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- Pregnancy - Signs to Know If You Are in Labor
- Trying to Conceive After Tubal Ligation With Tubal Reversal - What Are the Chances?
- How to Reverse Hypothyroidism and Get Pregnant ASAP
- Best Prenatal Vitamins - Which Ones Should You Take?
| Pregnancy - Signs to Know If You Are in Labor Posted: 15 Feb 2010 09:55 AM PST Message from fivefilters.org: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. Many women instinctively know when it is time to head for the hospital, but some do not. They may not even be aware that they are fully involved in labor. Labor is a process, it does not all happen at once. Various changes take place and the symptoms develop and grow more noticeable as your labor progresses. Here is how to tell if you are in labor: • Your cervix begins a process called effacement where it softens and becomes thinner. It will begin to dilate and once it is open to around 10 centimeters, you are ready to deliver. If your water breaks, you should head to the hospital immediately. Once the amniotic fluid is gone, there is an increased risk of infection for the baby. Sometimes women have contractions for days before they go into fully involved labor. It is important to time the contractions and contact your midwife or the hospital at this point. If your cervix is not fully effaced, you will not be delivering any time soon. Usually, once you get to the hospital you will be examined to see how far a long you are. Labor can last from a few hours to many days or even weeks. If you are confident that your contractions are too far apart to go to the hospital, it is much more convenient and comfortable to labor at home than in a hospital. You can try bathing, having a shower or having your partner massage you with oils to relax you. Drink plenty of fluids to keep yourself hydrated. If you are laboring at the hospital, some hospitals have special rooms for this purpose. They have showers that you can sit in with your partner together while your labor progresses. If it makes you feel more comfortable to be at the hospital, that is entirely up to you. A nurse will most likely be checking on you often to see how your labor is developing. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.  |
| Trying to Conceive After Tubal Ligation With Tubal Reversal - What Are the Chances? Posted: 15 Feb 2010 09:35 AM PST Message from fivefilters.org: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. When a couple decides that they are having their last child, often the woman will have a tubal ligation. This is commonly known as having her "tubes tied". Sometimes, however, circumstances change and the woman later decides that she wants to begin trying to conceive another child. Most doctors would tell her that the only way she can conceive after having a tubal ligation is by using in vitro fertilization. However, this is not necessarily true because there is another option for a woman who is trying to conceive after a tubal. When a woman has her tubes tied, in essence this prevents the egg from going from the ovary to the uterus. This is because the fallopian tubes are cut so this cannot happen. Most doctors these days are being trained that in vitro fertilization is the option of choice. They are being taught this in medical school and during their training in hospitals across America. However, there are a handful of doctors who do a procedure called a tubal reversal. For a woman who is trying to conceive after tubal reversal, there are a couple of factors that will determine whether or not she is likely to be successful. One factor is her age at the time of the reversal. It is important to remember that women start to lose their fertility as they get older. They are born with a certain number of eggs and once those are gone, she cannot make more. Therefore, she will be fertile only until a particular age. If she has a tubal reversal surgery done in her late 30s or early 40s, she may be prevented from getting pregnant simply by virtue of her hormonal levels at that time. However, a good family doctor will check her hormones before she goes through the surgery to see what the possibilities are. Another factor that determines whether or not a woman is able to get pregnant after tubal reversal is how the original tubal ligation surgery was done. Many women do not realize that there were several different ways of doing a tubal ligation. Researchers have found that the chances for trying to conceive after tubal reversal are based upon how the original tubal ligation was done. Tubal ring or clip reversal shows a 75% chance of pregnancy after reversal surgery. However, if the doctor used tubal coagulation, known as burning, the chances of pregnancy are reduced to 66%. Finally, if the doctor used a resection method, known as cutting, the chances are reduced again to 63%. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| How to Reverse Hypothyroidism and Get Pregnant ASAP Posted: 15 Feb 2010 09:32 AM PST Message from fivefilters.org: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. What's a thyroid gland and how's it connected to your fertility? The thyroid gland is one of the seven endocrine glands, and it's located at the base of your throat (behind Adam's apple). Your thyroid gland is in charge of metabolism and energy production in the body. A bit like an electricity generator. In your early life and in utero it was involved in your brain development and organ differentiation. Later in your life it took control of your metabolism. What are some of the body functions affected by your thyroid gland? - Heart beat
