Tryng To Get Pregnant After 35 - Is Trying To Get Pregnant After 35 Too Late?

Have you arrived at that scary time in your life… where time has just caught up with you, and now you’re afraid you may have left it too late for trying to get pregnant? I’m now 36 (what?! Where did the last 6 years go?) and only now are my husband and I considering the prospect of having children. We have only been married two years but time is whizzing by and I can’t deny the fact that we need to get on to it soon. With all this talk of getting pregnant we have both begun to wonder about our fertility chances. My biggest fear is that we may have fertility issues (due to my age and medical history) so in order to educate myself a little bit more about what we may have to deal with, I have found the following.

It’s women that have the most fertility issues and so I’ll start with them first. Here are just two of the factors that can affect a womans fertility. Both of which are issues for me! 1. Weight - I know it’s a tough one to pin point exactly, but studies have shown that women who are either overweight/obese or women who are underweight can have fertility issues. Your body weight can influence your hormones which in turn affect your ability to conceive. Then, if a baby is conceived, some women may not be able to provide sufficient nutrients to support a growing life.

2. The other problem involves issues with the reproductive organs. In the ovaries, women can suffer from conditions such as fibroids, Poly Cystic Ovaries or twisted ovaries. And then also in the uterus we are affected by things like endometriosis. This can cause you to have further issues such as diminished ovarian reserve, low progesterone count and other ovulation disorders. I’m not overly happy with the knowledge that I am both overweight and have suffered from endometriosis for many years.

But it’s not just us women that have fertility issues that need to be addressed. Men, of course, also have fertility issues like; low sperm count and motility, sperm blockages, an STD or may have even suffered an injury or chronic disease. And then there’s the other factors that affect both men and women, such as not enough minerals and vitamins, too much caffeine and alcohol, stress and a polluted environment.

So that’s quite a few factors affecting our fertility. Rather than just trying to deal with one issue after another, my husband and I have decided to take a holistic approach to trying to get pregnant. We will look after our whole body and get it as healthy as we can to give ourselves the best chances of getting pregnant after 35.

For more information about our holistic approach to trying to get pregnant if you’re over 35, check out Michelle Rudge’s website at www.TryingToGetPregnantNow.com

Is Herbal Infertility Treatment Really Effective?

A lot of herbal treatment options have been available down the ages to cure infertility. Find out here what they are and if they are effective.

Herbal infertility treatment is very old indeed - in fact it goes back thousands of years. Two of the oldest examples of the uses of herbs for infertility can be found in Indian Ayurveda (even as earlier as 6000 years) and in CTM or Chinese Traditional Medicine. But these two look at infertility differently and there are differences in the way they treat the problem as well. According to Ayurveda, infertility happens when the person’s diet is inadequate, the lifestyle is unhealthy and most importantly, when there are too many toxic elements within the body that are affecting the vital organs. Chinese Taoists however say that infertility is the result of blockages within the body, due to which, there is a problem in the free flow of energy. When there are blockages, it hinders the efficient functioning of the body and one result of this is infertility. And they have not only defined infertility, but they have also found a remedy for this problem. CTM experts say that herbs along with Chinese acupuncture needles when inserted at the right places can unblock the energies and release them, thus aiding the pregnancy process. Uttaravasti in Ayurveda interestingly, is also somewhat similar to this line of treatment.

But interestingly, herbal infertility treatment is just not about the use of herbs - it is much more than that. The aim is to treat the person from within, both in body and mind, and the herbs are used for this purpose. With the application of this treatment, even the hormonal balance of the body can be restored, and this is very important because when there is an imbalance it can lead to infertility. However such treatments it has been seen tends to work better with women who are suffering from infertility. The treatments often use many ingredients which are ground together to make pills, tablets, granules and others, and sometimes they even come in the form of a tea. Here are some of the components that can be a part of the herbal infertility treatment.

Black Cohosh Dong Quai Licorice Red Cover blossom Chastetree berry False Unicorn root Wild yam

While there are many herbs that are used, but it can be said that the ones that can improve the fertility to a great extent are Siberian Ginseng, Vitex, Don Quai and Motherwort. And among these, Don Quai seems to be the most effective. Don Quai gives such great results because it can promote the normal functioning of the ovaries and also re-establish the normal cycle in all those women who are victims of infertility.

But infertility is not the only problem among women - many of them also fail to keep it even after they have conceived and end up with sad miscarriages. This is when the woman needs the herb Vitex. It is particularly helpful in these cases because the herb can increase the level of 3 hormones and they are the LH or Luteinizing hormone, Progesterone and Prolactin. And these 3 hormones not only help the woman conceive but also help her sustain the pregnancy, and they even provide for breast milk. Naturally when there is a higher level of these hormones, it helps. Miscarriage can be prevented by keeping the uterus relaxed and this is achieved by Wild Yam and Cramp Bark. A weak immune system can also lead to infertility and these herbs can also strengthen the immune system. There have been many cases when the woman suffered from multiple bouts of colds and flu’s (the most common symptoms of poor immunity) and yet became pregnant and this became possible due to the herbs.

Herbal infertility treatment is a great idea, but this alone may not work. For best results, it has to go together with the holistic approach of treatment. The holistic approach first finds out the real problem and then suggests a remedy that is appropriate for it, and this remedy can be in the form of herbs, Chinese medicines, exercise, diet and lifestyle changes and even acupuncture. Conventional remedies on the other hand just suggest assisted methodologies and thus in most cases they fail. Holistic approach on the other hand is successful in most cases.

Lisa Olson is a medical researcher, certified nutritionist, health consultant and author of the #1 best-selling e-book, Pregnancy Miracle For further information visit: Herbal Infertility Treatment