Pre-Conception Care
The heart of Natural Pre-conception Care in Chinese Medicine is understanding your menstrual cycle and optimising your hormones
The Menstrual cycle is dynamic - Hormones and therefore symptoms are constantly changing. Understanding your body’s hormonal cycles can help you immensely on your pregnancy journey.
Whether it be natural conception, or if you are working with a Fertility Specialist, the treatment begins by looking at the body holistically, with emphasis on facilitating Hormone Balance (see this link for signs of imbalance).
Often, your treatments will begin weekly or fortnightly then monthly as a maintenance program.
Acupuncture, Dietary and lifestyle changes, supplements and herbal medicines to support overall health and wellbeing in both partners is recommended.
The spermatogenesis (sperm creation) cycle is currently thought to be up to 74 days long. The Oocyte (egg) development cycle takes over 120 days. Changes to the health of the sperm and egg take time.