Comments on: Fertility Herbs, Acupuncture and Cracking the Emotion Code https://fitbottomedgirls.com/2013/11/fertility-herbs-acupuncture-and-cracking-the-emotion-code/ Health + fitness that's feminist AF Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:59:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 By: Jenn https://fitbottomedgirls.com/2013/11/fertility-herbs-acupuncture-and-cracking-the-emotion-code/#comment-45113 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:59:43 +0000 https://fitbottomedgirls.com/?p=163391#comment-45113 In reply to Kelly.

Thanks, Kelly! Best of luck to you — everything we’re doing is out-of-pocket, too, so I TOTALLY feel you on that. 🙂

—Jenn

]]> By: Kelly https://fitbottomedgirls.com/2013/11/fertility-herbs-acupuncture-and-cracking-the-emotion-code/#comment-45112 Wed, 11 Dec 2013 05:28:55 +0000 https://fitbottomedgirls.com/?p=163391#comment-45112 Hi Jenn,
The DHA found in omega-3 and fatty fish is great for the heart and brain, but DHEA is great for women with reduced ovarian reserve (low AMH, high FSH), It’s now standard treatment for women over 40. It’s a hormone that can be found OTC, but it’s best prescribed by a doctor to ensure there are no side effects. The CHR in NYC pioneered it.
http://www.centerforhumanreprod.com/dhea.html

I’m not super hopeful, 1/2 a decade in and it’s kind of like ‘Well I’ll regret not trying’, and I’ve pushed it on my husband. He dealt with it pretty terribly and should have been tested sooner (it took 2 years because I was under 30) as he is the ‘trifecta of infertility’ (undescended testicle at birth, stage 1 testicular cancer,no pregnancies in 2 marriages). He did not do well with his initial test and balked at IVF. we don’t have public coverage in Canada (except for 1 province I don’t live in), and private insurance through work covers nothing, so it’s frustrating to spend $14 000 for something that may or may not work.

I have friends with PCOS, stage 4 endo, fibroids weighing 4 lbs, fsh of 14, advanced age (41), and they’ve all had successful pregnancies. It’s so frustrating as I seem to know people who by all rights should be infertile and boom! It’s been easy for them!

If you can see a RE about the DHEA, it could help. I’m not sure what your AMH is (mine is 3.5 at age 33, so yeah I demanded the RPL after my m/c this summer), but it can help with lower than normal egg quality.

Kelly

]]> By: Jenn https://fitbottomedgirls.com/2013/11/fertility-herbs-acupuncture-and-cracking-the-emotion-code/#comment-45111 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 17:08:42 +0000 https://fitbottomedgirls.com/?p=163391#comment-45111 In reply to Kelly.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, Kelly! Means a lot. We’re actually both taking Coq10 — and cod liver and fish oil for DHEA. I’ll pretty much try anything right now that I can! 🙂 So sorry about your miscarriages — that must have been really hard. And good luck with IVF — thinking of you. Hopefully you’ll be back commenting that you’re pregnant soon. Do let me know how it goes. And I’ll, of course, keep writing about my journey. I appreciate the advice and you sharing your experience!

–FBG Jenn

]]> By: Kelly https://fitbottomedgirls.com/2013/11/fertility-herbs-acupuncture-and-cracking-the-emotion-code/#comment-45110 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 16:47:35 +0000 https://fitbottomedgirls.com/?p=163391#comment-45110 Hi Jenn
I’ve been following your posts – it’s really difficult! Like the most difficult thing! We have been TTC for 5 years now. After the first year people pretty much stop asking. We have male factors (most recent had normal parameters for everything except morphology which was 2%). On top of this, I have managed to get pregnant twice in the past year only to miscarry. All the stress & hormones have given me Hashimoto’s disease! Now that I’m being treated things are better, but we are bracing to finally do IVF with ICSI. Men tend to not deal well, but honestly stay on course. I regret not being even more pushy with my husband. Consider taking coenzyme q10 if you aren’t already and talk to an RE about DHEA supplementation as it can help with low ovarian reserve. Also feel free to email me if you need someone else to talk to. I was one of the first of my friends to start TTC and now they are all on their second or third child. It’s awful to be left behind.

]]> By: Jenn https://fitbottomedgirls.com/2013/11/fertility-herbs-acupuncture-and-cracking-the-emotion-code/#comment-45109 Thu, 05 Dec 2013 13:47:51 +0000 https://fitbottomedgirls.com/?p=163391#comment-45109 In reply to Heather.

Thanks, Heather! 🙂

—Jenn

]]> By: Heather https://fitbottomedgirls.com/2013/11/fertility-herbs-acupuncture-and-cracking-the-emotion-code/#comment-45108 Wed, 04 Dec 2013 18:58:20 +0000 https://fitbottomedgirls.com/?p=163391#comment-45108 I’m so happy you are feeling positive and optimistic about your path. I was doing regular acupuncture while struggling with infertility. Turns out I had PCOS but didn’t know it. It did end up bringing back my period, but then my husband and I moved and I went the more western way to get pregnant (clomid) since it was covered by insurance. I always wonder if continuing with my acupuncture/herb regimen would’ve got me pregnant since after just a few months it was showing dramatic improvements in my cycle. Best of luck to you, Jenn!

]]> By: tenajonasen https://fitbottomedgirls.com/2013/11/fertility-herbs-acupuncture-and-cracking-the-emotion-code/#comment-45107 Thu, 28 Nov 2013 05:22:31 +0000 https://fitbottomedgirls.com/?p=163391#comment-45107 Yeah you are right acupuncture help in relaxing. I have heard that Fertility Acupuncture is used in the process of fertilization. Does this really work? I think I should contact some specialist before trying it.

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