www.ChanceOfGettingPregnant.

com

How To Increase Your Chances Of Getting Pregnant

A Small Guide For Pregnancy Methods

By Rocio Castillo

All you need to know about increasing your chances of getting pregnant
and getting pregnant faster. Nutritional and supplement advice, natural
medicine methods, best positions to get pregnant, information about
infertility and how to revert it naturally, and explanation about medical
proven methods of fertilization. This guide is not intended as a medical
advice, is for informational purposes only. The author does not claim any
responsibility for the misuse of the information contained within this
document.
How To Increase Your Chances Of Getting Pregnant By Rocio Castillo

Table Of Contents:

Infertility, PCOS and How to Get Pregnant

What Causes You to Be Infertile?

Conventional Infertility Treatment - Drugs to Induce Ovulation

Conventional Infertility Treatment - Assisted Reproduction

Male Infertility

Natural Therapies for Infertility

How to Help Yourself Get Pregnant

How to have baby-making sex

Top 10 natural fertility boosters

www.ChanceOfGettingPregnant.com
 How To Increase Your Chances Of Getting Pregnant By Rocio Castillo

Infertility, PCOS and How to Get Pregnant

Infertility is the failure to get pregnant after a year of unprotected

intercourse. Women with polycystic ovarian syndrome often are infertile
because they don't ovulate. 40% to 80% of women with PCOS have a
problem with fertility. The reason for this wide variation is that polycystic
ovary syndrome is a complex metabolic syndrome, with multiple factors
that can interfere with fertility.

What Causes You to Be Infertile?

Lack of fertility is a very distressing disorder. It is also very complex to deal

with.

In general, infertility falls into one of five categories:

 Ovarian disorders (20-25%) - disturbances in the production and release of

eggs.
 Male factor (40-50%) - inadequate sperm quality, function or motility. (This
category also includes couples who are unable to have intercourse due to
injuries or for other reasons.)
 Pelvic factor (20-25%) - including uterine abnormalities, fibroid tumors,
blocked fallopian tubes, endometriosis and/or pelvic adhesions.
 Cervical factor (5%) - abnormalities with the cervix that hamper sperm
movement.
 Unexplained infertility (10-15%) - infertility that remains undefined in spite
of an extensive medical evaluation.

It's not uncommon for couples to have a combination of two or more of the
above causes of infertility. Even though your primary concern is about
ovarian problems (the first category), you should remain aware of the
additional causes of infertility.

To Find out a lot more information on how to get pregnant fast and naturally
visit this page.

www.ChanceOfGettingPregnant.com
How To Increase Your Chances Of Getting Pregnant By Rocio Castillo

The inability of some women with polycystic ovary syndrome to produce

and release an egg is due to a complex web of multiple hormone
imbalances. The hormones involved include insulin, androgens, estrogens,
progesterone, luteinizing hormone, follicle stimulating hormone, adrenal
hormones, thyroid hormones, prolactin, and others. All of these hormones
influence each other in some way. Therefore, if you can optimize any one
of them, you are taking a step towards optimizing the others and increasing
your chances of becoming fertile.

In addition, some women have other factors that contribute to infertility (like
a husband with a low sperm count or a uterus scarred by a previous
infection), which have nothing to do with PCOS. If you have PCOS, it's
difficult to estimate your chances of having a baby. Nevertheless, there's
plenty you can do to improve your odds.

In the sections below, I'll discuss the conventional medical and natural
methods for dealing with infertility.

To Find out a lot more information on how to get pregnant fast and naturally
visit this page.

Conventional Infertility Treatment - Drugs to Induce Ovulation

Many women with PCOS don't ovulate and thus cannot become pregnant.
So the first treatment option for infertility is usually the administration of
drugs to induce ovulation.

Clomiphene citrate (Brand names: "Clomid" or "Serophene"). Clomid is

taken for 5 days early in your cycle to stimulate ovulation. Clomid may not
be effective if taken for more than six menstrual cycles.

There is some evidence to suggest it may increase your risk of ovarian

cancer if taken for 12 or more cycles. Clomid also has a number of side
effects including bowel problems, headache, dizziness, blurred vision,
depression, and more.

