Success Story #9: Dorothy Macleod

“After two months of trying, I got pregnant with my first baby boy. With one blocked tube and 2 ovarian cysts, I think this is nothing short of a miracle!”

“Hello Lisa, I have no words to express my gratitude, Lisa…I have fought with infertility issues for more than a decade. My Gyn told a year ago that one of my tubes was blocked, and had insisted that IVF was the only option left for me. I was desperate and terrified due to my relatively advanced age (I was 38 a year ago) and the 2 ovarian cysts that were giving me hell, that I would be childless. My husband and I decided we will keep on fighting as I have read many awful stories about the side effects, the low success rates and pain involved with the IVF procedure so we kept looking for a natural alternative. We almost gave up and then I found your website and emailed you for guidance BEFORE I bought your program. You were so supportive and kind that I immediately ordered your book and started the program along with my husband who had poor sperm motility(an issue that your program addressed as well). After two months of trying I got pregnant with my first baby boy. With one blocked tube and 2 ovarian cysts, I think this is nothing short of a miracle!

Thank you for everything, Lisa!”
– Dorothy Macleod(Ontario, Canada)

(when you read the following please remember that these can be remedied with natural medicines and much more often than not, surgery and infertility drugs are not required)

• Thyroid gland problems are often at the root of a disrupted menstrual cycle and a reduced ability to conceive. (And often undiagnosed by doctors)

• Pelvic adhesions are scar tissue that bind organs in the body after appendicitis, pelvic infection, or abdominal or pelvic surgery which can reduce the ability of the fallopian tubes and ovaries to function

• Hormonal imbalance and irregularity can disturb a woman’s cycle, making it difficult to determine the ‘fertile window‘ of ovulation

• Endometriosis occurs when the tissue that makes the lining of the uterus is located outside the uterus on the fallopian tubes, bowel, bladder or ovaries. The symptoms can be very heavy period, diarrhea and/or painful bowel movements, painful cramps during menstruation, pain during sexual intercourse and chronic pelvic pain. Studies show that between 30 to 40% of women with endometriosis are infertile. If a woman has a mild case of the dis-ease she may not have pregnancy compromises. Some cases show that endometriosis is due to;

1. Scar tissue, in some cases it can cause rigid webs of scar tissue between the uterus, ovaries and fallopian tubes which could mean the egg may not transfer to the fallopian tube. If a woman has significant scar tissue this is what can impair fertility.
2. Ovarian cysts, also known as endometriomas, which may indicate an advanced case of endometriosis.

• Sexually transmitted diseases if left untreated, some of them can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) (so can using IUD’s for that matter). Blocked fallopian tubes, miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy and scarring are other complications that can arise from STD’s. All causing complications with fertility. The STDs chlamydia and gonorrhea are the most important preventable causes of infertility

• Early menopause - Women are defined as going through early menopause by the depletion of ovarian follicles and the fact that they have stopped menstruating before 35. The causes, although medically often unknown, may include radiation or chemotherapy, autoimmune disease or smoking.  (Cancer, particularly gynecological cancers can also impair fertility)

• Being obese or overweight can lead to infertility. Being mostly sedentary can have many adverse effects on the body, and one is certainly disrupted ovulation and reduced fertility

• DES - During the 1930′s to the 1970′s women that had problems miscarrying were often prescribed DES (Diethylstilbestrol), a synthetic estrogen which supplemented natural estrogen production. Women of mothers who took this drug, known as DES daughters, have a higher risk of gynecological problems, one of which includes infertility.  (Drugs are way too often administered to the public before sufficient studies have been preformed- this case is not the first and unfortunately will not be the last. Please consider these past events as well as the known side effects before diving into IVF and other infertility treatments- it’s not just our own health we can effect)

• Multiple miscarriages - These can lower the odds of pregnancy

• Blocked fallopian tubes or damage - About 20% of infertility cases are the result of damage to the fallopian tube. The symptoms include; an unusual vaginal discharge, bleeding, fever, pelvic pain

