHA for men.

Acupuncture - It would also likely be useful for your daughter to consider acupuncture as this can help to make periods more regular and an acupuncturist can look at her diet and lifestyle and give advice. Check www.acupuncture.org.uk and also www.zitawest.com

Clearblue Fertility Monitor - using this device many help your daughter work out her fertile window each month as well as looking for signs of fertile mucous www.clearblue.info/uk/

Tests - it is worth ensuring she has appropriate tests done to see if there are any problems e.g. iron, thyroid, FSH, LH, progesterone, prolactin, testosterone etc Also perhaps a scan of her uterus would at least be a place to start. It is also worth her partner having a semen analysis to see if he is ok.

Avoiding items such as caffeine, OTC drugs etc and discuss with her GP if she or her partner are taking any prescribed drugs that interfere with fertility

Ensure she is not over or under weight.

Re: Infertility treatment

beryl2 — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:36:38 GMT

My friend had been trying for a baby for 24 years. She is 46 now. She also has endemetriosis. I gave her 6 Bowen treatments and 10 days after last treatment she got pregnant - first time they had ever got pregnant without IVF. She is now 21 weeks and all is well. Obviously, we are all thrilled.

A Bowen Technique colleague emailed me yesterday to say that one of her clients, age 32, has been trying for 4 years, ready for IVF in 2 months. Been having Bowen for 5 months and is now pregnant.

www.thebowentechnique.com

Re: Infertility treatment

Julysea — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:11:21 GMT

I also had this problem - PCOS causing irregular ovulation. The first thing to do is find out for sure if she is ovulating or not. This is simple - learn the Fertilty Awareness Method from the book Taking Charge Of Your Fertility by Toni WEschler, or check out www.tcoyf.com and it teaches you to track and interpret your own cycles no matter how long they are. Once she knows if she is ovulating or not, she'll then be able to take it further with whatever natural or medical treatment that seems appropriate. It could simply be that because she has long and irregular cycles she is not targeting the right day.

Re: Infertility treatment

gpedersen — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:58:57 GMT

I have a doctors report that I can not have children !

But i finally got pregnent . Afterwords I found out that my uterus is leaning backwords.......so you have to find a potent man and then do it when you bend like an U and the man come in from behind .

Anyway the doctors may be wrong ! Vitamin C , E , B and sinc is importand (and use naturl vitamines/ minerals).

Re: Infertility treatment

wanda1 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:42:35 GMT

I have just gone through this with my daughter in law, she was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). This basically means that the ovaries are not releasing the eggs and they form cysts. These individuals will have excessive amounts of testosterone, possible thyroid issues and blood sugar issues. If she does have PCOS, it is multifaceted, there are many systems of the body that are involved.

My daughter in law found the medical community to be very negative about this issue. We found a naturopath that worked with her and she is now pregnant with twins.

Also check out

Natural Health Solutions for PCOS
110 NW 51st St.
Seattle, WA 98107

Learn about our Healthy PCOS diet book:
www.ovarian-cysts-pcos.com/book

Find a naturopath in your area that works with infertility, and also find someone that does Visceral manipulation and craniosacral work, you can get this information from www.upledger.com under find a practitioner.

Good luck

Re: Infertility treatment

kkapelas — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:48:59 GMT

Visit http://www.kinesiology.co.uk/ and ask to see Claire and over 20 years experienced Kinesiologist. Her fertility success rate is amazing.She works only a few days a week as he teaches as well.Please note that you daughter in law needs to be willing to visit her as well as intntion matters...Good luck

Re: Infertility treatment

jstanton01 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:39:05 GMT

I had very nearly given up. I had three miscarriages before having my daughter.. This pregnancy was probably saved due to very bad morning sickness from very early on until I was about 4 months pregnant. Hense very little to eat other than dry toast and ginger biscuits. years of miscarriages followed but my son came along 8 and half years later. I found out thorough a vitamin and mineral analysis (hair test) that I was deficient in several of these and so was my husband. We both supplemented as advised for 6 months, retested, followed advice again and felt much healthier.

The test also revealed that I was severely intolerant to lactose. This was taken out of my diet totally for a whole year prior to trying for a baby again. One year later at the first attempt. I fell pregnant and this time my body was in tip top shape and it was a fantastic pregnancy.

My advice to your daughter is to look at her and her partners health. They may approach a professional body to help them with this but we took the tests and then acted upon them. The doctor had me take my temperature with a fertility themometer and he tracked my ovulation with blood tests but your daughter will need to get her periods regular first. She may need to look at her weight and body mass index to get this well balanced.

I wish her all the best as I know the hunger so well.

Julie

Re: Infertility treatment

amwills01 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:20:59 GMT

Your daughter should contact " FORESIGHT - The Assocation for Pre-Conceptual Care." They are a not for profit group who have been helping with infertility & miscarriage etc. for around 30 years. They use natural methods such as recommending organic fruit and veg. and natural health supplements and cutting exposure to pollution for both men and women. They have success where high-tech methods have failed. Visit: www.foresight-preconception.org.uk They also send out a mag. with all the photos of babies which couples thought they'd never have.

Re: Infertility treatment

Thelma Batchelor — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:18:38 GMT

Definitely worth trying Maternity Reflexology.

Re: Infertility treatment

alimaree — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:28:25 GMT

Don't want to add too much to the confusing array of advice you have been given, all which has worked for different people. I have read somewhere that the leading cause of unexplained infertility is stressing over trying to become pregnant. In this case things like yoga and acupuncture work well, as well as a good romantic holiday.

Nutritional deficiencies can also make conception very difficult (even if the deficiency is minor) and if the Foresight program offers mineral testing then this might be a good choice. The quick method would be to take a quality nutritional supplement, most companies do an antenatal formula for those trying to conceive. As your periods are irregular, this may be an indication that there is an imbalance either in nutrients or hormones. I have to second Marilyn Glenville's book. Vitex agnus castus is a herb that is supposed to help in regulating periods.

There are plenty of natural methods for restoring fertility. Do a little research and best of luck.

Ali