Zita West’s Guide to Getting Pregnant
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Zita WEST. Zita West’s Guide to Getting Pregnant
ZITA WEST’S GUIDE. TO GETTING PREGNANT. Zita West
dedication
contents
introduction. Information Overload!
the way I work
Keeping It Simple
It Takes Two
A Holistic Approach
Crucial Questions
Your individual needs
Today’s Choices
First Impressions
If You Are Just Starting Out
Individual fertility cycles
A plan of action
If You Have Been Trying for a While
The options available
Keep communicating
Case History
Women in their late thirties/early forties
My Programme
understanding female fertility
A Woman’s Fertility
Understanding Your Own Fertility
The Menstrual Cycle
Hormones and the Phases of Your Cycle
The Follicular (pre – ovulation) Phase
Oestrogen
Oestrogen and Signs of Fertility
Factors That Can Affect Oestrogen Production
The Ovulation Phase
The Magnificent Egg
Lifespan of the Egg
Why Cycle Length Matters
Case History: Christine
Ovulation Predictor Kits
Cervical Secretions
Oestrogen and cervical secretions
How to check for cervical secretions
Position of the Cervix
Keeping a record
Factors that can influence your pattern of secretions
No Raw Egg White Secretions
Fertile Cervical Secretions after Ovulation
Predicting Ovulation
Increasing cervical secretions
Other Ways to Increase Secretions
Progesterone and Your Cycle
Luteal or Post – ovulatory Phase
Progesterone Deficiency
A Time to Reflect
Keeping a Diary
Questions and Answers
understanding male fertility
Sperm Production
A Good Diet
What Do Sperm Need?
Environment and Lifestyle Factors Affecting Sperm Production
Exercise
Stress
Alcohol, Tobacco and Drugs
Physical problems affecting sperm production
Assessing a Man’s Fertility
conception
Myths
Maintaining Sexual Pleasure and Intimacy
What Needs to Happen?
Sex – Where, When, How?
Case History: Hilary
What Happens Next?
The Difference between Fertilization and Conception
the right nutrition
A First Step
Toxic Load
Aspartame and MSG
Slow Down!
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Your Diet
Kidney Foods – ‘The Crown Jewels’
Digestion
Hormonal Health and the Digestive System
The Digestive Tract
Back to Basics
Common Digestive Problems. Dysbiosis or abnormal gut fermentation (Candida)
Foods to Include
Foods to Avoid
Constipation
Foods to Avoid
Foods to Eat
Food Allergies and Intolerances
Balancing Your Blood Sugar Levels
Cortisol Deficiency: Stress Exhaustion
The Glycaemic Index (GI)
What the body needs for balance
Improving Alkalinity
Acidity
Food Types. Proteins
Carbohydrates
Fats
DHA
Water
Vitamins and Minerals
Fertility and Your Weight
Nutritious Foods for Gaining Weight. in Preparation for Pregnancy
Case History: Gemma
BMI
A Detox Programme
How a Detox Works
Manual Lymphatic Drainage Massage
Withdrawal
Extra Help
Case History: Sarah
Detox Diet
Foods to be Eaten Liberally
Foods Restricted to Certain Days
Foods to Avoid Completely
Organic Foods
Four-Day Detox
Sample Menus
Finally …
lifestyle factors
Work
Alcohol
Answer these questions:
Smoking
Techniques for giving up smoking
Drugs. Cannabis
Cocaine
Medications that affect fertility
A Quick Checklist of Medicines to Avoid If You Are Trying to Conceive
Environmental Impact on Fertility
Chemicals at home and in the workplace
Cosmetics and toiletries
Electromagnetic fields
Stress
Case History: Ruth
Case History: Hannah
Case History: Tamara
Balancing stress and your internal environment
Building Up Your Reserves. Exercise
Relaxation
Breathing
Breathing Exercise
Visualization
Meditation
Sleep
Tips to help you sleep
thoughts and emotions
Guilt
Performance Anxiety
Second-time relationships
Grief
Isolation
Fear
Sensual loss
Mother issues
Control freaks
Abuse
Secondary fertility problems
Depression
Relationship Tips
How Hypnotherapy Can Help
Creative Visualization