How does it regulate your metabolism? It either gives your cellular energy generators - aka - mitochondria a nudge to make more energy or instructs brown fatty tissue to release heat or it increases the activity of enzymes in charge of energy production. Thyroid hormones Your thyroid gland produces thyroid hormones T3 and T4. T4 is a precursor to T3 and is 20 fold more abundant than the more potent T3. To convert T3 into T4 your body needs one very important mineral - iodine. Thyroid function and infertility About 25% of female infertility cases and 15% of menstrual cycle disorder cases result from thyroid dysfunction. Especially subclinical hypothyroidism has a high prevalence in the population. Therefore thyroid function must be examined in all women with infertility and / or menstrual disturbances and irregularities. Did you know the thyroid and the ovaries are related? Apart from being endocrine glands, these two are known as sister organs! Immunologically they are like two sisters. Therefore abnormal autoimmune function of the ovary is closely related to the autoimmune function of the thyroid. Thyroid hormones impact the action and secretion of steroid hormones (estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone). Ovaries have thyroid hormone receptors, where thyroid hormones interact with and have a direct effect on ovarian hormone production. In the case of thyroid hormone deficiency your ovary will not be able to produce sufficient amounts of hormones required for optimal fertility and a healthy pregnancy, leading to anovulation, predisposition to PCOS, endometriosis and miscarriages. Thyroid function is linked to PCOS and Endometriosis Studies have found that infertile women have a significantly higher prevalence of autoimmune thyroid disease when compared to fertile women. This is especially the case in women with endometriosis and PCOS. Another study found that 44% of infertile women with autoimmune thyroid disease had endometriosis, compared with only 9% of infertile women without autoimmune thyroid disease. Women with autoimmune thyroid disease have an increased risk of miscarriage. Which is why this is one of the tests that should be preformed as early as possible. Poor thyroid function can result in - Abnormal neuronal and placental development resulting in malformations and miscarriage. - Deficiency of thyroid hormones during brain development in utero and early post partum period can result in brain damage leading to mental retardation, decreased intellectual capacity, psychomotor delay and deafness. 22 Symptoms of hypothyroidism - Weight gain
Pregnancy and your thyroid function Already from the fifth week of pregnancy there is an increased demand for thyroid hormone. But the problem and the catch 22 is that during pregnancy there is also an increased blood flow through the kidneys where iodine is filtered out of the blood and lost in the urine. Studies have shown that even a very short 3 day deficiency of thyroid hormone during pregnancy can result in permanent brain alterations in the baby similar to those in autism. One in 20 newborns has potential brain alterations as a result of insufficient thyroid hormone during pregnancy. ART Infertility treatments can cause temporary hypothyroidism Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation is used to harvest the eggs for IVF or some other form of ART (assisted reproductive technology). This places an enormous strain on the thyroid gland to produce huge amounts of thyroid hormones. If adequate nutrients for optimal thyroid function are not present during and after IVF, the risk of miscarriages and malformations increases. Maternity Blues Postpartum (after birth) thyroiditis is one of the most common endocrinological disorders affecting millions of women world-wide. And it seems to affect women in the first year after delivery. Hypothyroidism is also associated with post partum depression or maternity blues. This doesn't come as a surprise given how taxing pregnancy is on thyroid hormones. What to do? 1. Don't drink unfiltered tap water - fluoride in tap water interferes with healthy thyroid function. Poor thyroid function is linked to hypothyroidism and subclinical hypothyroidism which can lead to infertility. To see what I personally use and recommend, please go to my site listed below. 2. Take a regular iodine supplement. Iodine is an essential mineral for healthy thyroid function and for development of nervous tissue and the brain in foetus. Deficiency in pregnancy can lead to retardation. Women wanting to conceive as well as pregnant and lactating women should receive 200 micrograms of iodine daily. You can get iodine from marine fish, seaweed, kelp and eggs. 3. Another cheaper option which also works is an iodine disinfectant solution applied topically on the skin. You can buy it at any chemist or pharmacy. It's a brown red disinfectant liquid in spray or dispensing bottle. All you need is a few drops on the inside of the wrist. Allow the liquid to be absorbed by the skin, and don't wash it off until the remaining yellow stain is dry. 4. Eliminate Brassica family vegetables from your diet. They include broccoli, Brussel sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower. These vegetables contain chemicals called goitrogens. Goitrogens interfere with thyroxin (hormone produced by thyroid gland) production and utilization in the body. Steaming and cooking may deactivate goitrogens partially, but these vegetables are best avoided for the time being. 