fertility

ATMS is hosting a special event, the Fertility Symposium, focused on educating practitioners on the ways in which complementary and allopathic medicine professionals can help couples trying to have a family. Join us in Sydney on Sunday, 22nd May 2022, for a full day of learning, networking and reconnecting with peers.

Specialisation in fertility is increasing as natural healthcare is highly efficacious in enabling women to become pregnant and carry through to a healthy birth. Practitioners will learn the latest in complementary medicines and medical technology which can offer clinical support to people trying to conceive.

In a world of increasing toxicity, questionable nutrition, and high stress levels becoming pregnant and having a healthy successful pregnancy is dependent on good preconception care at all levels. Here is what you need to know to maximise your fertility and promote a strong pregnancy.

The link between stress and infertility has been established in many studies and while the inverse cannot be proved, yoga, meditation and diet all play a part in creating a little bundle of joy.

If you dream of having a child, it’s important to adjust your diet and lifestyle for a healthy conception and pregnancy. And yes, men, that goes for you, too.

A few months of moderate-intensity exercise can make a significant difference to sperm quality, new research shows.

Shatavari has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years and protects against the ravages of stress.

When trying to get pregnant, remember that fetuses have poor defences against the toxic chemicals we use.

A study has found that your personality predicts how many children you are likely to have.

Eating walnuts every day can boost a man’s sperm quality and his fertility.

So you’ve been to the doctor and the recommendation is IVF. No doubt you will have many thoughts rushing through your mind. Taking hormones, needles in the stomach, nasal spray to create a temporary state of menopause. It is all pretty scary stuff.

Selenium is known as a trace mineral, meaning you only need it in small amounts but those small amounts pack a big punch in terms of your health.

There are so many health claims attributed to supplements containing tribulus it’s easy to become suspicious that it is all hype, but there is some good research showing this herb has the ability to change hormone levels.