Yoga for Fertility
Yoga, a practice of mind-body awareness and integration, can improve fertility.
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Is it Safe to Eat Your Placenta?
While most existing data on postpartum placental consumption is anecdotal and not scientific, there are many cultures who view placental ingestion as an essential part of the postpartum period.
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How to Increase Sperm Production Naturally
Many men don't realize this fact, but infertility isn't only a woman's problem. In fact, about half of identifiable infertility cases are either related to male infertility or to infertility for both the male and female partners.
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Scented Oils During Pregnancy
When choosing scented oils during pregnancy, it is important to understand which oils are considered safe for use during pregnancy and which should be avoided until after giving birth.
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Deep Tissue Massage During Pregnancy
Massage therapy is a form of alternative medicine, which means significant medical studies have not necessarily been performed on treatment effectiveness or safety in the pregnant population.
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Alternative Treatment for Menopause
Here are some non-estrogen options!
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Labor and Delivery: Birthing Choices
The traditional birthing choice in the United States involves having a doctor-assisted delivery in a hospital setting. Despite the popularity of the traditional hospital birth, there are other birthing options women may want to consider.
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Childbirth: Aromatherapy for Pain Management
One of the alternative techniques you can use for the management of pain during labor is aromatherapy. Aromatherapy can be a great way to reduce the amount of stress you're experiencing.
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Alternatives to Antibiotics During Pregnancy
When your doctor prescribes an antibiotic it is important to understand why you should take it. You also may want to discuss with your doctor alternatives.
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Is Fennel Safe In Pregnancy?
Fennel refers to a flavoring obtained from the fruit of Foeniculum vulgare. Fennel oil is used in perfumes.
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Alternative Medicine in Pregnancy: Doctors Need More Proof
Doctors believe there is a critical need for science-based proof about alternative therapi
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Alternative Pain Management During Labor
You've set your mind to having a pain medication-free labor, but that doesn't mean you have to approach labor without any pain management techniques in mind.
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Pregnancy Study: Acupressure for Pain Relief in Labor
Researchers from Taiwan have published a study in the February, 2013
issue of Pain Management Nursing. The study examined the effect of
acupressure on various types of pain.
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Phyto-oestrogens, Ovulation and PCOS
The study shows an all-natural treatment works just as well as
prescription clomiphene citrate at inducing ovulation and other positive
changes to support conception in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
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Do Hospitals Allow Alternative Birthing Choices?
Yes, some hospitals offer alternative birthing choices like water, chair, and squatting births. Other hospitals require women to lay down in a bed and push in a more traditional method.
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Childbirth: Visualization Methods for Pain Relief
Using visualization methods as a tool for pain management during labor and delivery can be highly beneficial. Because labor is a very intense process, it's important that you get through it with as little stress and anxiety as possible.
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Herbs, Herbal Medicine, Tea and Pregnancy
The use of certain medicinal herbs during pregnancy raises the possibility of adverse fetal or neonatal effects.
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Menopause Alternative Treatments – 5 You Need to Know
At the end of a woman's reproductive life, there is menopause. By the time women enter their menopause years, most are finished having children and many have grandchildren running around. Natural menopause gradually reduces estrogen, progesterone, and other female hormone levels in the body.
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