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Infertility and reflexology
In the UK, infertility is defined as being unable to conceive for a period of one year or more. Unexplained infertility accounts for around 15 per cent of cases and can be one of the most frustrating and heartbreaking experiences for a maternal woman
When you decide to try for a baby, after spending all those years trying not to fall pregnant, it can be a shock to the system when it doesn't happen instantly. Then the months of disappointment add up; nagging doubts about your own body fill your head at night and everyone you know seems to fall pregnant at the drop of a hat. It can take its toll on your life and relationship.
But there are things you can do to help the process along. Reflexology is one option. As a qualified reflexologist specialising in maternity issues, and also as someone trying for a baby, I have widespread experience of both the highs and the lows of unexplained fertility.
Reflexology is a holistic therapy performed on the feet, using special manipulations and massage. It's based on the ancient principle that there are reflex points in the feet which correspond to all the major organs in the body. When pressure is applied it stimulates the movement of energy from the reflex points to the organs. The benefits of reflexology are immense.
If you suffer from insomnia, it can help aid restful sleep. If you suffer from stress, it can help you to relax and balance your emotions. This is where someone trying to conceive fits in.
One of the major benefits of reflexology is the balancing of the endocrine system, the set of glands that produce the body's hormones. Hormones play a key role in fertility and pregnancy and can be affected by stress. In these days of high pressure careers and mortgages as well as the underlying worry of infertility, stress could be one of the big reasons why you're not getting pregnant.
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