About fifteen years ago, I did not know anything about herbs for fertility. My husband and I wanted to have our first child together. We tried for almost a year without any success.

I told my husband he needed to see a doctor because I blamed it on him.

When he checked out fine. I started to get depressed and thinking that something was wrong with me. I had that feeling of not being all woman seeing that I could not give my husband a child.

One day when we were moving from the townhome that we had rented to a house we just bought, we started playing around. One thing lead to another and we…

Well you know, lets just say at that moment we knew we had conceived a child.

After going to my Gynecologist weeks later, our assumptions were correct. I was pregnant. We were both relieved and so happy.

In this article we will discuss infertility and the herbs for fertility that can be very beneficial to help increase fertility. Your body must be as healthy as possible for conception. Stress, exercise, diet, and sleep are just as important when trying to have a baby.

What is Fertility

Fertility is the ability to have reproduce and have children. The definition of fertile means that you are able to initiate the act of intercourse, and cause or sustain a pregnancy with a live fetus.

Fertility is a natural process in the body, but one that the body can turn off if it doesn’t feel it can safely sustain a pregnancy. God has given women a natural gift and desire to bear children.

What Does Fertile Mean?

Fertile means you are able to create, carry, and give birth to babies. It begins with the ability to produce sperm and eggs in the reproductive tract. An egg needs to be fertilized by sperm in order to get pregnant.

Women must be able to release an egg and men must produce healthy sperm. A woman’s vagina and uterus must be optimal for the fertilized egg to implant.

When Is a Woman Fertile?

The fertile period depends on if you are having periods, if your hormones are in the right range for ovulation, and if you are having sexual intercourse at the right time during your monthly cycle.

A women’s body begins to prepare and ripen around 15 to 20 new eggs. Around day 14 of your cycle, your body will release the best egg and send it off into your fallopian tubes.

This is about a 24-hour process and if sperm is present during that time you may get pregnant. Sperm can live for five days inside your body. They swim around your uterus or get all the way up into your fallopian tubes.

If no sperm is present, the egg will break up and leave your body when you start your period. The actual window when you are fertile starts five days before you ovulate, since sperm can live in your vagina and uterus for that long.

Diet is an imperative part of healthy reproduction and eating the correct foods to promote fertility is important. It is a known fact that fertility herbs can play a huge role in this area. It helps to balance the female hormones and libido.

What is Infertility?

According to the CDC, the term “infertile” is usually applied to a woman who is unable to become pregnant after a year of trying (or 6 months for a woman over 35). If a woman can get pregnant but keeps having miscarriages or stillbirths, that’s also called infertility.

Infertility can be caused by a huge number of factors which includes hormone imbalance, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), endometriosis, anovulatory cycles, physical blockage, inadequate hormone production, short luteal phase, lack of luteinizing hormone, high levels of prolactin.

Some other causes of infertility are ovarian cysts, blocked fallopian tubes, hypothyroidism, and poor egg health.

Men needs to have enough healthy sperm available and the sperm needs to be able to make it to the egg to fertilize.

Herbs For Fertility!

Did you know that for two-thirds of the world population, traditional medicine consists of using herbal medicine? Herbs have been used by many cultures for thousands of years to help support reproductive health and fertility.

Herbs possess incredible healing powers and have been used for centuries with great results to treat infertility.

In many countries, natural medicine is not an alternative, it is common healing practice based on the knowledge that has been accumulated over the centuries and passed on from generation to generation.

In women, herbal remedies treat the underlining reproductive problems like hormonal imbalance, toxic overload, mineral deficiency, endometrial inflammation, stress and metabolic imbalance.

In men, herbal remedies support sperm production and increase libido and sexual stamina.

Listed below are 9 herbs that can help support reproductive health and fertility:

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Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus)

An herb rich in iron and other nutrients, may help boost egg quality. Astringent properties help to stop excessive bleeding and strengthens uterus. This makes it beneficial after miscarriage.

If used post surgery it can help heal the uterus in cases of endometriosis, fibroids, cysts, prolapse, and cesarean section. It has a overwhelming affect on the uterus and muscles of the pelvic region preparing the body for pregnancy and eventually labor.

Red Raspberry is safe to consume throughout pregnancy in tea or nourishing infusion form.

