Ovulation
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7 Ways to Improve Egg Quality
If I had a penny for every time someone asked me ‘Kate, how can I improve the quality of the eggs I have left’…... as much as love you, I may not be here writing this but on a Caribbean Island somewhere…….. However, alas I’m not and I’m here to answer the question. We all know that as women, we are born with all the eggs we will ever have for our reproductive lifetime. We don’t make anymore and as such they are like gold dust and should be treated as such. Unfortunately though, very often we only realise how important are eggs are when we are low on supplies, and perhaps the ones we have left aren’t quite up to scratch. The condition of our eggs is affected by the environment in which they are in, and by that I mean our body. What we do to our body with regards to our lifestyle, has a direct affect on the health of our eggs. Here are 7 steps you can take now to preserve the quality of your eggs and get them as healthy as possible for when they are needed. 1. Balance Your Hormones A ...
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Ovulation 101 - Part 2
Today is part 2 of Ovulation 101. If you missed part 1 you can find it here. You need to have a good luteal phase for pregnancy to occur. For an implanting pregnancy to be supported, the length of the second part of your cycle (the luteal phases) needs to be greater than 9 days. This gives enough time for the hormone progesterone to act on the lining of the womb (endometrium) and thicken it enough to allow implantation to take place. How you can help to increase your luteal phase. There are a number of natural ways you can help to increase your luteal phase. Have a read of another blog I wrote on natural remedies to increase the luteal phase. There are also medical treatments such as proegesterone therapy that you can talk to your Doctor about. Ovulation Predictor kits (OPK’s) are not always accurate. OPK’s determine whether lutenising hormone (LH) is dected. LH rises right before ovulation occurs, and therefore OPK’s detect that ovulation is going to occur. However women with conditions such as PCOS or dimished ovarian reserve have higher levels of LH and therefore OPK’s can give false positive result. As there ...
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Ovulation 101 - Part 1
In my Facebook Fertility Support Group so many women ask questions about Ovulation. So I have put together an Ovulation 101 to answer some of the questions you might have about your cycle and ovulation, but also to dispel some of those myths! Today is part 1, stay tuned for part 2 next week. Ovulation doesn’t always occur on day 14 In fact, very rarely. It is an absolute fact that many women have no idea as to when they are most fertile. This is not helped by us health professionals that tell you that you are fertile on day 14 of your cycle. Total myth! Sure, if you have a 28 day cycle you will be fertile around day 14 but very few women have a 28 day cycle! For example a women who has a 24 day cycle will ovulate sooner than day 14 and a woman who has a 32 day cycle, later. I often wonder how many couples out there are waiting for the magic ‘day 14′ only to be too late or way too early. The life of the egg is very short The life ...
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