Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, or PCOS is a leading cause of infertility among women. The over production of insulin is a major reason why PCOS occurs. This problem induces in women a response whereby the body begins to produce male hormones and androgens to balance the oversupply of insulin. This induces different response and effects in a woman’s body, and one such effect can be infertility which makes getting pregnant with PCOS a difficulty.
There are also other effects which are a result of PCOS. Every woman will respond to PCOS in a different manner, and therefore the symptoms in each woman are not identical. There are some symptoms which are commonly experienced by PCOS sufferers, and these include the development of type two diabetes, weight gain or obesity, pain in the pelvis, acne and an increase in hair on the chest back or face as well as thinning head hair. For some women, all this symptoms amount to nothing when compared to infertility. Read more...
Knowing the best time to conceive is about knowing when the fertile time in a woman’s cycle is, but this is a somewhat complex thing to understand. To begin with the life of an egg when released is a maximum of 24 hours and given that there may be two eggs released in the twenty four hours of ovulation, this leaves only around two days which are fertile. If we factor in the man’s part, then his sperm can live for about five days maximum, so combined there is only around a one week window of fertility each month. For the best indicator of a woman’s fertile time one needs to check the quality of cervical fluid – when it is an eggwhite consistency this is the fertile period, but it may only be there for a couple of days.
There are lots of women who think they conceived a child during a period, despite this being a next to impossible thing to do. There are occasions when one may become pregnant from intercourse during the end of her period, but this is quite rare. This is only really possible when the woman has a very short cycle, and the sperm survive long enough to be present at ovulation. The more common case is when a woman mistakes blood spotting during ovulation as a period and get pregnant at this time. This is a reminder of how important it is to really know and understand you cycle and the functioning of your body. Read more...
The thought of getting pregnant after miscarriage can be quite daunting, as many women are afraid of a second miscarriage. Medically referred to as ’spontaneous abortion’ a miscarriage is the loss of a pregnancy before about twenty weeks growth. It is believed (according to the American Society of Reproductive Medicine) that as many as twenty five percent of known pregnancies will miscarry. This rate may be even higher as many women will miscarry before they are even aware of the pregnancy.
It is not totally understood why women miscarry. If miscarriage occurs in the first 12 weeks of a pregnancy, it is generally thought to be the result of a random instance of chromosomal abnormalities which prevent the foetus from properly developing.
Of course the state of the mother’s health also plays a part. Medical conditions like un-tended diabetes or structural problems in the woman’s uterus which result in an improper egg implantation can affect a miscarriage, as can a number of autoimmune conditions in the mother. A woman’s (and prior to conception, a man’s too) lifestyle choices can also affect the likelihood of miscarriage – things like drug abuse or smoking can play their part. Aside from this, there are also miscarriages which occur simply because the egg was improperly implanted into the lining of the uterus – the good news is that this can be all but eradicated by having intercourse at the right times of the month, but more about that later. Read more...
No method is 100% when it comes to influencing the gender of your newborn. , the techniques and methods can have an impact, but in the end mother nature has the ultimate say. Still if you can line up the techniques in a mutual manner then the balance of influence that you have over the gender of your child may be tipped on way or the other . To this extent, here is one practice that might assist you. It concerns the forms of cuisine you should eat if you want to conceive a baby boy.
The kinds of foods you eat is mainly applied to the mother to be (as opposed to the guy) and it applies to before conception, rather than after conception. After conception, the baby’s sex is set and cannot be changed . So the reason to eat certain types of foods is to benefit the male sperm as this is the decisive factor in determining the sex of the baby. Sperm that fertilize an egg to produce a baby boy are thought to be faster moving yet have a shorter lifespan. By altering the PH concentration within the vagina, you can increase the lifetime of the boy creating sperm. You need to create the PH level more alkaline and this can be done by eating certain foods. In short, fresh vegetables are thought to make you body more alkaline. Read more...
There are many women who never have to worry about infertility because they get pregnant quite easily. But when a woman does not get pregnant soon away after they start trying, they begin to feel like perhaps they have a fertility problem. It is possible to increase your chances of conceiving by taking advantage of the many actions to increase your fertility levels.
Studies by Keep a Positive Perspective have shown that conception has to do with more than just physical health. If you are negative about the possibility of becoming pregnant, you are actually decreasing the chance of doing so. The fact is that when your stress level increase, your fertility decreases. Therefore, try not to stress over getting pregnant quickly. You need to discover which of the many relaxation techniques out there will help you to relax and stop worrying so much. There are some people who only have take a relaxing, warm, candlelit bath to get relaxed. Unfortunately, others need to do more than this or even need help doing so. You may want to try aromatherapy massages and reflexology to calm your mental state. It is known that aromatherapy can even be used to regulate a woman’s menstrual cycle. You can find authorized aromatherapists by searching online or looking through your local yellow pages. Read more...
