Write Out a Timeline

Having a documented timeline of your fertility history and anything related to fertility health in prior years is very helpful when working on your case. Women, for example, it is helpful to have a history of female health challenges throughout your life, a general history of your period, history of birth control usage, pregnancy history and/or infertility history, and therapies you have tried in the past.

Have a Good Understanding of Your Period

Using a mobile period tracker can be very helpful here. Depending on your cause, 6 months to 1 year of cycles can be helpful during your initial consultation. Tracking symptoms like headaches, breast tenderness, cramping, mood changes, spotting, libido, and  bloating, can be helpful. As well as, knowing the number of days of bleeding, the length of your cycle, if you suspect ovulation and when and how you suspect ovulation (ovulation tests, basal body temperature tracking or through observation). For more...

Are you ready for 10 incredible facts about Naturopathic infertility care? Naturopathic Doctors are the pioneers of functional medicine. Our approach works with the body to facilitate healing and optimize health. When it comes to fertility/infertility it is the ideal place to start. Unfortunately, many couples don't know it as an available option when they are considering their path forward. In this article I will outline 10 benefits of Naturopathic infertility care.

In the diagram above, there are five areas of healing opportunity before reaching medications, surgeries, and invasive procedures. This diagram is known as the Therapeutic Order, and it gracefully moves from least invasive to most invasive therapies. When you step into most conventional fertility practices these first five areas of opportunity are glazed over. This is not the fault of the practice or the doctors you see, but rather a problem with the system. Insurance requires certain criteria and...

It's a fact that fertility rates have been declining for almost a century, pretty consistently. Sperm is much easier to evaluate, and 50% of infertility is attributed to the male, so this article will focus on the declining sperm counts and quality. Keep in mind though, these same factors impact female fertility as well. I will discuss, in my opinion, three large contributing factors to decreasing sperm viability. These are: widespread dietary fads, specifically low fat diets, pesticides, and plastic contamination.

Reality of the Problem

Sperm counts in 1940 averaged 113 million/mL, and today (2019) that average is 49 million/mL. That is almost a 50% decline in about 80 years. This should be a serious public health concern, if you ask me, but it doesn't seem to be. Well, it's concerning to me, and if it continues this way, the future does not look very good. Another halving of the sperm count in 80 years would lead to the average being critically close to the low end range of...