Finding the Right Therapist
traditional chinese medicine. Ancient versus Modern
Yin and Yang
Qi
The Kidneys
The Blood
My Experience of Acupuncture
Assessment and Diagnosis
The Tongue
The Abdomen
The 24-hour clock
Peak Times
PULSES
A Five Element Diagnosis
Water (Blue/Groaning/Putrefaction/Fear/Kidneys and Bladder/Winter)
Fire (Red/Laughter/Scorching/Joy/Heart and Circulation/Summer)
Wood (Green/Shouting/Rancidity/Anger/Liver and Gallbladder/Spring)
Metal (White/Weeping/Rot/Grief/Lungs and Colon/Autumn)
Earth (Yellow/Singing/Fragrance/Sympathy/Stomach and Spleen/Late Summer)
Treatment
Abdominal Massage
Treatment Protocols
Research
fertility work-up. When There Are Problems Conceiving
Factors Affecting Fertility
Age
Contraceptive History
Sexual History
Infection Screens for Women
Candida
Chlamydia
Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma
Gonorrhoea
Bacterial Vaginosis (Gardnerella)
Trichomonas Vaginalis
Herpes
Treatment Options
Menstrual Cycle
Lifestyle Factors
Underlying Medical Disorders
Basic Fertility Tests
FSH Levels
Thyroid Problems
Iron-deficiency Anaemia
Diabetes
Underlying Reproductive Disorders
Anovulation
Period Problems
PCOS
Endometriosis
Fibroids
Immune System Problems
Immune Problems Relating to Fertility
Drugs used to treat immune problems
An Immune-boosting Programme
Problems Affecting Men’s Fertility
Screening and Analysis
Infection Screens for Men
Case History: Jeremy and Alison
Providing a Sample
The Results
Appearance
Volume
Viscosity and Liquefaction
Acidity (pH)
Agglutination
Antibodies
MAR (Mixed Agglutination Reaction)
Round Cell Concentration
Sperm Concentration
Motility
Morphology
DNA Fragmentation
Getting a Poor Result
miscarriage
How Common Is It?
What Causes Miscarriage? Genetic Causes
Hormonal Causes
Blood-clotting Disorders
Infection
Structural Abnormalities
Other Factors
Summary
What Are the Risk Factors?
Treatment
Can Complementary Therapies Help?
The Implications for Infertility
assisted conception. Treatment Options
Follicular Tracking
Ovulation Induction (Ol)
IUI – Intra-Uterine Insemination
Moving On to IVF
Preparation Programme
Preparing for IVF
Visualization
Nutrition
Milk
Soya
Checklist
Complementary Therapies
Starting IVF Treatment
The Long Protocol
Tips for Coping
Possible Hurdles at This Point
The Short Protocol
Possible Hurdles at This Point
Ovarian Hyper-stimulation Syndrome
Natural tips for thickening the womb lining:
Egg Collection – The Retrieval Process
Sperm Collection
Fertilization
Possible Hurdles at This Point
Transfer of the Embryos
Tips to Prepare for Embryo Transfer
The two-week wait
Post-transfer
What You May Experience
When IVF Fails
Moving On
pregnancy
Testing Times
Signs and Symptoms
Seeing Your GP
Antenatal Tests
What You Can Do
My Programme
useful contacts
index
acknowledgements
praise
copyright
about the publisher
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I would like to dedicate this book to my mother for her help, guidance and support over the years in all I have achieved.
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If you have questions about how to observe and interpret your cervical secretions, or if you have specific concerns about your own experience, then it’s well worth finding a fertility awareness teacher (see Useful Contacts, page 358).
Some women notice what seems like highly fertile cervical secretions (wetter, transparent and stretchy) around the time they are expecting their period. This is because towards the end of the cycle there are some hormonal fluctuations between oestrogen and progesterone. As the progesterone level falls (due to the degeneration of the corpus luteum), the secretions appear more oestrogen – dominant. These secretions, however, should not be interpreted as a sign of fertility.
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