For the first episode in Season 2, and as its Endometriosis Awareness Month, I wanted to talk to you all about how your fertility can be affected by Endometriosis. This is not to scare you, but to present you with what is known and understood, so that you can then understand why certain actions to improve your health and fertility are recommended. Medical knowledge of Endometriosis is still underway and continually evolving with new science – this is why in allopathic medicine there is no known cure. In functional medicine, there is an understanding of the systems that are affected by Endometriosis and this gives a roadmap of what steps and tools are needed for your body to heal and optimise your fertility.
Here are some of the episode highlights:
- Endometriosis statistics
- What Endometriosis is and does to your body
- Three direct ways your fertility is affected by Endo
- Five indirect ways fertility is affected
- The use of massage to improve blood flow, breakdown scar tissue and unblock fallopian tubes
- The importance of improving gut health and its impact on your fertility
- Why you should share your personal story with Endo with your family, friends and strangers
Relevant podcast episodes
Relevant articles:
References:
- Jayaprakasan K, Becker C, Mittal M on behalf of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. The Effect of Surgery for Endometriomas on Fertility. Scientific Impact Paper No. 55. BJOG 2017; 125:e19–e28. Available at: https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1471-0528.14834
- Dian Shepperson Mills & Michael Vernon. Endometriosis – A key to healing and fertility through nutrition. 2002 Ed. Thorsons.
- Harada T, Iwabe T and Terakawa N, Role of cytokines in endometriosis in Ferti Steril, 76: 1-10, 2001
- Dr Jessica Drummond (2020). Outsmart Endometriosis. Relieve You Symptoms and Get Your Career Back on Track.
- Porpora MG, Tomao F, Manganaro L, et al. Impaired uterine artery flow associated with the presence of ovarian endometrioma: preliminary results of a prospective study. J Ovarian Res. 2014;7:1. Published 2014 Jan 8. doi:10.1186/1757-2215-7-1
- Ata, B., Yildiz, S., Turkgeldi, E. et al.The Endobiota Study: Comparison of Vaginal, Cervical and Gut Microbiota Between Women with Stage 3/4 Endometriosis and Healthy Controls. Sci Rep 9, 2204 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-39700-6.
Further Endo Fertility resources:
- Join my Endo Fertility community! Find us in the Thrive and Conceive with Endometriosis Facebook Group.
- Follow me on Instagram and Facebook
- Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Optimistic Future
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- 5 Things I Learnt to Drop My Pain & Optimise My Fertility,
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