Dr. Simone’s Mind Space

Lifestyle choices, such as excessive alcohol consumption, smoking, obesity, and high stress levels can negatively impact fertility in men and women. What can be done? It’s always easier said than done! Change is super tough!! Ask yourself, which adjustments are feasible and sustainable. -Less is more. If you want to change a habit, start with a small change that you can maintained over a long period of time. -Do it as a team and support each other. Fertility treatments are super tough. You may therefore fall back into old habits. Don’t blame each other. -Meet each other with dignity, kindness, and respect. Set yourself a goal, like the Everest camps. Start with base camp one, two, etc. nobody reaches the top within one day! Keep living! Fertility treatments can take a longtime to succeed. Keep your daily life and especially important your social life going. It’s crustal for mental and physical well-being. @drschwank @unesurcent @optimalperformancezurich

Hormonal problems and irregularities, such hyper and hypo thyroid activity can impact fertility, the female cycle and male sperm production and quality. Common causes of hormonal imbalance that affect ovulation Some of the most commonly diagnosed conditions and hormonal imbalances are anovulation, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and hyperprolactinemia. These conditions often result in infrequent or absent ovulation, which complicates an individual’s or couple’s ability to become pregnant. Symptoms of hormonal imbalance Often times, hormonal imbalance is not diagnosed until an individual experiences infertility. Women may experience one or more of the following symptoms: Absent or irregular periods. Spotting between periods. Heavy or painful periods. Increased hair growth on the face, neck, chest, and back. Unexplained weight gain. Constipation and diarrhea. Men are less likely to have a hormonal imbalance that contributes to infertility than women, but they may still experience symptoms such as: Erectile dysfunction. Low sperm count. Reduced body hair growth. Breast tenderness and overdevelopment of breast tissue. Thinning hair or male pattern hair loss. It’s important to discuss any of the above symptoms with a reproductive endocrinologist if infertility is suspected. @drschwank @unesurcent @optimalperformancezurich Source: https://lomalindafertility.com/infertility/women/hormonal-imbalance