With Reflexologist Nuria Weaver
Home Remedies for Infertility
The joy of becoming a mother and a father is something which cannot be put in words. Many of the couples struggle with this issue. No doubt there are numerous medicinal and surgical methods that may help in improving the fertility problem but you can also try out some inexpensive and effective home remedies for infertility. As these are completely natural they are safe and hardly have any side-effects.
Infertility can be prevented and improved with the realization of good health practice for many years by eating and living healthy. You can reduce the chances of having the problem of infertility by knowing the causes which are listed below:
Causes of Infertility in Women
A common factor of infertility is the age factor in women. Fertility reduces with the increase age. However, in younger women the natural fertility reduces because of a depleted ovarian.
- Gynecological conditions which includes ovulation failure, tubal damage, oligomenorrhoea or amenorrhea, uterine fibroids, endometriosis, cervical mucous defects, endometriosis etc
- Menstrual irregularities
- Coital infrequency and poor timing
- Pelvic infections
- Medical illness
- Alcohol and smoking
- Emotional stress and other mental depression are some temporary condition may also be responsible for infertility. However, this can be treated by psychotherapy.
Causes for Infertility in Men
In men the common factors for infertility are given below:
- Current medical illness
- Surgical history which may include operation on the testes, inguinal hernia repair
- Drugs like chemotherapy
- Smoking and alcohol ingestion
- Erectile or ejaculatory difficulty
Some home based remedies that can help to improve fertility in women are mentioned below:
- Eggplants are extremely beneficial for female fertility. You just have to cook the plants tenderly. For better have this with some buttermilk. Continue this for at least a month.
- According to Ayurveda, the banyan tree roots are also found effective to improve the fertility in women. You simply have to dry and powder the roots of the banyan tree and consume this after menstrual periods. This gives really good results when taken and continued for six months or the whole year.
- An excellent Ayurvedic herb fruit called the jamun have been found to be effective for female fertility as well. This can be taken with honey and have given some very good results.
- Herbs like winter cherry are found effective for the treatment and improvement of female fertility. Powder 5 or 6 gm of the herb and consume this with a cup of milk. This should be taken at night after the menstruation and continued for a week.
- A healthy diet which includes sprouted seeds, beans and other grains which are rich in many nutrients will not improve your fertility conditions but boost your immune system as well.
- Consume cheese and curd which are also found effective to improve female infertility.
- An herb called the primrose oil is effective for fertility which helps in increasing the cervical mucus and as result it aids in the ovulation process. This herb is effective for anti-inflammatory purpose too.
- Mineral water can be used to douche the vagina. Put some mineral water along with some appropriate amount of club soda in a container. Insert some of this water in the vagina and lie down for about 15 minutes. The gas bubbles from the mineral water will help clean the fallopian tubes that will clear any kind of obstructions. This is effective and can improve the fertility in women.
- Raspberry tea is effective for the women reproductive system and prevents miscarriage as well.
- A dietary program that will help you get the ideal weight is also helpful. The reason behind this is in many cases being under weight or over weight can be one of the issues of infertility.
- Flaxseeds can also improve the fertility. Just simply add two tablespoon of the flaxseeds in your cereals that will be very effective to improve your fertility.
- Damiana tea can be also effective for fertility related problems. Drink a cup of this tea every day and use this in tub of water bath as an infusion and soak yourself for at least 30 minutes.
Some home remedies for infertility in Men are given below:
- Another way to improve your fertility is to take grapefruit extract along with vitamin C supplements.
- A home remedy that can help you increase your sperm count is to have a glass of carrot juice everyday.
- Add ginger root too to improve the sperm count. This is very effective to improve the fertility in men.
- Detoxify your body with the help of a cup of hot water and add lemon juice to it. This will clean the toxins from the body. Sometimes toxins in the body can be a factor that hampers fertility.
In addition to these home remedies for infertility, keep yourself free from mental stress. Join a yoga class and learn some postures which have been known to treat the female infertility problems. It's advisable to do it under an expert. Stay away from tea, spicy food, fried and junk food, alcohol and smoking. These may be the factors that lead to infertility.
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