| The number one cause of infertility is hormonal | | | | woman's mood. Twenty five percent of estrogen are |
| imbalance due to estrogen dominance over | | | | degraded in the thyroid gland; 75% is eliminated by |
| progesterone (hormone of pregnancy) and or | | | | the liver. |
| testesterone. Many other causes of infertility stem | | | | The liver is central to fertility control. The liver is the |
| from this root cause. The secondary causes include: | | | | president of the body and even controls human |
| anovulation (luteal phase deficiency), endometriosis, | | | | emotions. According to Chinese medicine, the liver |
| ovarian cysts, fibroids, adenomyosis and tubal | | | | controls ovulation. If you don't make the eggs, you |
| adhesions (to some extent). | | | | cannot make the baby. The liver is also responsible to |
| The issue of chemical messengers and the | | | | eliminating excess or bad estrogen from the system. |
| biochemistry of hormone regulation is poorly | | | | If the liver is sluggish, pregnancy may be hampered. |
| understood by many fertility dotors. This is why | | | | Remember that the liver is part of the |
| most reproductive endocrinologist, infertility remedy | | | | gastrointestinal tract. So, the intestines are important |
| doctors and Chinese medicine practitioners ignore the | | | | in hormonal balance and fertility promotion. Therefore, |
| complex role of hormones in a woman's physiology | | | | healthy gastrointestinal tract and perfect liver is |
| and fertility promotion. | | | | necessary to getting pregnant. My observation is that |
| The key to understanding fertility in women (and | | | | 95% of infertile woman tend to be constipated and |
| men to some extent) is to know the concept of | | | | don't make the attempt to cleanse their colon. |
| hormone triangle. The hormone triangle is formed by | | | | The adrenals or the suprarenal glands work closely |
| an imaginary line joining the thyroid gland in front of | | | | with the thyroid gland. When the thyroid is sluggish or |
| the neck to the adrenals on either side of the flank. | | | | overworked, the two adrenal glands take over the |
| At the center of the hormone triangle is the liver | | | | slack. This is the organ responsible in combating |
| (the body's chief of staff). Outside this triangle is | | | | stress and distress which is important in fertility and |
| other supportive or contributory organs like the brain, | | | | conception. The adrenals react to all forms of stress |
| ovaries, uterus, pancreas and the kidneys. However, | | | | the same way by releasing stress hormones and |
| our focus here is the hormone triangle and its | | | | cortisol which stimulates the bad estrogens (estradiol |
| contents. The key to achieving conception is indirect | | | | and estrone)that causes inflammation and infertility. |
| and are outside the reproductive organs like the | | | | Chronic low grade inflammation hurt the body and |
| ovaries or the uterus. Notice that the ovaries are the | | | | contribute to infertility by distupting a woman's |
| listed last as if to say that you must balance the | | | | biochemistry. The adrenals burn vital nutrients during |
| thyroid, the liver and the adrenals before the | | | | stress. These nutrients are need to package and |
| reproductive organs work perfectly. | | | | release the eggs from the ovaries. |
| Therefore, infertility and fertility consideration must | | | | Did you notice that the ovaries are outside the |
| involve primarily: | | | | hormone triangle? The reason is that nature tends to |
| 1. The thyroid gland--Peak of the hormone triangle. | | | | balance the rest of the body before conception |
| 2. The liver (central to fertility)--Center of the | | | | arrives. This means that the thyroid, the liver and the |
| hormone triangle. | | | | adrenals must be balanced before the ovaries. The |
| 3. The two adrenal glands--base of the hormone | | | | body works in synergy. The interplay and |
| triangle. | | | | interdependence of these other organs take care of |
| 4. The ovaries--Important organs of ovulation outside | | | | the ovary and its hormones indirectly. Then the |
| the hormone triangle. | | | | ovaries make the eggs that make the baby. |
| The first organ we must evaluate when it comes to | | | | Thus the order or process of getting pregnant |
| infertility is the thyroid gland. It controls everything | | | | involves understanding first the hormone triangle. The |
| from reproductive organ metabolism to libido. If the | | | | thyroid works with the two adrenals and the liver. |
| thyroid is not balanced, it is hard to achieve | | | | The ovary is last in fertility promotion. This is why it |
| pregnancy or carry pregnancy to term. Unhealthy | | | | is difficult to conceive if the doctor did not consider |
| thyroid is responsible for series of miscarriages. (three | | | | the synergy, interplay and interdependence of the |
| or more miscarriages are classified as infertility). The | | | | thyroid, the liver and the adrenals before the ovaries |
| thyroid regulates estrogen metabolism and a | | | | and ovulation leading to pregnancy. |