{"id":8745,"date":"2023-02-01T09:50:55","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T15:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/events.boma-usa.org\/?page_id=8745"},"modified":"2024-02-19T18:40:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T00:40:47","slug":"infertility-cycle-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/boma-usa.org\/en\/infertility-cycle-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Infertility and Cycle Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Difficulty conceiving is becoming more common. \n\u200bApproximately 1 in 6 couples face difficulties. \n\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Infertility and Cycle Health<\/strong><\/span>
Difficulty conceiving is becoming more common.\u00a0 Approximately 1 in 6 couples face difficulties.\u00a0\u00a0 Advice about timing intercourse to coincide with ovulation can make all the difference!\u00a0 The Billings Ovulation Method\u00ae teaches couples to recognize the time of maximum fertility when conception is most likely to occur.\u00a0\u00a0 This simple information has helped many couples conceive naturally.
Sometimes reproductive problems hinder conception.\u00a0 The Billings Ovulation Method\u00ae fertility chart can be used as a diagnostic tool to help identify and correct such problems, to restore and improve fertility.<\/p>

Ovulatory dysfunction is<\/strong>\u00a0the absence of ovulation or\u00a0abnormal ovarian\u00a0activity.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0This is a major cause of infertility, repeat miscarriage, and the other troubling gynecological symptoms. \u00a0Women with reproductive abnormalities are often prescribed\u00a0hormonal contraceptives\u00a0as a way to regulate hormones and cycles. Hormonal contraceptives\u00a0may alleviate some of the symptoms, but do\u00a0not\u00a0correct the underlying problem. \u00a0 Dr. Mary Martin, M.D., F.A.C.O.G outlines the\u00a0five most common underlying causes of an interference with healthful ovulation, so keep reading!
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Keeping a chart of your cycles and your cervical mucus patterns will help<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0in the\u00a0diagnosis of your condition and planning your treatment. And if you\u2019re trying to conceive, your chart will help you work out which cycles might be fertile ones and which ones are not. \u00a0An Accredited Billings Ovulation Method\u00ae teacher will help you make sense of your chart and support\u00a0you in seeking the\u00a0appropriate medical assistance for\u00a0restoring hormonal health and fertility.<\/p>

Bleeding that\u2019s Heavy, Painful, or Prolonged may indicate that Fibroids or polyps may be present.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Those may grow due to being hyper-estrogenic, which is the result of a continual disruption with the ovulation process. \u00a0 Identifying and treating the underlying cause of the disturbance helps to restore normal ovulation, which\u00a0improves cycles and bleeding.<\/p>

Low progesterone is a symptom\u00a0of\u00a0a disturbance with follicular development.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>By identifying and treating the root cause of the disturbance, natural progesterone levels can self correct. Supplemental progesterone can help manage symptoms, but does not correct the underlying disturbance which causes this in the first place. \u00a0The underlying hormonal imbalance can continue to inhibit optimal health, even when the symptoms of low progesterone are managed. \u00a0 Once supplementation is discontinued, the symptoms may return if the underlying hormone imbalance still exists.<\/p>

Endometriosis<\/span><\/strong>
This is a condition where the endometrium develops and grows outside the uterus. The fallopian tubes, ovaries, urinary organs or intestinal organs may be affected. \u00a0It may occur, due to being hyper-estrogenic over a prolonged period of time, because of an interference with healthful ovulation.<\/p>

About 30 to 40 percent of women with the condition may experience infertility because of scarring in their reproductive organs. Symptoms vary, but may include irregular and heavy menstruation, pain during sex, and pelvic pain for a few days before and during menstruation. By being familiar with your normal patterns of cervical mucus you are likely to detect this problem at an early stage because the pattern may not develop normally.<\/p>

