Tips to increase make and female fertility? There’s so many out there it’s hard to know what makes the biggest difference!

fertility-matters:

Hi! Thanks for sending in the question…there really is a behemoth amount of “information” out there that can confuse the typical layperson on reproductive health, and what I share here could potentially help others.

First and foremost, I always, ALWAYS encourage people to learn and apply fertility awareness if they wish to better understand their fertility. This lays the solid foundation needed for discerning what advice or tip is best suited in your situation. It can even be used in medical settings to properly time diagnostic tests and medications, as well as bypass invasive procedures concerning the state of one’s fertility health. Plus, when you learn fertility awareness from an instructor, they can lead you to resources designed to further educate or help you.

In my own personal experience and work as an NFP instructor, I find that the following three areas have the biggest impact on fertility: sleep, food, and chronic stress. Once those three areas are tackled, you can look at your fertility with a base palate, so to speak, and know that the essentials are taken care of. That way you can know for sure if there is a bigger issue that holistic health can not help with, and you need to see a professional.

As for actual resources to refer to, the following places are my favorite:

1. naturalwomanhood.org – an organization that regularly advocates for fertility awareness and making it mainstream. They post a lot on how it can help fertility health and what medical and holistic options are out there to keep your fertility healthy.
2. natural-fertility-info.com – this is a natural health website that is woo-free while staying true to the importance of holistic health. They also use fertility awareness to explain the importance of hormonal health and how to balance it.
3. fertilitycare.org and femmhealth.org – both are medical fields that specialize in medical care and even surgery aimed at protecting fertility health. Each use their own method of fertility awareness as a medical tool for diagnosing and testing.
4. I have some posts of my own that I refer to for general resources. My masterpost of resources can be found here for you to waft through. I also have a post on fertility awareness-friendly care providers, and a post on general help for maintaining a menstrual cycle naturally (the tips there can also be applied to men). For a post on men’s health, I have one here covering sperm facts for men, here.

I hope that helps! Fertility is practically it’s own field of study and it can feel a bit overwhelming when you first start. By learning fertility awareness, you can better understand and listen to your body and what it needs, helping you discern which bits of advice or help best fit for you. 🙂