• Women with PCOS (Polycystic ovarian syndrome) may have difficulty producing a mature egg because of the large amounts of male hormones like testosterone that is produced. When these hormonal androgens reach excessive levels in the body then the ovarian follicles may stop developing to maturity

• Uterine fibroids – These are noncancerous tumors of the uterine wall. The fallopian tubes may become blocked by them and can also effect the lining of the uterus possibly preventing implantation of the egg

• Smoking – Infertility can be a result of smoking habits in either parent. Aside from the damage it can do to an unborn baby, smoking reduces sperm motility and number in males, and can damage a woman’s ovaries

• Amenorrhea - Any dis-eases associated with delayed puberty or absence of menstruation, which include sickle cell disease,  HIV and AIDS, kidney disease or diabetes and Cushing’s dis-ease can cause problems with conceiving. Eating disorders bulimia and anorexia potentially can lead to period irregularities that can cause infertility also

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Many women who are diagnosed by their doctor as infertile may simply be suffering from repeated miscarriages and not knowing it! Miscarriages often occur very early on and can be mistaken for a menstrual period – and as far as fertility goes there is a world of difference between falling pregnant but miscarrying and never falling pregnant. It is fact that millions of women world-wide are not in tune with their cycles, and this means that there could also be millions who are conceiving without knowing it.

If you know how to read the body’s messages then you are much better placed to know what problems are afflicting it. You need about ten days between ovulation and menstruation for conception to occur and you can see if you have conceived if you record daily your basal temperature. If you find that you have around eighteen days of consecutive high temperature after ovulation then chances are you have conceived – having these recordings and still experiencing a period is a very good indication that you have fallen pregnant but miscarried.

It is standard that after one year of trying unsuccessfully for a baby, doctors will label you infertile, but by being aware of your body you can go a long way to avoiding the painful, expensive and invasive diagnostics of infertility problems that may not even be your problem. If you are miscarrying, then there are separate treatments for that, though of course there are many natural alternatives to help with this problem as well.

Continued in Part 3 of “why am I not getting pregnant”?

Charting your BBT will help you to know whether:

• you were in fact pregnant before you had what you thought was a ‘late’ period (therefore you are fertile!)
• in any particular cycle you are still fertile as noted by low temperatures
• you have a thyroid problem (overactive or underactive), that needs to be addressed to make conception easier
• your luteal phase is long enough for the egg to be implanted (10 days minimum is required)
• during your luteal phase your progesterone levels are high enough
• you are pregnant! as seen by more than 18 high temperatures
• you are ovulating
• you may be in danger of miscarrying as recorded by a sudden drop in temperatures after an apparent conception

As you can see there is nothing above about helping you decide whether this is your most fertile time to get pregnant. Moreover using the basal body method for fertility timing can actually impede efforts at conception, because by the time a change in temperature is recorded it’s usually too late as the egg has died and gone.

That said however, BBT recording does definitely play its role in helping you to conceive as seen in the above mentioned bullet points.

This being the case there are millions world-wide that are (wrongly) labelled ‘infertile’ and prescribed with drugs, drugs and more drugs for them to get pregnant, when they were fertile all along. They were simply never taught how to know their own body cycles and thus get pregnant easily and naturally themselves. This happens time and time again the world over and causes women to keep asking ‘why am I not getting pregnant?‘

Couples should make sure that they are not confusing the medically labelled ‘infertility’ with sterility. One is an absolute inability to become pregnant (sterility) the other is simply a diminished ability to become pregnant after one year of trying. Couples who are infertile are often prescribed varieties of medications, medical procedures and even surgery, all of which can be expensive, not to mention painful emotionally draining and in many cases ineffectual. Wait, what was that? Back up a minute. I don’t see anything written there about ‘natural alternatives’ to aid in a very successful conception, without all the pain, emotional drain, physical complications or cost!? Always remember that there is an alternative to surgery and drugs if needed.

