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PCOS & infertility yinstill reproductive wellness

Supporting Follicular Genesis with Acupuncture and Self-Care

Erin / Advanced Maternal Age, Diminished Ovarian Reserve, Egg Quality, Endometriosis, In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Support, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Unexplained Infertility

The egg you release this menstrual cycle has actually been in its final phase of maturation for the past 3 menstrual cycles. That is when the pre-antral follicle stage began; during this time the follicle grows from 0.2 mm to about 20 mm when the follicle is finally mature and the egg is ready for fertilization. Many follicles grow at the same time during the pre-antral stage. The follicles become “antral” once there is a fluid-filled sac which surrounds the egg.

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How to properly do a post-holiday cleanse (and why your body desperately needs it)

yinstill / Diet & Nutrition, Self-Care

The month of December is such an incredible time during which most of us get to catch up with family, friends, loved ones, and of course some of our favourite foods. When advising patients during the holidays, I normally tell them not to worry about this. It’s true that the diet is an important fundamental factor of overall health, however December is not the best time to initiate dietary changes if you want to set yourself up for success. Normally I encourage my patients to eat as they normally would over the holidays, and get back on track with healthy eating habits in January. Therefore, the start of a new year creates a great opportunity for you to cleanse and reset your whole system to set the tone for a healthy year.

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CBD2 Cannabinoid receptors regulate & control the production of sperm, in a (perhaps) unexpected way

Erin / Lifestyle, Male Factor Infertility, Men's Health

Sperm & Marijuana – Science Magazine found results contrary to the commonly held belief that marijuana is universally bad for sperm production; rather, isolating compounds has somewhat surprising effects – “both hyper- and hypo-stimulation of CB2 disrupted the temporal dynamics of the spermatogenic cycle”. In other words, your cannabinoid receptors need to be adequately stimulated to produce optimal sperm numbers.

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pelvic pain yinstill reproductive wellness

Prostatitis

admin / Men's Health, Prostititis and CPPS

Prostatitis is pain and swelling of the prostate gland. It usually develops for unknown reasons.

Prostatitis can result from a bacterial infection that spreads to the prostate from the urinary tract or from bacteria in the blood stream. Bacterial infections may develop slowly and tend to recur (chronic bacterial prostatitis) or develop rapidly (acute). Rarely fungal, viral or protozoal infections can cause prostatitis.

Symptoms: spasm of the muscles in the bladder and pelvis,

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Erectile Dysfunction Yinstill Reproductive Health

Treat the Heart and Vessels for success with Male reproductive health

Harris / Diet & Nutrition, Erectile Dysfunction (Impotence), Lifestyle, Male Factor Infertility, Men's Health, Premature Ejaculation

Whether it is a movie playing with a vacant couch, a mother giving her teenage boy a new pair of noise cancelling headphones, or a businessman starting his day with the happiest shower ever and bouncing his way to work while we hear the familiar lyrics: good morning, good morning… . These are the commercials for the most well known medications for treating erectile dysfunction and are used by millions of men worldwide. In 2014,

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Male Infertility More Common in Overweight Men

admin / Diet & Nutrition, Erectile Dysfunction (Impotence), Lifestyle, Male Factor Infertility, Men's Health, Self-Care

Many studies are showing a link between excess weight and male infertility. In this study, researchers combined data from 14 studies comparing sperm count in overweight, obese, and within healthy range weight men, along with data from an infertility center.
They found that overweight men were 11 percent more likely to have a low sperm count and 39 percent more likely to have no sperm in their ejaculate. Obese men were 42 percent more likely to have a low sperm count than their peers and 81 percent more likely to produce no sperm.

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Watch Less TV and Exercise More to Optimize Sperm

Erin / Lifestyle, Male Factor Infertility, Men's Health, Self-Care

Semen quality has been decreasing steadily over the past few decades and the reasons for this are debated and complicated. However the steady increase in a more sedentary lifestyle including video games and TV watching may play a significant role in our reproductive health.

See more here:
BMJ abstract

The study concludes: “In this population of healthy men, higher moderate-to-vigorous activity and less TV watching were significantly associated with higher total sperm count and sperm concentration”.

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Evidence that Stress affects our Testosterone levels

Sean / Erectile Dysfunction (Impotence), Lifestyle, Male Factor Infertility, Men's Health, Premature Ejaculation, Self-Care, Stress and Infertility

Testosterone is the force behind our sex drive and erectile health, it’s the reason we make sperm. When deficient it can cause fatigue, weakness, depression, lower sperm count and concentration and other symptoms.

Men’s mental and reproductive health is tied to our testosterone levels, which can decrease for a variety of reasons including injury to the testicles (ouch), testicular cancer or treatment for testicular cancer, hormonal disorders, infection, HIV/AIDS, chronic liver or kidney disease,

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Miscarriage yinstill reproductive wellness

Sperm and Miscarriage

Dr. Spence Pentland / Male Factor Infertility, Men's Health, Miscarriage & Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

Many studies show a link between poor sperm quality and miscarriage, therefore this possibility cannot be overlooked when recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) is affecting a couple. The good thing is, with natural medicine, there is much that can be done to help.

The following is a simple Google Scholar search on ‘sperm+miscarriage’. This is simply to highlight the large body of research and findings that are attempting to find the connections between the two.

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Low Vitamin D Levels Tied To Prostate Cancer Growth

admin / Diet & Nutrition, Lifestyle, Men's Health, Prostititis and CPPS, Self-Care

Research has shown that there is a link between prostate cancer and low vitamin D levels. They have found that men with prostate cancer tend to have lower levels of vitamin D. This relationship is still being researched.
These findings are suggesting vitamin D slows the tumor cells life cycle and prevents growth by promoting cellular differentiation and reducing tumor blood vessel formation.

https://www.harvardprostateknowledge.org/low-vitamin-d-tied-aggressive-pr…
https://www.health.harvard.edu/mens-health/can-vitamin-d-levels-signal-ag…

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