Natural Fertility Management supports Female and Male Reproductive Health.

Hormonal Health & Fertility for both Sexes. 

Natural fertility management is about improving the general health of Men and Women through all ages and stages of life. 

Hormonal imbalances can plague women and men with a host of physical and emotional problems. Women are more in tune because of the menstrual cycle and how it may affect their health and wellbeing every month. It is a beautiful way to become aware of your body and health. 

Many women have some problems with their fertility and hormonal health at one stage of their life. 

Hormonal imbalances can plague women with a host of physical and emotional problems. 

Hormonal & Fertility Conditions 

1. Abnormal menstrual cycles
2. Menstrual Pain
3. Cervical erosion
4. Endometriosis
5. Poly ovarian cysts
6. Ovarian cysts
7. Fibroids
8. Malabsorption syndromes
9. Obesity (Metabolic Syndrome)
10. High blood pressure
11. Varicose veins
12. Kidney or liver disease
13. High cholesterol and triglycerides
14. Eczema
15. Acne
16. Skin discolourations
17. Fungal infections
18. Systemic candida infection
19. Genital warts
20. Urinary tract infections (UTI's)
21. Nausea
22. Allergic reactions like rhinitis,
23. Hay fever
24. Asthma
25. Skin rashes 
26. Eye disorders
27. Hair loss
28. Facial and body hair growth
29. Migraines
30. Depression 
31. Panic attacks
32. Anxiety, to name a few

A trained Natural Fertility Management Practitioner incorporates all aspects of naturopathic medicine to improve the fertility of both sexes and to educate the woman on understanding her fertility cycle.

A Healthy Body is a Fertile Body!

If prospective parents are at their peak health, they are also at their most fertile.

It's vital to address all areas of health and nutrition to optimises health. The longer you can look after your body (just like looking after your car), the more peak performance you achieve. 

You shouldn't just wait until you want to conceive. You should be firing on all cylinders and be looking after your body every.

My Energy Plus Makeover Program is also excellent to sign up for as it is an excellent start to – Pre Conception Care for both partners. It is an excellent start to clean up your diet and lifestyle while having fun together. Ultimately the Energy Plus Program becomes a ‘Healthy Way of Life'. 

Natural Fertility Management is a Natural Approach to Hormonal Health & Fertility for men and women. 

We are covering all aspects of hormonal health for men and women. 

We are treating every stage of reproductive health from puberty to birth and beyond, and the healthy development of the woman's eggs and the male's sperm.

NFM management practitioner understands how important it is to educate and support girls and women to understand their fertility cycles at all stages. To understand the menstrual cycle and what the signs and symptoms are telling you? 

Your menstrual cycle is a blessing, not a curse. Like a health report card every month – you can understand, adjust and feel empowered to be in control and balance your hormones and health. It is a snapshot of your general health. Charting your menstrual cycle is a beautiful way to become in tune with your hormonal cycle giving you choices to improve fertility and health. 

Be in control of your fertility! 

NFM Offers you a Natural Approach to NATURAL HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AGES & STAGES OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH 

FIRST GROUP

1. Teenage Puberty: Educating, establishing and maintaining a healthy menstrual cycle.
2. Teenage Hormonal balance, addressing teenage acne, stress and nutrition.
3. Hormonal Imbalances
4. Hormonal Skin conditions
5. Hormonal Health
6. Weight and Bloating
7. Reproductive Health
8. Stress

SECOND GROUP

1. Preconception Health
2. Fertility
3. Infertility
4. Healthy Pregnancy 
5. Healthy Birth
6. Healthy Labour
7. Healthy Breastfeeding
8. Post Natal Depression

THIRD GROUP

1. Pre Menopause
2. Menopause 
3. Prostate Health
4. Breast Health
5. STD'S 

With menarche, you meet your wisdom, with monthly bleeding, you practise your wisdom, and at menopause, you become wisdom, “

~ North American Indian saying

Ancient History Proved the Practised of Preconception Care

Preconception care dates back to Ancient Greek & Roman times as they were aware that to conceive a healthy baby, you didn't drink alcohol around this time as it was damaging to the foetus. 

Some traditional societies also prepared special diets to their young women and men of childbearing age. 

Animal Breeders & Vetinarians Practise Preconception Care

It is common knowledge that veterinarians, stockbreeders and farmers all practice preconception care for the animals.

Good breeding stock, proper nutrition, the timing, and environment all playing a role in producing healthy animals. 

