Some of the other possible causes of infertility include poor nutrition, over-exercising, obesity, pelvic inflammatory disease, sexually transmitted diseases, and stress.  In some cases, women may develop antibodies to their partner’s sperm as part of an allergic reaction.  This may be corrected by having the male use a condom for thirty days.  As the female’s sperm antibodies decrease, intercourse without the use of a condom during ovulation may lead to conception.

Royal Recommendations for Prevention and Treatment

1. A balanced diet is always a concern. Eat as close to nature as possible and avoiding refined foods (e.g., white sugar), processed foods (e.g., white flour), and animal fats.  For men, pumpkinseeds and bee pollen or royal jelly are good items to include in your diet.  Pumpkinseeds are a good source of zinc.  Bee pollen and royal jelly are highly concentrated with B-vitamins but also contain other vitamins, minerals, amino acids, enzymes, and hormones as well.  (See “Allergy—Foods.”)

2. Be sure that you and your partner are both desirous of having a baby.  If so, try to relax.  Realize that, if you’re over 30, you may need to give yourself up to one year to conceive.  If you are feeling stressed, find a constructive way to manage your stress.  Otherwise, your increased production of norepinephrine, a sympathetic hormone released by the adrenals in response to stress, will interfere with the body’s hormonal regulation.  (See “Stress.”)

3. While regular exercise is part of a healthy lifestyle, vigorous exercise will lead to changes in ovulation.  Overuse of hot tubs and saunas will also cause changes in ovulation.

4. Try to approximate your ideal weight.  This will vary depending on your height and bone structure.  If you’re overweight, you’ll tend to produce too much estrogen from the excess fat tissue.  If underweight, you may not have enough fat too make appropriate amounts of hormones. Both of these conditions can interfere with ovulation.  (See “Obesity.”)

5. If you smoke...stop.  (See “Smoking Addiction.”)  Avoid being around cigarette smoke, too.  Tobacco, as well as recreational drugs (e.g., marijuana, cocaine, etc.) and stimulants (such as coffee and chocolate), will increase the production of adrenaline by the adrenal glands, interfering with the process of impregnation, and should be avoided.

6. Instead of making love everyday, wait a couple of days and try to time it with your fertile period of ovulation.  This will give your partner a chance to build up his sperm count, increasing your chance of impregnation.  The missionary position is usually best for conception.  After intercourse, remain lying down for at least 20 minutes or even allow yourself to fall asleep.

7. Are you ovulating and having regular periods every month?  When ovulating, usually around the 15^th day of your menstrual cycle, the cervical mucus becomes thin, breasts may become tender, and you may experience cramping pain of the ovaries known as “mittelschmerz pain.”  If your menstrual cycle is irregular or absent you may have a hormonal imbalance.  Often, increasing your progesterone levels can help counteract a relative estrogen excess or progesterone deficiency, normalize a woman’s cycle.  Progesterone is available from natural sources and should be used in incremental doses that coincide with your cycle.   (See “Premenstrual Syndrome.”)

8. If your partner has a history of impotence, this should be corrected.  Have his sperm count evaluated for potency.  (See “Impotence.”)  At the very least, he should avoid excessive exercise, hot tubs, saunas, and tight-fitting underwear. All of these increase the core temperature of the body and the testicles, which reduces sperm count.  Viral illness will reduce sperm count for up to three months after recovery.  Synthetic steroids can permanently damage the testicles.

9. Chlamydia, a sexually transmitted disease believed to be twice as common as gonorrhea, is one of the leading causes of infertility.  Most women who have chlamydia are asymptomatic and they are often unaware that they have the disease.

10. Avoid douching and using chemical lubricants.  These may interfere with the natural acidic pH of the vagina and make the vaginal environment antagonistic to the sperm.

11. Consider the possibility of heavy metal toxicity.  (See “Chelation Therapy.”)  Any heavy metal in excess (e.g., aluminum, cadmium, lead, mercury, etc.) can result in hormonal dysfunction as well as hardening of the arteries.  A hair analysis is only a screen for heavy metals.  A 24-hour urine collection, after oral or IV challenge with a chelating agent, is more specific for toxicity from heavy metals.

12. Supplements known to be of benefit include vitamins A, C, and E, B-complex (including octocosanol and PABA), the mineral zinc, GH3, raw ovarian glandular, and liver injections.

13. Herbs found helpful in the treatment of this condition are dong quai and gotu kola.

14. Homeopathics to consider include:  Calcarea Carbonica (for overweight women who tend to be sluggish), Folliculinum (when menstrual cycle is irregular or absent), Iodum (for thin women with hunger), Natrum Muriaticum (if woman tends to be quiet and insecure), Phosphorus (for slim, outgoing women), Pulsatilla (for sensitive women who cry easily), Sabina (if there is a tendency to miscarriage), Sepia  (where there is loss of sexual interest), and Silicea (if nutrition is deficient).

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