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On August 6th fertility acupuncturist and friend Amelia Hirota will be offering a free Teleclass about acupuncture and infertility.

Here are the details from her site:

“Teleclasses on acupuncture and infertility are a great way to get informed and educated about your fertility options. Forget reserving a weekend, paying for airfare, booking a rental car and staying in a hotel room! Instead take my teleclass from the comfort of your own home.

On the day and time of your class, you call the class phone number and you will be on a conference call with me and the other participants. It’s super easy! If you’re not able to make the call, a recording of the class will be emailed to you and you can listen to it on your computer or on your iPod in the car. All acupuncture and infertility Teleclasses and Consultations come with a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee.

I’ve tried to make the class convenient to most people. The dates and times of the Teleclasses are all listed below. 5:00-6:00 PST is the time of the class on the U.S. West Coast in Los Angeles and San Francisco. 8:00-9:00 PM EST is the time of the class on the U.S. East Coast in New York and Boston. 10:00-11:00 PM London is the time of the class in London and other places in Europe in the time same zone. ”

Go here to register:

http://www.the-fertility-acupuncturist.com/acupuncture-and-infertility.html

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Have you ever wondered what ovulation looks like?

Well I found these pictures of a woman ovulating. This is a rare opportunity.

And on top of that the woman is 45 years old and ovulation took about 15 minutes to happen, very different then the previously thought “ovulation burst”. So if you are feeling achy for 10 -15 minutes around ovulation time… you are probably right.

You can see the pictures here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7447942.stm

by: David Picella

While scientific studies continue to tout the benefits of technology in assisted reproduction, relatively little is known about natural methods of fertility enhancement. The importance of the cervical mucus environment and it’s affects on the function of male spermatozoa is underappreciated.

In the absence of cervical mucus, or in the case of vaginal dryness, couples frequently resort to personal lubricants. In recent studies, some of the commonly recommended lubricants, like KY®, Astroglide®, and Replens® have been found to actually damage sperm, perhaps even at a rate that is equivocal to contraceptive Jellies (http://www.helpconceive.com/hc_underEffects.html).

Brand new evidence from a comparative study presented at the Cojoint Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine suggests that only Pre-Seed® did not appear to cause significant damage to sperm.

In the first experiment, sperm was incubated for 30 minutes. Motility measurements were 66% in the lubricant-free environment, versus 2% for Astroglide®, and 64% for Pre-Seed®. In the second experiment, sperm were evaluated after 4 hours of incubation for damage to the genetic material and graded according to the DNA fragmentation index. Pre-Seed demonstrated the smallest effect with a 7% increase over the control (no lubricant).

The findings of this and other studies are significant. At the Saint Gerard Fertility Care Center, we always ask about personal lubricants and the only one that we recommend during the fertile time is Pre-Seed®. Another reason to use Pre-Seed is because Pre-Seed is also the only personal lubricant that meets physiologic pH and osmolarity requirements for sperm and may protect against the harmful effects of free radicals.

Recently I interviewed a woman who had been going to an infertility specialist for more than 10 years and after undergoing many medical treatments and surgical procedures with no pregnancies to show for it, she is now facing menopause. Interestingly, she and her spouse were using KY® routinely. In fact, they were buying it “by the box.” She was surprised to find out about the effects of KY®.

We believe that combined with the monitoring of fertility and cervical mucus, Pre-Seed can be added to a program of infertility (when fertility is present and cervical mucus quality is poor) as a routine recommendation for assisting couples who desire to achieve pregnancy the natural way. At our center, we have an easy to learn protocol that combines the monitoring of fertility and the use of Pre-Seed for this purpose.

Copyright 2005 Majella.us

About The Author

David Picella helps couples who are trying to conceive naturally without the use of expensive artificial reproductive techniques. You can read more articles published by him and by other experts in this area at: http://majella.us

It is known by many names but did you know that 80% of women who decide to have this procedure get pregnant? What was once thought a forever decision is now easily reversed. We have our very own tubal success story here. Watch this video to learn more about getting your tubes untied…

Essential fatty acids are a major part of the fertility diet, but many of you may be asking how to do I eat them? What foods are they in? Here are 12 new ideas you can try to get more of those hormone balancing, ovulation boosting oils in your diet…

1. Sprinkle flax seeds on your oatmeal in the morning. Even better, grind them fresh in your coffee grinder, than add them to salads and cereal

2. Add flax oil to your yogurt.

3. Eat a smoothie that contains evening primrose oil, almond butter, banana, cocoa powder and acai. Evening primrose oil helps to boost ovulation and acai is an antioxidant powerhouse that also contains EFA’s

4. Do cod liver oil shooters. Take a shot glass, fill 1/2 with OJ, and one teaspoon cod liver oil and throw it down the hatch.

5. Make an essential fatty acid snack; combine
2 T flax seeds
1 cup macadamia nuts
Dates (pitted) enough to make a dough consistency

-Put in food processor and mix until a firm dough consistency, put in a plastic bag and munch!

6. Eat lots of wild Alaskan salmon, it contains tons of Omega 3’s (the EFA we lack most of in our diets) salmon can be used in breakfast, lunch and dinner… I love to make salmon for dinner and plan for extras that can be used for salmon omelets or salmon spinach salad with pine nuts, goat cheese, and cranberries.

7. Eat grass fed bison, new studies show that organic grass fed meats contains essential fatty acids. Meat from grass-fed animals has two to four times more omega-3 fatty acids than meat from grain- fed animals

8. EFA’s come in capsule form, so for those of you on the go make sure you have a bottle with you in your purse. If eaten between meals they also help with increasing metabolism and weight loss.

9. Use Udo’s Wholesome Fast Food
and sprinkle on salads, fruit, yogurt, and smoothies. This essential fatty acid blend contains a wide variety of EFA’s freshly ground for convenience. It does actually taste really good.

10. Make an EFA Balsamic salad dressing

Ingredients:
1/2 cup Olive oil
1/4 cup flax seed oil
1/4 cup Balsamic vinegar
1 Shallot; finely chopped
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon Freshly ground pepper

-Put into a blender and enjoy. Refrigerate.

11. Eat seaweeds. Seaweeds contain essential fatty acids also! When you go out for sushi try the seaweed salad, it tastes really good and is packed with EFA’s.

 12. Try Hemp Protien Powder
. Hemp contains a ton of essential fatty acids, protien, and fiber. Add the protien powder to your smoothies for a healthy meal!