When you’re trying to conceive, your thyroid plays a bigger role than you might think. In the UK, standard fertility blood work may include a basic thyroid check—but often, it’s not detailed enough to spot subtle imbalances that could be affecting your chances of getting pregnant. Why Your TSH Levels Matter TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) […]
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If you’ve experienced one or two miscarriages, it can feel frustrating and heartbreaking to hear doctors say, “We only start investigations after the third.” But there’s a reason behind this, and understanding it can help you feel a little more informed and empowered. Why Do Miscarriages Happen? The most common reason for early miscarriage is
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Understanding Your Fertile Window: What Every Woman Trying to Conceive Should Know When you’re trying to conceive, one of the most important things you can do is learn to recognise and track your fertile window—the few days each cycle when pregnancy is most likely to occur. Your fertile window typically spans 5–6 days, beginning a
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I’m excited to support people on their journey toward conception with acupuncture. But to ensure we have a complete understanding of your reproductive health and to rule out any underlying issues, I recommend that both partners undergo the following tests first: For the female partner: Hormonal Panel on day 2 or 3 of your cycle:
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When trying to conceive, many women are looking for additional and natural options to boost their fertility and increase their chances of getting pregnant. Whether you are wondering how to boost fertility in your 30s and 40s, how to support IVF fertility treatment, or how to increase fertility in general, my combination of holistic medicine
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It takes 2 to make a baby. This sounds like a pretty obvious statement but if you look at how fertility clinics, doctors and specialists approach fertility issues, you could be forgiven in thinking it is pure a female issue. Well, it takes two to tango…………. and make a baby! The quality of sperm is as
Few key points need to be understood for PCOS : PCOS is associated with insulin resistance. High level of insulin stimulates the ovaries so to produce a large amount of Androgen (the male hormone, that is why women get male’s features such as facial hair) which stops the ovaries to release the eggs, causing you
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I have been amazed , times and times again, by how CASTOR OIL PACK has reduced period pain for my patients. Three days ago again, one of my patient was telling me how , after doing castor oil pack every single day (except during menses), for 2 months, her period pain had been reduced by 70%. She
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Trying to get pregnant can be an emotional roller coaster. I have seen so many women coming to my practice, desperately wanting to get pregnant, wanting to be “fixed” because “something was wrong with them”. During the consultation, we discuss at length what is going on with their body: their ovarian reserve, the quality of
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What is the role of acupuncture at key stages of ART/IVF? Acupuncture treatment helps at every stage of the ART treatment process. Preparation phase (3 to 6 months before the IVF treatment cycle begins) It takes 360 days for ovarian follicles to develop from the dormant stage to the ovulatory stage. During the preparation stage,
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