Fertility, Preconception Care and IVF
Here you'll find out about how the Katie Kempthorne Naturopathy and Acupuncture team can help you before you try to get pregnant, and if you're facing fertility challenges.
You'll also see why it's important for men to follow a preconception plan, and how we can support you if you're going through IVF.
There's a lot of info here so use the links below to jump to what you need.
Fertility
Mum's health + Dad's health = the Baby and developing child's health
Pretty simple, right? So it makes sense to put some work into getting healthy before you start the (very fun) conception process.
We call it preconception care.
Preconception care is just as important for healthy parents-to-be as it is for those experiencing fertility challenges.
Katie Kempthorne Naturopathy and Acupuncture specialises in male fertility because sperm is responsible for half the conception outcome!
And if you're going through IVF, we offer extensive support.
Preconception Care
What are the benefits of preconception care?
Preconception care can improve you and your baby's health by reducing:
- Pregnancy complications
- Miscarriage
- Premature births
- Low birth weight
- Birth defects
How long does it take?
If you're planning to become parents, we recommend you spend three months getting healthy first.
That's because sperm can take 116 days to formulate, and eggs can be damaged 100 days before ovulation. Three months helps minimise any problems.
What does preconception care involve?
Preconception care helps men and women maximise their health and their baby's health.
Your programme is tailored to what you need as individuals, and as a couple.
It reviews your overall health including what you eat, your lifestyle and the environments you live and work in.
Then we address any general and reproductive health issues with natural medicine options including acupuncture, herbal medicine, and vitamin and mineral therapy.
Your preconception care plan may involve:
- Charting your cycles to work out prime conception times
- Minimising toxins in your environment and your body
- Optimising egg and sperm production with a nutritious diet
- Stress management
- Herbal or nutritional support to improve fertility, or correct pre-existing conditions
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture to enhance fertility
Click here to read an article about how preconception care developed.
Fertility Challenges
Don't panic if you've experienced problems getting, or staying pregnant. The Katie Kempthorne team can help you.
Naturopathy and Acupuncture addresses the causes of fertility issues and breaks down the barriers to conception and pregnancy.
The common fertility problems we treat are:
- Inability to conceive and history of miscarriages
- Irregular or absent cycles
- PCOS and ovarian cysts
- Endometriosis
- Premature ovarian failure
- History of birth defects
- Fibroids
- Sperm problems including low count and motility, poor morphology and sperm antibodies
- IVF support
If any of those sound familiar, get in touch. We'd love to help.
Male Fertility
It's really important that men take part in preconception care. We can help you improve sperm volume, count, motility and morphology.
It takes about 3 months for healthy sperm to mature - any changes you make over that time will give you super-sperm at the end!
If you and your partner want to become parents, come and see us to get help for:
- Sperm irregularities
- A low libido
- Or erectile dysfunction
IVF Support
Fertility treatment can be stressful.
Katie Kempthorne Naturopathy and Acupuncture actively helps people who are going through the process get better outcomes and we've seen great results when acupuncture is used alongside IVF.
Our patients say it makes them feel so much better.
At a time when hormones rule their body, they experience less anxiety, more restful sleep and it's easier to cope when they combine acupuncture with IVF.
Interested? Have a look at some of the research and evidence that backs it up, or come and have a chat.