After taking Clomid for up to six cycles, it is reported that you have a 30%
chance of becoming pregnant. (1)

www.ChanceOfGettingPregnant.com
How To Increase Your Chances Of Getting Pregnant By Rocio Castillo

Metformin (Brand name: Glucophage). Metformin is an insulin-sensitizing

agent that is sometimes used in conjunction with Clomid. Metformin may
increase your fertility to the extent that it reduces insulin resistance, and
thus helps to normalize insulin. Too much insulin reduces your fertility.

hCG (human chorionic gonadotrophin). (Brand names: Profasi,

Pregnyl). hCG may be used in conjunction with Clomid. hCG has the same
effect on the follicle as LH (luteinizing hormone). It stimulates the dominant
follicle to release its egg. hCG is given by injection, and has to be carefully
timed. If given too soon, ovulation may be blocked. Too much hCG may
cause ovarian hyperstimulation and cyst formation.

hMG (human menopausal gonadotrophin) (Brand names: Pergonal,

Humegon, Repronex). hMG is a combination of LH (luteinizing hormone)
and FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) that is derived from the urine of
menopausal women. Both LH and FSH are required for follicle
development. It is given by injection. There's a narrow range between
giving too little vs. too much. Too much hMG may cause ovarian
hyperstimulation and cyst formation. hMG is also expensive and may result
in a multiple pregnancy.

FSH (follicle stimulating hormone). (Brand names: Metrodin, Fertinex,

Follistim, Gonal-F). This injectable drug is intended for women who already
have enough LH. Since many women with PCOS have excessive LH, FSH
can be helpful in some cases.

GnRH (gonadotrophin releasing hormone). (Brand name: Lutrepulse).

GnRH is naturally released from your hypothalamus gland in pulses every
90 minutes. GnRH causes your pituitary gland to release both LH and FSH,
which are necessary for follicle development. To mimic the 90-minute
pulse, you will have to wear a pump 24 hours a day, which injects GnRH
every 90 minutes. This is inconvenient and very expensive. Infection at the
needle site is not uncommon. One benefit of GnRH is reduced risk of
ovarian hyperstimulation or a multiple pregnancy. GnRH may be used
when Clomiphene and gonadotrophin injections have failed.

GnRHa (GnRH analogs). (Brand names: Lupron, Synarel, Zoladex,

Antagon). GnRH analogs are synthetic hormones that have a continuous

www.ChanceOfGettingPregnant.com
How To Increase Your Chances Of Getting Pregnant By Rocio Castillo

effect, unlike the normal 90-minute pulsations of GnRH. This blocks

production of both LH and FSH. These analogs are commonly used along
with gonadotrophin injections in IVF (in vitro fertilization) clinics. Since LH
may cause release of eggs from the follicles before they are ready, GnRH
analogs are used to prevent that from happening. Reported side effects
include headaches, insomnia, and mood swings.

Prolactin inhibition drugs. Bromocriptine ("Parlodel"), pergolide

("Permax"), or cabergoline ("Dostinex") may be used to reduce prolactin
levels if they are too high. Excessive levels of prolactin inhibit ovulation.
Side effects vary, according to which drug you are using.

To Find out a lot more information on how to get pregnant fast and naturally
visit this page.

Conventional Infertility Treatment - Assisted Reproduction

There are a number of medical interventions that may help you to get
pregnant.

IUI - intrauterine insemination. IUI is a medical procedure that places

your partner's sperm directly into your uterus. The advantage of IUI is that it
puts a much larger number of sperm into your uterus than would occur
normally with intercourse. IUI may be useful if your partner has a low sperm
count. Assuming that you are ovulating, a pregnancy success rate of about
15% has been reported.

IVF - in-vitro fertilization. IVF refers to removal of eggs from your body,
and then fertilizing them with your partner's sperm. A fertilized egg is then
implanted into your womb. Although simple in concept, the execution of this
procedure is complex and expensive. Here are the five basic steps involved
in IVF for infertility.

Step 1. A GnRH analog is given to suppress follicular development.

Then, gonadotrophin injections are started, in order to stimulate
several follicles to develop. When the follicles reach a proper size,
as determined by ultrasound, an injection of hCG is given to

www.ChanceOfGettingPregnant.com
How To Increase Your Chances Of Getting Pregnant By Rocio Castillo

stimulate the follicles to prime the eggs for release.

Step 2. The eggs are collected through your vagina with an

aspiration needle. You may be sedated for this procedure or
receive general anesthesia.

Step 3. Your eggs are placed into a culture dish and fertilized with
your partner's sperm.

Step 4. After 2-3 days, the healthiest fertilized eggs (embryos) are
transferred to your uterus by a soft catheter through your cervix.