If you are having a problem getting pregnant, then having the full picture of what it takes to attain fertilisation is really important.
During ovulation, when the egg comes out of the ovarian wall it will normally be taken into the fallopian tube. The end of the fallopian tube, called the fimbria will grab the egg within seconds of its release and pull it properly inside the fallopian tube. If an egg remains unfertilised it can live for up to twenty four hours, and after dying it will be absorbed by the body or it will disintegrate and come out with the menses. To give you an idea of scale, each eggs is around the same size as this full stop.
When an ovum is fertilised, this usually takes place within a short time after ovulation occurs, and will actually be done in the fallopian tube. Fertilisiation does not take place in the uterus, contrary to the widely held misconception that it does. It can take even a couple of hours for the sperm to reach the egg in the fallopian tubes. Once an egg has been fertilised there are vibrating, tiny hairs called cilia which draw the egg back into the uterus. The fertilised ovum will reach its final destination and begin to burrow into the nutritious lining of the uterus after about one week of ‘travelling’ to reach there. Read more...
Are you looking for tips on how to conceive a baby easily? If this is the case there are a great many things that you can try. Having trouble conceiving can be quite troubling, but just remember that millions of couples world wide are in the same boat, so you are never alone. By the time you reach the end of this article, you should have picked up some great tips on how to conceive a baby quickly, and by using natural methods.
Having a lower sperm count is a major cause of fertility problems in many couples. If you have been trying to get pregnant for some time but haven’t seen a doctor, it’s probably a good idea to get your sperm count checked to see if it is high enough for conception to take place. If it is high enough then you can at least know that that wasn’t the problem. If the sperm count is not high enough don’t worry, because there are a bundle of things that can be done. Caffeine is a big no-no, so it has to be the first thing to go if you are a guy trying to conceive (for the lady’s it’s a good idea to stop too) and getting yourself tested for deficiencies in things like zinc is important also. Being deficient in certain minerals and vitamins can contribute to low sperm count. Smoking is another way to drastically decrease your sperm count. Read more...
Greetings, this is the first part of three discussing how to boost fertility through use of natural herbal remedies. Throughout these articles we will talk about how people throughout history have put herbal remedies to use to raise the likelihood of getting pregnant.
It has been, for thousands of years, a common practice to utilize wild herbs and plants as a means to increase fertility.
But this knowledge was all but lost during the extermination of the EU Smart girls as well as the eradication of the Native American medication girls. This was all because back then the belief was that these people were too primitive to truly know how pregnancy could be controlled. But in reality they were terribly wrong.
Red clover, liferoot, partridge berry, wild carrot, and wild yam, are among the varieties of common plants that can be utilized to guide fertility. Read more...
Herbal remedies can help to increase your fertility and we will further explore this in part three of our series. As you know, historically, natural methods have been used in order for women to get pregnant easier and faster. Wild yam, dried clover blossom, partridge berry, liferoot, wild carrot, and red clover were discussed, among other plants, during part one of our series on increasing fertility. We spoke about increasing your fertility through other types of plants and how to actually use them, during part two. Decreasing your fertility with certain herbs and plants will be discussed now, in part three.
An anti-fertility herb that is seen often is daucus carota, or wild carrot, which is also known as Queen Anne’s lace, often seen by the public growing on the sides of roads. Parsley, dill, cumin, celery, caraway and anise are cousins to this carrot, as well as another plant that was used by Greek and Roman girls as a method of birth control, though that is now extinct. If you want to prevent a fertilized egg from implanting, you would have to eat the sweet smelling seeds of the wild carrot, at least a large teaspoonful at a time. One study found that if you do this for over a year it is about 99% effective at preventing pregnancy. You can tell that preventing pregnancy in this manner is a perfect fit with the way that nature works because, on its own, the body allows a third of all fertilized eggs to pass through your body without having it implant in your uterus. Read more...
This is part 2 of a 3 part series about organic and natural herbal treatments that can increase the chances of pregnancy. This three part series focuses on old style and less well known natural substances that have been traditionally used to cure infertility in women having trouble conceiving. Red clover, wild carrot, dried clover blossom and wild yams were some of the plants discussed in part one that have been used for hundreds of years to increase the chances of pregnancy in women. There are more plants and some tinctures and combinations of natural herbs that will be discussed in section two to increase fertility.
Mitchella blooms in the spring with gorgeous white flowers so watch for them and is a helpful plant that can assist in increasing fertility in women. (In the forest in Winter or Spring, the Mitchella sports shiny red berries. Adding picked leaves to a small jar and then adding apple cider viniegar until the jar is filled will make a medical vinegar. The jar must remain in a comfortably warmed or cooled room for 6 weeks before use, this is after wax paper has been placed over the top and a rubber band secures it and it must include the date on it. Read more...
