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By: Nick Arrizza, M.D. In the 1980′s many in the healing professions were beginning to recognize how physiological processes such as heart rate, blood flow, pain thresholds etc. could be controlled via modalities such as hypnosis, visualization, meditation, humor and so on. Out of these observations grew the new and exciting field of mind-body medicine [...]
Author: Juliet Cohen Endometriosis is the growth of cells similar to those that form the inside of the uterus (endometrial cells), but in a location outside of the uterus. Endometrial cells are also the same cells that are shed each month during menstruation. Endometriosis is a common health problem in women. In women with this [...]
Author: Boone Swann It can be frustrating when trying to conceive. You try month after month only to find –again– that you’re still not pregnant. Most people that do not conceive right away do not have fertility problems needing more invasive methods. Before you spend thousands on infertility tests and treatments, you can try many [...]
Therapeutic massage is an alternative therapy that may be recommended for endometriosis sufferers. This may sound like a strange form of therapy, but many women who suffer from endometriosis find therapeutic massage to be quite rewarding. How? The reason is because when endometriosis flares up, muscles in the lower back can result in a painful [...]
by Sheryl Lyon Stress has been linked to infertility in numerous studies. Many believe that today’s modern stressful lifestyle is a primary cause of the frustrating “unexplained infertility” diagnosis. The ironic part is that infertility causes stress and stress causes infertility. The challenge is of course, breaking the cycle. How does stress cause infertility? There [...]
Hands Off Our Ovaries! Source: www.PRWeb.com International Women’s Day Brings Launch of a New Coalition of Women to Campaign against Exploitation of Women in Biotechnology (PRWEB) — On International Women’s Day, a coalition of pro-choice and pro-life women, concerned at the growing exploitation of women in biotechnology launched a new campaign against the harvesting and [...]
Study Links Stress to Infertility Source: www.PRWeb.com San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) Women who are experiencing the devastation of infertility are finding hope in a simple, self-applied acupressure. Researchers from Emory University showed that infertile women resumed ovulation after twenty weeks of psychotherapy to reduce stress levels. However, relief need not take that long. Emotional Freedom [...]
Unexplained Infertility -Is IVF the Solution? Author: Chelsea Aubin No one should have to go through the emotional suffering that comes with not being able to have a baby. The only emotional pain that can top it, is not having options or things to try because the doctor doesn’t know what it wrong. This situation [...]
Author: Michael Russell From generation to generation infertility has been a condition that plagues couples worldwide. It is a condition that transcends race and color. Medically speaking, infertility is a disease of the reproductive system. A couple can be diagnosed with infertility if conception is not achieved after one year of unprotected and well timed [...]
Author: Lucy Bartlett PCOS or Poly cystic ovarian syndrome is a condition that affects approximately ten percent of the female population, the symptoms vary from woman to woman but generally the main symptoms are: Infertility due to lack of ovulation Acne and oily skin Infrequent menstrual periods or no menstrual periods or irregular bleeding Increased [...]