Step 5. Hopefully, one of the embryos will become successfully

implanted in the wall of your uterus. To aid implantation, you may
be given hCG or progesterone.

In spite of its popularity for infertility, the pregnancy rate from IVF is quite
variable, and may not exceed 20%. An IVF procedure can cost $10,000
and up.

GIFT - gamete intra fallopian transfer. GIFT involves collection of eggs,

mixing them with sperm, and placing a maximum of 3 eggs into your
fallopian tubes. The eggs are obtained by a laparoscope inserted through
the abdomen, so general anesthesia may be required. It is expensive and
the "success rate" in PCOS women may be low.

ICSI - intracytoplasmic sperm injection. This procedure involves

injecting a single sperm into a single egg. The technique is not very
successful in cases where the egg quality is poor, as is often the case in
women with PCOS. Another minor factor to consider is that there is no
competition among sperm, where, under normal circumstances, the
healthiest sperm is the one that joins the egg.

In summary, the overall pregnancy success rate for IVF and embryo
transfers is reported to be in the 25%-50% range, (2) with a lot of individual
variability.

www.ChanceOfGettingPregnant.com
How To Increase Your Chances Of Getting Pregnant By Rocio Castillo

To Find out a lot more information on how to get pregnant fast and naturally
visit this page.

Male Infertility

It's advisable for your partner to have the quality and quantity of his sperm
assessed before you decide to undergo expensive IVF or ICSI procedures,
and before you expose yourself to powerful drugs. If your partner is
subfertile or infertile, your chances of success with IVF or ICSI are
diminished.

It's not uncommon for men to have a low sperm count, low sperm motility
(ability to move), or abnormally shaped sperm. These and other factors will
reduce your partner's ability to help you achieve a pregnancy. In addition,
you could have a higher risk of miscarriage if your partner's sperm is
abnormal. (3)

Natural Therapies for Infertility

Naturopathic physicians and acupuncturists who specialize in helping

infertile couples have reported increased success for couples who have
had failed attempts with fertility technology. Natural medicine and
acupuncture have helped a significant number of women have their babies.
These are anecdotal reports and the causes for the infertility are not
exclusively due to PCOS.

However, the support that natural medicines provide to reproductive

function and basic health will inevitably help restore fertility in some
women.

For example, researchers at the University of Surrey followed 367 couples

for 3 years. 37% of these couples had a history of infertility and 38% of the
women had previous miscarriages. They were put on a program consisting
of organic foods, an individualized vitamin supplement, and alcohol and
www.ChanceOfGettingPregnant.com
How To Increase Your Chances Of Getting Pregnant By Rocio Castillo

tobacco avoidance. At the end of the study, 89% of the couples had given
birth to healthy babies, and none had a miscarriage. Although this study
was flawed in some respects, it does suggest that a healthy diet and
lifestyle increases the probability of pregnancy and reduces the chances of
miscarriage.

Other than the University of Surrey study, we don't have specific statistics
about natural therapies for PCOS or their impact on fertility. However,
common sense as well as the clinical experience of naturopathic physicians
and acupuncturists indicates that improving your health will increase your
chances for conception.

Safe, nontoxic and effective natural therapies, over time, can shift you into
regular ovulatory cycles that will produce thriving eggs. Some of these
approaches are described in the next section.

According to a recent study, acupuncture timed with in-vitro fertilization

increased conception rates. The group receiving acupuncture had a
success rate of 43% vs. only 26% for the control group.(5)

Whatever method you choose to achieve pregnancy, building and

maintaining your well-being all the way through to motherhood is essential
for having a successful pregnancy and healthy baby.

I also recommend you find or create an infertility support group. A recent

Harvard study showed that women who participated in an infertility support
group had a 25% increase in their success rate over women who just got
the usual infertility clinic care. (6) An excellent resource for a natural way to
get pregnant can be found here.

How to Help Yourself Get Pregnant

1. Get the "big picture". Your first step is to find a qualified, experienced
physician to work with. You will need to be thoroughly evaluated to
determine the probable causes of your infertility, and what can be done
about it.

www.ChanceOfGettingPregnant.com
How To Increase Your Chances Of Getting Pregnant By Rocio Castillo

This doctor should do a complete medical history, physical examinations as

indicated, and laboratory testing as indicated by your health status,
physical findings, and medical history.