Red Clover Blossoms and Leaf (Trifolium pratense)

An herb rich in vitamins and minerals is also a beneficial as a blood purifier. This can help to detoxify the body prior to conception and pregnancy. Other benefits are digestion and liver health, improved circulation, hormonal balance.

It can be used for unknown infertility issues, blocked fallopian tubes, and irregular menses. This herb can be taken as a nourishing food in an infusion or tea.

Nettles (Urtica dioica)

This is one of the most amazing herbs and nourishing infusion. Rich in vitamins, minerals, chlorophyll, iron, and vitamin C, it is often used for anemia and with excessive bleeding.

It’s high vitamin and mineral content supports blood and tissue formation. Nettle also supports liver and provides hormonal balance.

This herb can be used to support the body in gentle cleansing prior to conception as well as nourishing it for conception.

Milk Thistle (Sylibum marianum)

Milk thistle is commonly used for liver health. This is a great part of a pre-pregnancy and infertility detoxification used by both men and women. It can also be used during early pregnancy to assist with morning sickness.

The most benefit from this herb is by grinding 1-3 T of the seed daily and sprinkling it on food. It is commonly taken in standardized tincture form containing 80% silymarin.

Chaste Tree berry (Vitex agnus-castus)

This herb is one of the best for balancing hormones thus increasing fertility. It helps reduce endometriosis from advancing, balance progesterone levels, decrease PMS, restore an absent or calm a heavy menstrual cycle, and reduce uterine cysts.

This berry encourages ovulation by increasing lutenizing hormone, lengthening the luteal phase and increasing progesterone. This herb can be bitter and is best made into a tincture.

Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)

Choosing an adaptogen herb such as Ashwagandha can help provide overall endocrine and hormone balance. This herb can help regulate and restore thyroid and adrenal gland function.

It can provide a calming effect on stress and assist in regular sleep patterns. This is another herb that is great for men and can be used to increase libido and increase sperm count.

Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)

Motherwort has a long history of use by midwives for female health. It’s uses are PMS, absent or painful menstrual periods, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts.

This is a great herb for heart health and increased circulation. Calming depression, stress, and anxiety is another benefit of this herb.

Because Motherwort is a uterine tonic that can stimulate mild contractions it is best used as healing prior to pregnancy and conception and should be stopped if conception occurs.

Though you can use Motherwort in tea form this is another bitter herb and is often taken as a tincture.

Saw Palmetto berry (Serenoa repens)

Saw Palmetto is beneficial to the entire endocrine system,which may help improve overall reproductive function in men. Men with high stress, poor immune function, poor lifestyle, and dietary habits have shown to respond well to this herb.

This herb is classified as an adaptogen and is antiandrogenic, anti-inflammatory, a demulcent, a urinary antiseptic, and an immune amphoteric. Saw Palmetto is also a reproductive amphoteric (normalizes reproductive function).

Saw Palmetto is deeply beneficial to the body when taken for many months consistently. Consistent use of Saw Palmetto has been shown to bring about the greatest long-term health benefits.

Benefits of Saw Palmetto:

May help increase low sperm count

Supports stress and immune system response to treat chronic fatigue

May improve libido

Deeply nourishing to the body for long-term support

Yohimbe Bark (Pausinystalia yohimbe)

Yohimbe increases circulation to the erectile tissues, aiding in physiological and psychogenic (mental) impotence. Impotence, the inability to sustain erection, is one of the most common sexual disorder among men.

Yohimbine is the active component found in yohimbe bark. Yohimbine has been shown to dilate the blood vessels and lower blood pressure, which enlarges the vessels in the sexual organs and increases reflex excitability in the lower spinal cord.

In many cases, yohimbe has shown to make erections firmer. It is thought to help sustain an erection by causing compression and preventing blood to flow back out of the penis while sexually aroused.

Benefits of Yohimbe:

Supports healthy circulation to the male reproductive organs

Shown to help sustain erection

May help to make erection firmer

Caution: Yohimbe should not be use in those people with low blood pressure or who are on blood pressure medications. Never exceed the dosage of this herb. Not to be taken at the same time you eat cheese, liver or red wine, all of which contain the amino acid tyramine.

IMPORTANT: Do not take any of these herbs in combination with fertility drugs, hormone treatments, or hormonal birth control! As with any herbs, supplements, or medication, consult a doctor or health care professional about your specific case and do your own research!

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