Anthony Ekanem
Far too many women struggle to get pregnant and conceive a child naturally. This generally drives most people to visit a doctor or specialist to find out why they have so much difficulty conceiving and giving birth to healthy, happy babies. In most cases, they’re given a diagnosis of infertility.
Unfortunately, there are many different reasons for infertility, so this doesn’t always help. It’s known that ovarian cysts, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and endometriosis can affect your fertility rate, as can a low sperm count in men. Some people are affected by other hormonal issues or more complicated problems, such as blocked or obstructed fallopian tubes.
Even with all the advances made by medical science, there still remains a possibility that doctors simply can’t find a cause for some peoples’ infertility problems. Yet, what most people forget is that traditional, natural remedies often have a far greater success rate than expensive, often painful medical treatments.
Despite a higher success rate, many women still choose to ignore natural treatments and solutions that really could prepare their bodies to conceive naturally, even after being told that they are infertile by a medical specialist.
In fact, it’s been proven that some fertility treatments prescribed by fertility specialists can increase the risk of contracting ovarian cancer, yet women every day still opt to take expensive medications rather than consider some of the more healthy options of trying a holistic approach.
What’s more, many of the medical treatments, surgeries and pharmaceutical drugs for infertility don’t actually treat the base cause of the problem. Instead, they treat the symptom and attempt to remove it that way. This can sometimes cause more problems than you started with.
This Book will look at some reasons for infertility and how using a natural, holistic approach to reversing your infertility problems can greatly improve your chances of conceiving a child of your own without surgery and without drugs.
So, are you ready to change your life and become a happy mother? If yes, please read on!
To achieve your goal to get pregnant fast and naturally, you need to have a deeper understanding of what fertility and infertility are all about. Only when you are able to recognize what your body is telling you, will you be able to address the problem and choose the perfect solution. The following paragraphs will discuss the definitions of fertility and infertility as well as their signs and causes.
What Is Female Fertility?
Female fertility is the ability of a woman to conceive and bear children. In other words, it is a woman's ability to become pregnant as a result of a normal sexual activity with a man. Women generally start to become fertile between the ages of 10 and 16 when they start to go through puberty and begin menstruating. Naturally, once a woman starts her menstrual cycle, she can become pregnant if she engages in an unprotected sexual activity. Cycles can be irregular for the first couple of years and many girls do not ovulate every month.
A woman's fertility will hit its peak at the age of 27 and slowly declines at the age of 30 and every year after that. That is why many older women have trouble getting pregnant. During the peak of fertility, a woman is only fertile for three to four days every cycle. This is because an unfertilized egg can only survive for 24 hours.
Signs of Female Fertility
You can find out for yourself if you are fertile and can conceive a baby. Here are the basic signs that should tell you your own fertility status:
Basal Body Temperature (BBT)
BBT is your body's temperature before doing any activity for the day. This is taken in the morning before you get out of bed. Your BBT when you are fertile is slightly higher than your normal temperature before your cycle. It will usually rise between 0.4 and 0.8 F on the day of ovulation.
Cervical Fluid
Your cervical mucus or vaginal discharge varies throughout the month and the mucus is an indicator of fertility. When you check your mucus, note the colour changes. You are at "high fertile stage" when your mucus is thin and transparent. It has stretchy properties and this type of mucus is also called "egg white cervical mucus".
Cervical Position
During your cycle, your cervix changes position. During the beginning of your cycle and after ovulation, your cervix is in a low position. It rises to a higher position just before and during the ovulation period.
What Is Female Infertility?
Contrary to fertility, female infertility is the inability of a woman to conceive and bear children during her reproductive years. Many women may be infertile during their reproductive years for various reasons. They may not be aware of the condition at the time because they were not yet seeking to have any children.
Causes of Female Infertility
Millions of women worldwide are having fertility problems. A woman might feel or have a hunch that she could be infertile when she has not gotten pregnant after six months to one year of unprotected sex. Even a miscarriage can be an indicator of infertility. A miscarriage is a failed pregnancy experienced by women whose growing foetus was not able to complete its nine-month development stages in the womb and eventually dies. If a woman had an episode of a miscarriage, she is a likely suspect of infertility.
There are several major causes of infertility in women and knowing these causes will give you an edge in terms of deciding the right methods of treatment should you decide to get any. Here is a list of some of the major causes of infertility in women that you should know about:
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
PCOS is one of the main causes of infertility in women. This disease occurs when cysts develop in the woman's ovaries making it unable to function. When a woman has PCOS, she will experience irregular menstrual cycle and therefore increases the probability of becoming infertile. This condition is even more depressing to bear due to the fact that there is no known cure for it because doctors could not identify its causes.
Uterine fibroids
Upon reaching the age of 30 and above, you are at a greater risk of the development of fibroid tumors in the uterine. While these tumors are mostly benign, they can block your fallopian tubes and consequently make you infertile.
Ovulation disorders
One of the most recognized culprits of infertility in women is a disorder in the process of ovulation. Ovulation takes place when the ovary releases an egg down to the fallopian tube where it will become fertilized when it meets a sperm. But there are a few cases where a certain part of the brain responsible for ovulation is disrupted and decreasing the levels of important hormones in the process. These hormones aid ovulation. This small yet caustic abnormality prevents the ovary from releasing the egg.
Endometriosis
A problem in the lining of the uterus can also be a cause of infertility in