There are countless women who struggle each year to get pregnant.
The popular solution seems to be fertility clinics, but using these do not always result in pregnancy.
In addition the costs can run up into the thousands of dollars and are therefore out of the reach of many.
Perhaps turning to natural, holistic treatments can offer solutions.
Some roadblocks for those who struggle to get pregnant may require surgical intervention, such as for endometriosis, fibroids, or poly cystic ovarian syndrome.
But some treatments could be natural and inexpensive.
These natural alternatives can include methods for increasing a women's cervical mucus, acupuncture, certain vitamin therapies, & or just changing the diet.
Cervical mucus is an important part of conception, helping the sperm once inside the cervix to travel up the fallopian tubes to meet with the egg, therefore causing fertilization.
Certain vitamins can be helpful in increasing the cervical mucus.
Other causes of the inability to get pregnant may be hormone imbalances, extreme diets, & too much exercise.
Also it is believed that high levels of anxiety or stress may interfere with ovulation.
Generally it is recommended to avoid fad diets, manage stress and eat a healthy diet.
Choose whole foods, grains, beans, and fiber rich carbs to help you maintain a healthy lifestyle and avoid the "bad carbs", like cookies, cakes, candies, white breads.
Diet & lifestyle changes provide a significant improvement in becoming pregnant.
Regular intake of foods that contain caffeine such as coffee, chocolate, cocoa, green tea (containing caffeine), black tea and colored soft drinks has negative effects on getting pregnant.
According to a recent study, one and a half cups of coffee for a woman who is trying for pregnancy is sure to delay her conception.
Therefore coffee should be avoided for those suffering from infertility.
Diets that include fish contaminated with PCB or Polychlorinated Biphenyls are also believed to be a cause for substantial reduction in the ability to become pregnant.
According to one study, women who had more than one meal containing fish contaminated with PCBs developed reduced fertility within a month.
The best result for the treatment of infertility has been reported through the use of Chinese medicines, acupuncture and a holistic approach.
The holistic approach reaches to the depth of the problem and only then delivers physical, spiritual and therefore emotional treatment, rather than only looking at modern medical treatments.
Acupuncture may also be a viable natural solution for those struggling to get pregnant.
Acupuncture is a technique similar to acupressure except that fine needles are inserted at specific points along the meridians just under the skin to stimulate, disperse & balance the flow or energy relieving pain, & to treat a variety of chronic, acute, or degenerative conditions.
At times the conventional approach to the problem of infertility fails to successfully detect and remove the real causes for infertility.
The holistic approach suggests a natural remedy and a way of life that can solve the problem as soon as the real cause is determined.
As more women seek drug free treatment for the conditions of pregnancy, this ancient Chinese healing art has much to offer.
Acupuncture can be used in combination with other Western medicine treatments for infertility when trying to get pregnant.
It greatly influences the autonomic nervous system & needling specific points can optimize the endometrial receptivity in those that opt for this treatment.