Fertility coaching, another avenue of approach

For those couples that are hoping to raise a family but are learning that they are incapable of doing so there used to be no alternative other than hoing the doctors were wrong. With advances in technology there have been many new advances that have provided renewed hope.

IVF, or in vitro fertilization has become one of the leading items to help families grow. but even with this ground breaking medical breakthru only 1 in 4 fresh eggs are potentially able to become fertilized. While this can improve many future families chances greatly there is another option.

A fertility coach has become an increasingly popular option. There are several different schools ogf thought on this including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). A study by researchers from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, found that CBT can aid fertility by reducing anxiety, which often inhibits ovulation.

They took 16 women who had not had a period in six months and had all been diagnosed with functional hypothalamic amenorrhoea – a condition in which the hormone that triggers ovulation has been at a very low level. Half were given CBT for 20 weeks and half were merely observed. At the end of this, six out of the eight women given CBT regained full fertility and two of them became pregnant within two months. In the eight women who didn’t, only one recovered her fertility.

While this sutudy had very positve results for a small group of women it’s not an absolute answer for every woman. Still CBT is another alternative that those seeking families might want to investigate.

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