Preconception Care Studies

Studies by Foresight Association promoting Pre Conception Care (PCC) in the UK established in 1978 have demonstrated the effectiveness of preconception health care. 

Results of the studies showed, 89% of couples having given birth, where previously 81% presented as infertile. 

There were also no miscarriages, no perinatal deaths and no baby admitted to special care and no malformations.

Dr Professor Neil Ward conducted the most widely quoted study. 

In his letter to the Editors of The Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine, Professor Neil Ward, Surrey University, wrote:

“Written and telephone follow-ups carried out in 1993 revealed that 327 (89%) of women had become pregnant and 327 children had been born since enrolment. There were no multiple pregnancies. In remarkable contrast to the couples' previous experience, all their babies (137 males and 190 females) were born healthy and were well developed at birth which occurred from 36 to 41 weeks (mean 38.5 weeks). Average birth weight was 3265g (2368 – 4145). None were malformed, and none were transferred to special baby care units. Among 204 couples with infertility problems, 175 (86%) had achieved healthy pregnancies.”

Reference: The Journal of Nutritional & Environmental Medicine (1995) 5, pages 205-208

In 2003, Foresight completed a large study with 1,061 couples. The statistics from this showed excellent outcomes. 78.4% conceived (leading to a healthy baby) within two years of following the program.

This study also suggests a more than doubled conception success rate for IVF of 47.1% following preconception health care.

Preconception Care Doubles Your Success

“If you can’t stop thinking about it, don’t stop working for it”

If you are considering conceiving and planning for the most important and special life-changing event, it is crucial to consider the benefits of preconception care. 

It is an essential time for you as a couple to prepare for the best opportunity to create a healthy egg and healthy sperm! 

There is a critical time of four months that is needed to address the foundations of both male and female reproductive health. 

Why Four Months? 

The instant that egg and sperm combine, an irreversible blueprint is formed for the future development of that baby.

Natural Fertility Preconception care can influence these stages of development. 

The health of the egg and sperm reflects health and toxicity of the environment in which they grow. It is a very vulnerable time. 

Eliminate Toxins

This time is dedicated to removing toxic substances from your diet and lifestyle, e.g., Drugs, alcohol, coffee, cigarettes, environmental toxins, stress and any other apparent toxins.

Improve Nutrition

Nutritional deficiencies need to be addressed and corrected. A qualified Natural Fertility Management Practitioner is specialised in this are. 

THE WOMAN

Time to produce a healthy egg = three and a half to four months. 

A woman is born with all her eggs.

The final stage of egg development is 100 days.

THE MAN

Time to produce a healthy sperm = two and a half to three months. 

A male goes through generations of new sperm continually. The formation of sperm can take up to 116 days minimum 72-76 days. 

This time is a peak window to influence the health of the sperm for optimum chance of conception.  

Preconception Care Increases your chance of conceiving.

Preconception health care for both partners needs to be in place for a minimum period of four months immediately preceding any attempt to conceive. 

Four months is not a long time to plan for the creation of a beautiful, healthy baby, giving you the best possible start and an opportunity to enjoy a happy, healthy pregnancy!  

Another analogy I like to use when it comes to explaining the benefits of taking some time to dedicate to preconception care is that of a WEDDING! 

Could you plan a wedding instantly with a good result? 

How much time and money did you spend on your Wedding? 

Everyone can relate to how you can't just plan a wedding to be beautiful and amazing overnight. It takes planning and time to make it successful, magical and a delightful experience for both partners. 

Don't you think a few months to prepare for a healthy conception and baby is worth it? 

Integrative Health Care & Natural Fertility Management

It is essential to find a practitioner that you feel comfortable with is qualified in this area or reproductive health. 

Some of the different modalities that you may consider to Support for Natural Fertility Health are: 

Naturopathic Medicine 

Herbal Medicine

Homoeopathic Medicine

Nutritional Medicine 

Traditional Chinese Medicine

Physical Therapy, including Acupuncture/Pressure

YOUR DNA BLUEPRINT – HEALTHY EGG & HEALTHY SPERM

Sperm and eggs carry genetic memories of parents' health well before conception. 

Environmental factors and parents' health before conception have more influence on a child's future than previously thought; a paper published last week in Science by researchers from the University of Adelaide has found.

The authors conclude that there is now overwhelming evidence that sperm and eggs carry more than just genes – they are coded with genetic memories that can affect the health of an embryo.

This means that parents' bad habits, such as poor diet or drinking too much alcohol, could be passed on to their children, even if they are healthy during pregnancy or shortly before conceiving.

