Understanding Your Fertility And Where To Get Help
1 in 6 Australians have trouble falling pregnant – which can be absolutely heartbreaking.
I’m here to tell you that Naturopathy can help. Addressing fertility from a Naturopathic perspective provides a unique treatment – we focus on improving sperm quality and quantitiy, egg health, mitochondiral function & hormones. On top of this, we can support the mother’s body to be as prepared as possible for pregnancy. By addressing your fertility holistically, we have the ability to improve liklihood of falling pregnant and coming home with your baby.
Causes of Infertility
Sometimes there’s a really simple answer, and sometimes it’s a bit more complicated. In Naturopathic consultations, Katie conducts a thorough investigation to get to know and understand the ‘why’ behind your trouble falling pregnant. This involves:
- a thorough blood test analysis looking at optimal reference ranges
- semen analysis interpretation
- hormonal assessment, asking in-depth questions to get to understand the menstrual cycle
- assessment of thyroid function
- assessment of nutritional deficiencies and excess
The consultation process is highly individual as Katie looks at each person as a whole, aiming to understand their unique position in life and their unique health experiences.
Environmental factors
You may or may not have heard about the impact of various environmental factors on fertility. This includes chemical leaching from plastic, the toxic effects of perfumes, chemicals in water, personal lubricants affecting the vaginal microbiome and/or sperm motility – there is so much to consider!
Katie has put together a low cost resource to help you in your journey to understanding some of these impacting factors, and small changes that you can start to make at home prior to or during the consultation process. You can purchase the eBook guide here.
Where to Get Help for fertility
There are a few places that you can go when it comes to fertility:
- Your GP – to get access to Medicare funded testing
- Naturopath – we love to support our clients through preconception care, fertility challenges and pregnancy
- Clinical Nutritionist – our degree qualified Clinical Nutritionist Dani is your go to practitioner if you’d like in-depth dietary support to make achievable and enjoyable dietary changes, or if you’d like to do a dietary analysis
- Fertility specialist – can be helpful for accessing testing and is the pathway to follow if you’ve been working with a Naturopath and still need further support
When to seek support for fertility
When it comes to fertility, the best time to seek support is 3-6 months prior to trying to conceive, or potentially even longer if you have a pre-existing health condition, such as an autoimmune disease, thyroid condition, or IBS. However, it’s never too late. We are so passionate about meeting our clients exactly where they’re at.
What can Naturopathy help with?
When it comes to fertility and preconception care, there is so much that we can do! More and more research is developing in this space which is exciting as it allows us a combination of both evidence based practice and traditional practice to support your fertility.
Katie has completed Continued Practitioner Education in the field of fertility, including but not limited to, with Rhiannon Hardingham. Naturopathy allows us to look not only into supplements and diet but also into lifestyle and environmental factors influencing fertility, which is absolutely essential to consider with current fertility challenges in Australia.
Whether it be ovarian ageing, sperm quantitiy, sperm quality, PCOS, vaginal microbiome, penile microbiome or recurrent pregnancy loss – supporting your fertility holistically may be able to help.
Wellness Near Croydon
Katie Blakely Wellness is conveniently located at 1/148 Maroondah Hwy for those seeking health and wellness services near Croydon. Our experienced team is dedicated to helping you achieve better health through natural and holistic methods.
Whether you’re dealing with infertility, wanting support with preconception care, or are pregnanct, we are here to support you. Contact us today to schedule a consultation and start your journey towards meeting your baby.
We have appointments available for both couples and individuals wanting fertility support.