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>
Adrenal and ovarian hormone abnormalities are the most frequent cause of ovarian dysfunction, and the most common example of this is Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome or PCOS. \u00a0This condition can present with a variety of symptoms in a variety of combinations! \u00a0PCOS is often connected to insulin resistance, which causes high insulin levels. Their ovaries and adrenal glands may also be producing too much testosterone. These hormonal imbalances mean that the follicle containing the developing ovum can\u2019t mature properly. Often the ovum doesn\u2019t get released from the ovary, so there is no ovulation. The struggling follicle keeps making more testosterone, and this interferes with the ovulatory process. It isn\u2019t long before many\u00a0of these tiny cysts cover the ovaries.<\/p>

If you have PCOS, you may have\u00a0had irregular cycles since you first began menstruating. \u00a0Other symptoms can include acne, hirsutism, and weight gain, but some women have none of these symptoms. When keeping your chart you may notice a continuous fertile type of mucus pattern, or days of sticky or slippery mucus forming no progressive pattern to a Peak of fertility.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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All of these\u00a0types of conditions\u00a0can point to the presence of an underlying hormonal imbalance, which may be fairly simple to treat.<\/span>
Below are the\u00a0five most common underlying imbalances,<\/span>
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The 5 most common underlying factors contributing to reproductive problems\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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1. Insulin Resistance<\/span><\/em>
2. Thyroid Imbalance
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Martin’s Famous 5 Descriptions<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>
1. Insulin Resistance<\/span><\/strong>
Insulin resistance causes an interference with ovulation and\u00a0increases the risk of developing diabetes. Insulin and glucose levels should be measured, and medication, diet and exercise may be prescribed to treat the insulin resistance. Regulating insulin levels and restoring glucose balance can help control testosterone production as well. This will help restore normal ovulation and regular cycles.
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2. Hyperprolactinemia<\/span><\/strong>
Prolactin is a hormone associated with breastfeeding, but sometimes high levels of this hormone develop after taking certain medications or due to conditions like a pituitary tumor or a hormone imbalance like hypothyroidism. The excess prolactin interferes with the hormones that control the growth of the follicles. Women with this hormonal disorder may not menstruate at all, have irregular bleeding or they may have short cycles with pre-menstrual spotting. Hyperprolactinemia can be treated with medication. \u00a0\u00a0

3. Hyperthyroidism & Hypothyroidism<\/span><\/strong>
Women with thyroid hormone\u00a0imbalances\u00a0may have irregular menstrual cycles with long gaps between menstruations, which may be heavy and prolonged or\u00a0unusually light. \u00a0Pre and post menstrual spotting can also be a symptom. \u00a0Abnormal patterns of cervical mucus can help to\u00a0identify a thyroid abnormality.\u00a0

4. Inflammation<\/span><\/strong>
Inflammation\u00a0results in inflammatory fluid which forms a slimy capsule around the ovary. \u00a0 This impedes\u00a0and interferes with healthful ovulation. \u00a0Inflammatory processes of the reproductive system are the second most frequent cause of infertility. \u00a0 Some examples of conditions which may produce this inflammatory response: endometriosis, food intolerances, irritable bowel syndrome, STI\u2019s.\u00a0
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Cortisol is known as the stress hormone. \u00a0One of the principal effects of elevated cortisol is to thwart the effect of insulin, rendering the body\u2019s cells insulin resistant. \u00a0\u00a0Cortisol\u00a0is made from progesterone and these compete for common receptors on the cell. \u00a0High cortisol impairs progesterone, which leads to estrogen dominance. \u00a0High cortisol can also lead to thyroid resistance.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Support BOMA Infertility and Cycle Health Difficulty conceiving is becoming more common. \u200bApproximately 1 in 6 couples face difficulties. Infertility and Cycle HealthDifficulty conceiving is becoming more common.\u00a0 Approximately 1 in 6 couples face difficulties.\u00a0\u00a0 Advice about timing intercourse to coincide with ovulation can make all the difference!\u00a0 The Billings Ovulation Method\u00ae teaches couples to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":197,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8745","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/boma-usa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/boma-usa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/boma-usa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boma-usa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/197"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boma-usa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/boma-usa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8745\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/boma-usa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}