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Hi, I have written a couple times before, but I am feeling so low now. I am 33 years old, I have a regular 29 day cycle with monthly ovulation as proved by both my BBT charts and OPK's. My bloodwork and levels have all come back normal and my tubes are not blocked. I may have adrenal fatigue, suggested by a homeopathist. I have been taking some herbs for 2 months. MY dh and I have been ttc for 14 months. We have done 2 cycles of natural (no drugs) IUI. I have stopped exercising (which I may have done fanatically before), I eat 85% organic, all my meat is free range and hormone free, and I have added butter, oils and eggs to my diet. Yesterday we went to a RE and she was very harsh with me and told me my only choices now are clomid IUI's or IVF. After my (seemingly neverending) tears, I began wondering if she was right. I had really wanted to do the whole pregnancy thing naturally, with no drugs or hormones. I feel like my body is failing me and I have treated it so well. It is hard for me to understand why a normally ovulating woman needs a drug to hyperstimulate her ovaries to do something they're already doing. Am I overthinking this? Does everyone do clomid? I am in and out of tears all day and ttc has been very stressful on my marriage. My dh has been supportive of the natural route, but is dead set on starting to do things the Western way. Aaaahhh! Anyone else been here?
Thanks, Lara

Hi Lisa,

I am sorry to hear how frustrated and sad you are. Lifes journeys can be so trying an tough! I hope that you can take a deep breath, take a moment to think of what you have to be thankful for. Let yourself get a small space of clarity. I am going to ask you some questions that may or may not pertain to you, but they are ideas to get you thinking of what you know in your heart is the right path.

If your test results have come back normal and you know you are regularly ovulating how will Clomid be helpful in your situation?

Do you have a lot of Stress in your life?

Is your doctor willing to listen to you and be supportive of your thoughts and ideas?

When in the past you have chosen natural remedies have you been consistent in taking them?

Natural Remedies you may be interested in-

Maca- Maca is a nourishing food for the endocrine system, aiding both the pituitary, adrenal, and thyroid glands (all involved in hormonal balance.) Maca has the ability to affect key hormones in both women and men without containing hormones itself.


Maca helps to stimulate and nourish the pituitary gland, acting as a tonic for the hormone system. When the pituitary gland functions optimally, the entire endocrine system becomes balanced, because the pituitary gland controls the hormone output of the other three glands.

In addition, hormonal stability sharpens the mind and generates a sense of well-being.

Fertility Yoga-Fertility yoga uses key yoga poses that help to nurture, support and strengthen the endocrine and the reproductive system. Your endocrine system is essential for proper hormonal balance, so using fertility yoga poses that promote healthy endocrine function is just as important as using poses that support the reproductive system as well.

These are just ideas to get you thinking. I hope you can find some support here.

Warmly,

Dalene

Thank you, dalene, for your reply.
- Actually, my first question to the RE was why she wants to put me on a drug that will stimulate my body to already do what she told me it does on her own. her only response was that these are the next steps, and it has been proven effective even in women who already ovulate on their own.
- TTC is my biggest stress and my job (social worker) is also a bit stressful as well since I work with young women who have many babies and seem to conceive by looking at men. I do yoga soemtimes, but I have never heard of fertility yoga. Is that similar to prenatal yoga?
- I didn't feel like the RE was supportive of doing things naturally. She told me that her only practice is using meds and until I was on clomid or hormones there was nothing she could do.
- I am currently on a regimen of vitamins prescribed by my homeopathic doctor. I have been on them for 2 months. My dh and I were using maca powder daily for 5-6 months, but stopped 2 months ago, when the vitamins began. I will begin again.
- I own Hethir's video on self-massage and have gotten out of practice, but I did do that at the beginning of my cycle for 3 cycles when the video 1st came out.

Thanks again, dalene, it really helps to be part of this community.

~Lara

Hello I read a book called The Infertility Cure by Randine Lewis and this is a page about unexplained infertility with Tradional Chinese Medicine i hope this might help.

http://healthsolutionssource.com/Stress ... lained.pdf