5. Start exercising in the morning as this will increase your metabolic rate and leave it at a high level for the rest of the day. The same applies for breakfast. Skipping breakfast in the morning will cause your metabolic rate to be set at a lower level, which will make you tired and lethargic as well as, most of the food your eat that day will be converted into fat as the body thinks it is in starvation mode. 6. Take a good quality multi-vitamin supplement containing Zinc and selenium as they are important nutrients for healthy thyroid function. 7. Have your thyroid hormone levels and thyroid function checked by your doctor. Your tests results may come back as normal (within normal ranges) but you still may be hypothyroid. Studies have shown that subclinical hypothyroidism often goes undetected. Therefore insist on having TSH, T3 and T4 tested, to see how much of the T4 you are converting to T3. So if your results are in the low ranges of normal and you are displaying the symptoms of hypothyroidism be sure to take the steps to boost your thyroid function. 8. Do yoga. Viparita Karani - is a yogic posture which improves pelvic circulation and the functioning of adrenal, pituitary and thyroid glands. What you need: a yoga mat and a folded blanket or another folded yoga mat. How to do the posture? Place your blanket (folded second yoga mat) onto the yoga mat. Lie on the mat with your arms on the floor alongside your torso, then bend your knees and place your feet on the mat with your heels close to your sitting bones. Exhale, press your arms against the mat and push your feet away from the mat, drawing your thighs into the torso. Bend your elbows and draw them toward each other. Lay the backs of your upper arms on the mat and spread your palms against the back of your torso. Raise your pelvis and keeping the elbows at shoulder width support your hips with your hands. Inhale and lift your bent knees toward the ceiling, straighten the knees, pressing the heels up toward the ceiling. Stay in the pose for about 30 seconds gradually adding 5 to 10 seconds every day until you can comfortably hold the pose for 5 minutes. Exhale, bend your knees into your torso and slowly roll your back onto the mat keeping the back of your head on the floor. Contraindications: Do NOT do this posture if you are menstruating or have glaucoma. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Best Prenatal Vitamins - Which Ones Should You Take? Posted: 15 Feb 2010 09:19 AM PST Message from fivefilters.org: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. One of the biggest responsibilities you have as a mother-to-be is to take the best prenatal vitamins you can get your hands on. Right now, there are so many high quality products that can easily be considered the best, that it can be difficult to decide which is best for you and your growing baby. It's true that the best type for one woman will not always be the most suitable for someone else, but there are three essential ingredients that every supplement must include to be considered among the best prenatal vitamins. Without adequate supplementation of these three things, a pregnant woman and her developing baby are at serious risk of nutritional deficiencies and birth defects. The Best Prenatal Vitamins Contain Calcium Just as pregnant women are encouraged to drink lots of milk and eat foods rich in bone-strengthening calcium, it is essential that the best vitamin supplements include calcium as well. A growing child uses a lot of calcium to form their developing body, and if you are not getting enough from your chosen supplement, the baby will pull it from your own bones. This can lead to serious problems for you in the future. This is why it is important for mothers-to-be to choose one which has adequate amounts of calcium. The Best Prenatal Vitamins Contain Folic Acid Folic acid is a very important B vitamin that is crucial to the proper development of a growing baby's neural tube and therefore must be included. Two of the more serious neural tube defects that occur as a result of not getting folic acid at the crucial stage are spina bifida and anencephaly. Spina bifida is a condition where the neural tube does not seal closed properly, largely due to a deficiency in folic acid which can be prevented by taking the best prenatal vitamins. Anencephaly is a defect where the brain does not develop all the way or may not develop correctly. Most babies with this defect do not live a full life. Once again, taking folic acid through a good supplement can prevent this. The problem with folic acid in the best prenatal vitamins is that neural tube defects can happen very soon after conception and many women may not even know they are pregnant before it has occurred. This is why all women of childbearing age should be taking a folic acid supplement. Once you know you are definately pregnant, you should begin taking extra folic acid as soon as possible. The Best Prenatal Vitamins Contain Omega3 Fatty Acids Studies are showing that the best prenatal vitamins now include DHA, which improves the mental functioning and all bodily functions of the mother, as well as protecting the brain development of the baby. Children who had higher levels of DHA from their mothers as infants tend to be able to think more clearly and focus better than children who lacked it in these early phases of life. The best prenatal vitamins are now taking advantage of these research results. The best products on the market today should come with a separate omega3 supplement. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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