You will need an accurate and complete diagnosis so that you can, in
partnership with your physician, outline the best plan of action to help you
get pregnant.

2. Eat A Healthy Diet. A healthy diet means eating foods that are whole,
fresh, and organic. Minimize consumption of refined, processed or
fabricated foods. Minimize fast foods. Eat foods with a lower glysemic
index. Emphasize vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds and legumes. Preferred
animal proteins are fish and poultry. What you eat has a profound effect on
the hormones that govern your fertility.

3. Exercise and be physically active. Exercise helps you to lose weight

and balance your insulin and testosterone levels, thus improving your odds
of ovulating and getting pregnant.

4. Clean up your insides. Consider a physician-supervised cleansing diet

or other procedures designed to remove any accumulated toxic material
from your body. Naturopathic physicians specialize in safe, effective
detoxification protocols.

You've probably been exposed to all sorts of petrochemicals, heavy metals

and other contaminants over your lifetime. Bear in mind that some of these
substances can reside in your body for a long time, and some of them act
as hormone mimics or disrupters. Most of the chemicals you've been
exposed to have not been evaluated for their effect on fertility. It's
conceivable some of them may be influencing your fertility.

Other accumulated but undesirable materials may include pathogenic

microorganisms, inflammatory food particles, or various byproducts of
normal metabolism.

To further explore the issue of removing toxic substances from your body,
consult with a licensed naturopathic or other qualified physician.

www.ChanceOfGettingPregnant.com
How To Increase Your Chances Of Getting Pregnant By Rocio Castillo

5. Clean up your environment. Do what you can to remove toxic

materials from your personal and work environment. Environmental
pollution and workplace exposure to chemicals adversely affects your
fertility and your health. For more details on this topic, read "Our Stolen
Future" by Theo Colborn, PhD. For details on how to improve your personal
environment, read "Home Safe Home" by Debra Dadd.

6. Find ways to deal with stress. Chronic stress increases cortisol, which
is a stress-response hormone. Elevated cortisol is associated with insulin
resistance and increased abdominal fat. Weight loss improves your fertility.
In contrast, weight gain due to cortisol reduces your fertility.

7. Use nutritional supplements. Food surveys conducted by the U.S.

Dept. of Agriculture and other agencies consistently show that Americans
consume a diet that is deficient in essential nutrients. Therefore, nutritional
supplementation is indicated. Supplementation should contribute to your
overall health, help you to balance your hormones, and to have a healthier
baby if you become pregnant.

8. Use herbal medicines. Herbal medicines have been used for centuries
to enhance fertility. For example, chasteberry has been used to normalize
menstrual cycles and improve fertility.

Herbal medicines are a mystery to most people. I suggest you consult with
a licensed naturopathic physician or other certified health practitioner who
is trained in herbal medicine.

9. Educate yourself about how to optimize conception. You're more

likely to become pregnant if you know exactly when you are ovulating and
when you should have intercourse. Your best resource in this area is
“Pregnancy Miracle" by Lisa Olson.

My Recommendations

If you are not ovulating, or are having infertility problems for other reasons,
we recommend that you take all possible steps to improve your health and
the health of your partner.
www.ChanceOfGettingPregnant.com
How To Increase Your Chances Of Getting Pregnant By Rocio Castillo

I also recommend that you consult with a knowledgeable physician or other

licensed health practitioner about natural therapies that will reduce the
factors contributing to your infertility.

If better diet, improved lifestyle, increased exercise, supplementation,

natural therapies and herbal medicine do not cause you to ovulate or get
pregnant within six months, then consider resorting to "high-tech" methods
for achieving your pregnancy such as in-vitro fertilization.

To Find out a lot more information on how to get pregnant fast and naturally
visit this page.

How to have baby-making sex

You don’t have to do headstands after sex, but there are ways you
can help the sperm on its way. Here's out tips on having baby making
sex
You’ve got the timing right, you’re in the mood – and you finally get around
to ‘doing the business’. But what’s the best way to make love to get
pregnant – up against a wall, or in the missionary position? Follow our light-
hearted guide to baby-making sex.