During the last decade, scientists have been investigating the way that these memories and habits can be passed on to offspring.

This process is known as epigenetics. 

Environmental factors, turning the expression of genes on or off, without actually changing the DNA or genetic code. 

“You are much stronger than you think”.

“With a baby or without, you are valuable. You are whole. And you matter”.

Infertility Statistics

1. One in six couples will have difficulty achieving a pregnancy.
2. Preconception care improves a couple's fertility and resolves underlying health issues.
3. A couple is regarded as infertile when they have not conceived after 12 months of regular unprotected sexual intercourse. 
4. Approximately 3 out of 5 couples conceive within six months of trying.
5. 1 in 4 take between 6 months and 12 months. 
6. For the other couples, conception takes more than a year, which means there may be a problem. 
7. About 15% of Australian couples of reproductive age have a fertility problem. 
8. In about 40% of infertile couples, the problem is a malefactor.
9. In about 40% it is a female one.
10. The remaining 20% is a joint problem, or the cause is unknown (“idiopathic”). 

ORIGINS OF INFERTILITY

The sources of infertility are many and varied. They include issues with the production of sperm or eggs, with the fallopian tubes or the uterus, endometriosis, frequent miscarriage, as well as hormonal and autoimmune (antibody) disorders in both men and women. Source: http://www.access.org.au (Australia's National Infertility Network)

PRECONCEPTION CARE INCREASES SUCCESS

1. Preconception Care gives couples time to address their hereditary weaknesses and a chance to strengthen their body's avoiding stressors that deteriorate health.
2. Preconception Care allows couples to plan a loving conception around the woman's fertility cycle and ovulation. 
3. Preconception Care also allows time for both partners to address all lifestyle issues and improve their nutrition and fitness.
4. Preconception care improves your chances of a healthy full-term pregnancy.
5. Preconception care gives you the best chance for a healthy baby that nature intended, beautiful, well-formed and intelligent.
6. Preconception care improves your ability to try for a natural intervention-free birth.
7. Preconception care may help the Prevention of postnatal depression.
8. Preconception Care -encourages the establishment of successful and long-term breastfeeding.
9. Preconception care helps the mother and father emotionally and physically prepare for the pregnancy, birth and bonding time with the newborn – a new family is born!

IVF & ART (Assisted Reproductive Technology) SUPPORT

Natural Fertility Management naturally incorporates supportive protocols and natural treatments for couples choosing to undergo Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART). 

I value the relationship with your reproductive health care team, IVF clinic and specialists. 

The role of an integrative medicine practitioner works with you and the health care team you select and feel comfortable with to achieve a healthy, successful outcome of conception.

Remember that IVF is about conceiving. 

If this is the road you have to follow natural fertility management is just as crucial for a couple who choose IVF & ART to follow a preconception program because of the impact on nutrition alone benefits your chances. 

NFM management helps optimise your chances of conception – healthy implant, healthier egg and sperm and ultimately a healthy mother and pregnancy to a term baby – birth and beyond. 

A recent study in the UK showed IVF success rates more than doubled when preceded by a period of preconception health care. 

A healthy planned conception, pregnancy, birth and baby and a healthy baby is the most crucial priority for you. 

With the incidence of male and female infertility increasing in Western society, our complete health and lifestyle package is a preventative measure to improve your hormonal health and natural fertility solutions. 

Don't expect everyone to understand your journey, especially if they've never had to walk your path.

My Personal Fertility Journey

My passion for natural fertility management is very personal because I know it works, not only from helping my patients with successful outcomes in all areas of reproductive health and fertility but with my own experience. 

I truly practise what I preach. In my 20's, I was taught how to chart my menstrual cycle (before Apps were available) and understand the fertility signs and what it is like to have a ‘healthy period'. 

I planned my five babies naturally. Delivered them at home, breastfeed for 15 years and enjoyed every stage of being female. 

From puberty to menopause natural fertility management is not only beneficial, but it is truly empowering to be intuned and in control of your body. 

My Energy Plus, Program and Makeover are beneficial to adopt for preconception care because it runs for three months. 

It is easy and fun, especially if you do it together, wanting to achieve the same positive goals. 

It is a perfect program to reach your health goals with the makeover challenge. To, learn why nutritional and health & lifestyle habits are essential to improve ‘Your Style of Life'. 

Join the Energy Plus Makeover to improve all stages of reproductive health from puberty to menopause. 

Love recognises no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope. 

~ Maya Angelou