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Female fertility
Your path to reproductive health is unique...
Understanding your fertility starts with understanding the wider picture
Female fertility is influenced by more than one hormone, one test result or one moment in the menstrual cycle. Your cycle and ovulation, reproductive history, general health, previous investigations and any fertility treatment you've already had can all provide useful pieces of information.
My approach is to bring those pieces together, understand what has already been investigated and consider where our attention may be most useful.
Understanding the complexities of female fertility
Female fertility is complex, and difficulties conceiving don't always have a single explanation.
I look at your menstrual cycle and ovulation, reproductive and pregnancy history, hormonal and general health, previous investigations and any fertility treatment you've already had. Where relevant, I also consider factors such as ovarian reserve, thyroid and metabolic health, uterine and tubal health, and anything in your history that may warrant a closer look.
The aim isn't to search endlessly for problems. It's to understand your individual fertility picture well enough to know what may actually matter.
Areas I commonly work with include:
Gynaecological & reproductive conditions
I work with women with a range of reproductive and gynaecological conditions, including PCOS, endometriosis, adenomyosis, fibroids, irregular or absent periods, and other menstrual or ovulatory difficulties.
Trying to conceive & fertility treatment
I work with women trying to conceive naturally and those preparing for or undergoing IVF, ICSI, IUI and other fertility treatment.
Where you're trying to conceive as a couple, male fertility is considered as part of the picture too.
If IVF or another form of assisted conception is the next step, I recommend allowing a minimum of three months before treatment begins. This gives us time to understand your fertility picture and work on the areas that may deserve attention before your treatment cycle starts.
Miscarriage & recurrent pregnancy loss
I also work with women following miscarriage or recurrent pregnancy loss, including those preparing to try again or considering further fertility treatment.
We can look carefully at your history, what has already been investigated and whether there are areas that may deserve further attention.
When fertility starts to take over
Trying to conceive can gradually begin to affect much more than your fertility.
You may find yourself
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constantly watching your cycle
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analysing symptoms
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researching what else you could be doing or worrying about whether you're making the right decisions.
Treatment can add another layer of appointments, waiting, uncertainty and difficult choices.
Sometimes people cope remarkably well with all of this.
Sometimes it starts to take up far more emotional and mental space than they want it to. I pay attention to that part of the picture too.
My background in psychology and Cognitive Hypnotherapy means that, when it is relevant, we can work with the fears, beliefs or patterns that may have developed around fertility, alongside the physical work we are already doing.It's about recognising that the person going through fertility matters too.
Further information about acupuncture
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