To Be Continued Tomorrow in Part 2 …

Hypnotherapy can be very beneficial as a natural way to increase fertility. Hypnotherapists have had most success with patients with unexplained infertility by helping to relieve them of hidden tensions by using relaxation and breathing techniques. Fertility issues can arise from holding stress or having emotional blockages which can be let go with the help of hypnotherapy. A Hypnotherapist can help identify and resolve emotional and physical stresses and may be at the root of your infertility. As well as basic stress reduction, you can help to deal with deep seated fears and other issues which can pave the way for hormonal re-balancing. Most often this is seen in cases where there is too much prolactin in the system which results in irregular ovulation. Women can also learn to be relaxed and calm during the birthing process with the use of hypnotherapy. Hypnotherapy can help make the birth more calm and comfortable for women by teaching them relaxation and breathing techniques to utilise in the birthing process.

Have you ever considered trying traditional medicine and acupuncture to aid your fertility treatment? If you are among the people who have unexplained infertility then you may be a good candidate for giving medical acupuncture a go, as acupuncture can help to raise the readiness of the body for conception by balancing out its energies. If there is a physical impediment to conception in either partners, such as low sperm count or damage in the fallopian tubes then as a supplement to medical treatment couples can use acupuncture as well.

Acupuncture, when skilfully administered can be very effective at equalizing the multifarious physical imbalances that are often behind a reduced ability to conceive.

Fertility and stress are not good bedfellows. If a women is under a lot of stress the body will overproduce prolactin which is a reproductive hormone and will interfere with proper ovulation. When in stress the hormone gonadotrophin is not secreted by the hypothalamus, which in turn will disrupt the proper production of luteinizing and follicle-stimulating hormones. These hormones are all essential for stimulating ovulation cycles, so of course fertility is the first casualty of stress. If you want to take steps to lower your stress levels, then partaking in regular exercise, using hypnotherapy or visualization and practicing deep breathing techniques can help – a multifaceted approach might include the following:

Using holistic therapies often work so well as natural ways to increase fertility simply because conception and fertility are actually not just affected by the reproductive system, but by the health of the body as a whole. The key to helping your fertility may simple be awareness of lifestyle factors, or taking health supplements, or even learning to relax with the help of acupuncture or massage.

Conceiving if you are a woman who smokes very often takes longer and comes with an increased risk of miscarriage as well as lower levels of progesterone and oestrogen. For males, smoking results in immotile sperm, decreased sperm density coupled with an increase in abnormal sperm as well as reduced levels of testosterone. In both men and women the risks outlined only increase with the number of cigarettes consumed each day.

Finding becoming pregnant difficult? If this is the case there are simple steps to take that can improve your chances because the way we live our lives has a huge impact on our bodies – and this applies to both men and women, after all the natural ways to increase fertility are those preferred by most.

Drinking alcohol can be risky for pregnancies. There have been studies that have shown a correlation between miscarriage and alcohol consumption in early pregnancy, especially the first weeks of the first trimester.

Diet and nutrition are not to be overlooked in fertility treatments. Giving your body the proper levels of nourishment will mean that it has all it needs to function properly, and is of course the most simple and natural ways to increase fertility naturally! The reserve of nutrients that is vital for complete functioning of the reproductive hormone system is lowered with bad eating habit and poor diet.

Nutrient levels and diet as well as your digestive function all play a part in determining your hormonal balance and fertility. A hormonal imbalance and/or blockage of hormones can be caused by deficiencies in various essential fatty acids as well as antioxidants and vitamins and minerals, so if you are low in zinc and magnesium, vitamins A or B6 then your chances of conception may be lessened.

Although there’s not been any formal study on which position is the best one to help conception, one position does help a lot. The man-on-top position, also known as the missionary position can be helpful.

After sexual intercourse, place a pillow under the woman’s hips so that her cervix is basically sitting in a pool of semen. This gives the Sperm time to easily swim up through the cervix.

It’s important to note: It must be a small pillow.

If it’s too large then the sperm will sit behind the cervix which is not optimal for conceiving.

Best Position for Women with a Tipped Uterus

For women with a tipped uterus a great position is the ‘on all fours’ position. (doggy style)

This will give better access to the cervix for the sperm.

Are there any positions people should avoid when they are trying to conceive a baby?

Yes, avoid the woman on top, no sitting positions or standing either.  What this can do is cause the sperm to leak out which means there will be less sperm trying to get to the egg.