Infertility and Health Pregnancy

Infertility & Healthy Pregnancies - Nature Medica

Holistic Fertility Care

This is where Dr. Katie Rose’s passion lies – in helping couples set a foundation for vitality and fertility. Great health is a great start but evaluation and treatment must be specific to supporting fertility and treating infertility as some functional medicine approaches may negatively affect fertility when used inappropriately. This is why it is so important to have someone on your team who has specific training in infertility.

Dr. Rose has dedicated her continuing education and conferences to studying underlying causes of infertility and integrative approaches for endometriosis, PCOS, hypothyroid, male factor and unexplained infertility.

When we plant a garden, we prep the soil with the nutrients our seeds will need to grow. Sure, the seed has a blueprint and knows what it’s supposed to do…but it can’t flourish and produce fruit unless the soil is nourished. A healthy, happy plant will also produce better seeds and the cycle continues.⁣

The same is true of the human body. When we set a foundation of great health we make healthier seeds (eggs and sperm) and healthier babies. We do this by eating real whole foods, correcting nutrient deficiencies, exercising, practicing mindfulness and avoiding toxins. This takes time. How much time? Depends on the person, what their individual obstacles are, what their toxic burden is.

Typically Dr. Rose works with patients for at least 3 months before recommending trying to conceive. Why 3 months? This is the amount of time it takes for follicles (which nourish the female egg) and sperm to mature and therefore the optimal time period to improve egg and sperm quality.

What does optimizing health mean for someone struggling with fertility issues?

Balancing hormones
Correcting nutrient deficiencies

Optimizing immune system
Improving energy

Improving sleep
Detoxing from environmental toxins

Conditions treated that are associated with infertility:

Hypothyroid and Hashimoto’s
PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome)

Endometriosis
Auto-immune disease
MTHFR mutations

Post birth control amenorrhea
Male factor- low sperm count, mobility and morphology

Speciality testing offered (to get the root cause of unexplained infertility):

Toxic metals (mercury, lead, arsenic, cadmium and more)

Micronutrients
Expanded thyroid panel (antibodies, iodine and more)

Hormones & hormone metabolism
Oxidative stress and inflammation markers

Treatments offered to support fertility and ART (IUI & IVF support):

Preconception planning
Fertility Awareness Method counseling

Nutrition Coaching
Acupuncture
Detoxification protocols (including medically supervised chelation)

Nutrient IVs (Including Glutathione IV)
Fertility specific herbal and supplement recommendations

Along with improving overall health and addressing the underlying causes of infertility, holistic fertility treatments may:

Improve egg and sperm quality

Improve circulation to the pelvic organs

Improve implantation

Address low sperm count, mobility and morphology

Reducing the likelihood of miscarriage

Reduce clotting and inflammation that may be contributing to miscarriage

Reduce stress related to IVF and fertility treatments

Improve IVF success rate

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