Hypnosis works to help treat infertility by reducing stress and anxiety
levels that adversely affect a woman's ability to conceive and to have a healthy
pregnancy.
Figures
vary, but as many as 40% of infertility cases have been described as
'unexplained'
when
no medical cause can be found, adding to the confusion, anxiety and
fear.
Research
has shown that Hypnosis for fertility doubles the success of IVF
treatment. Researchers at
The study of 185
women was presented to the European Society of Human Reproduction and
Embryology. Researchers wanted to see if Hypnosis could make the
embryo transfer stage of IVF more successful. If the womb is
contracting at this point, it can affect the chances of the transplant
being a success.
Hypnotic suggestions helped
the women to relax and altered the body's responses, making the women 50%
more likely to conceive.
What is the Mind-Body Fertility connection?
Hypnosis helps to lower
stress, relieve anxiety and give you a greater sense of control over
your situation. It
creates a state of balance between mind and body. This allows conception
to occur more easily, either through natural or medically assisted
methods.
Stress has been identified
as a major contributing factor in fertility issues. Physical changes
occur in the body as a result of the frustrations with getting pregnant,
which can result in increased difficulty in conceiving. When the cycle
of stress is broken, chances for conception and pregnancy are greatly
enhanced.
"The mind/body approach to fertility is based on the premise that
knowledge is power and that a change in perception based on new
information is powerful enough to effect subtle changes in your
endocrine, immune, and nervous systems. Regardless of what you’ve been
told about your fertility, you need to know that your ability to
conceive is profoundly influenced by the complex interaction among
psychosocial, psychological, and emotional factors, and that you can
consciously work with this to enhance your ability to have a baby."
-- Dr.
Christiane Northrup, excerpted from Women's Bodies, Women's
Wisdom