Let gravity do the work

Making sure your partner’s sperm is as close to your cervix (neck of your
uterus/womb) as possible is vital for fertilization. Getting sperm to swim up
your fallopian tubes is the key, so give them a helping hand by letting
gravity do some of the work; either by lifting your legs up in the air, or
leaning them against the wall. You could also try lying on your back in the
missionary position with a pillow underneath your hips to give you an extra
lift.

www.ChanceOfGettingPregnant.com
How To Increase Your Chances Of Getting Pregnant By Rocio Castillo

Be a missionary
It might seem like the boring way to get intimate, but the missionary
position, with all that deep penetration close to your cervix, is going to give
your partner’s sperm a little extra help in their swim for the egg!

Stay in bed
Don’t leap out of bed and go straight to an aerobics class after sex. If you
want to get pregnant, lie on your side and draw your knees into your
stomach. Stick a pillow under your hips, put your feet against the
headboard, and relax for a while.

Have an orgasm
As well as bringing a smile to your face, good sex makes babies! It’s official
– a post-coital study of women found that those who had orgasms and
enjoyed their sex retained more sperm than those who just lie back and
think of England. It’s all to do with the muscular contractions you
experience during an orgasm, which sucks up more sperm.

Do your pelvic floor exercises

Strong pelvic floor muscles. They’re good for you, they’re good for him, and
they’re good for making babies! I don’t know for sure, but a few pulls in and
up after sex can’t do any harm, can it?

Staying behind
Doing it doggy-style is guaranteed to get your partner’s sperm close to that
all-important baby-making organ – the cervix.

To Find out a lot more information on how to get pregnant fast and naturally
visit this page.

www.ChanceOfGettingPregnant.com
How To Increase Your Chances Of Getting Pregnant By Rocio Castillo

Top 10 natural fertility boosters

Number One and Most Important: Make love regularly

It might sound a little obvious, but other that the reason that sex is needed
in order to get pregnant naturally the more the man practices at producing
sperm the stronger they will be.

The other reason is that since sperm can live in the body for a couple or
more days having sex regularly will increase the chances that the sperm
will be in your body during the 24 hours you are the most fertile each cycle.

Booster Number two, say goodbye to coffee (and any other form of
caffeine)

According to research even drinking as little as the equivalent of a cup of

coffee can cut your chances of getting pregnant by 50%!

Booster Number three, keep his package cool

I know this might sound funny, but heat around your man's scrotum can be
a serious threat for sperm. Make sure he wears loose underwear preferably
made out of cotton and avoid tight jeans. Also leg crossed sitting and long
periods of driving can cause some problems.

Booster Number Four, cut the excessive dieting

Researchers found that cutting calories too much can make the
reproductive hormone levels go down and this can reduce the chance of
ovulation.

Booster Number 5, take your supplements

Vitamin C, zinc and selenium supplements can help you increase your
chance of getting pregnant. And this should not only be taken by you but by
him as well.

Benefits of supplement:

www.ChanceOfGettingPregnant.com
How To Increase Your Chances Of Getting Pregnant By Rocio Castillo

For him:

*Zinc - Sperm development.

*Selenium - testosterone production and sperm formation.

*Vitamin C - Enhance the quality of sperm.

For her:

*Zinc - promotes cell division and this helps the egg to fertilize.

*Vitamin C - it can help with ovulation.

Booster number six, stop smoking and drinking

Drinking and smoking can interfere with the reproductive system of you and
your man you both should avoid smoking and drinking al together if you
want to increase your chance of getting pregnant.

Number seven, quit the recreational drugs

In men smoking marihuana can lower FSH and LH and this are two
hormones needed to produce sperm and it can also lower your man's
libido. In you marihuana can stop your ovulation.

Other drugs like cocaine can lower sperm count and have the risk to
increase the rate of abnormal sperm as well as cause a decrease in
testosterone levels.

Number eight, cut down on painkillers

Common painkillers like ibuprofen and paracetamol can interfere with your
chances of getting pregnant if taken at the time of ovulation, they suppress
hormones called prostaglandins and the body needs these hormones to
release the egg into the fallopian tube.

Booster number nine, spice it up!

www.ChanceOfGettingPregnant.com
How To Increase Your Chances Of Getting Pregnant By Rocio Castillo

Spices such as fenugreek can help with your chance of getting pregnant by
increasing sexual desire and helping with impotence. It can increase your
metabolism and give you more energy for sex.

Booster number ten, get a regular check out

It's a good idea to consult your GP to make sure you don’t have any sort of
disease that might prevent you from getting pregnant such as: blocked
Fallopian tubes, fibroids or endometriosis.

To Find out a lot more information on how to get pregnant fast and naturally
visit this page.

www.ChanceOfGettingPregnant.com