Natural Fertility Support in Phoenix
Nothing is more rewarding than helping a couple achieve a healthy pregnancy and guiding them into parenthood. So many factors affect fertility, and the naturopathic doctors at Living Wellness Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ work with women and couples at every stage, from preconception and cycle health through pregnancy and the fourth trimester.
Request an AppointmentFertility Care at Every Stage
Preconception
We help you optimize your hormonal landscape for a healthy pregnancy. Learning to eat clean, live clean, and minimize environmental toxins helps prepare your body. Our physicians assess for possible environmental toxin exposures, nutrient deficiencies, and hormone imbalances, often using a micronutrient panel and environmental exposure evaluation.
A Healthy Menstrual Cycle
Regular, balanced cycles support conception. If cycles are too short, too long, too close together, or too far apart, the chances of conceiving decrease. Our doctors assess hormone balance by reviewing your menstrual history, measuring hormones through blood tests, and monitoring ovulation.
Pregnancy: The 10-Month Journey
Pregnancy brings many changes and symptoms, and many naturopathic treatments are available to support you along the way. Our physicians offer adjunct naturopathic care during pregnancy. We do not provide obstetric care or deliveries; your physician will discuss options and provide referrals to MDs, obstetricians, or midwives in the Phoenix Valley.
The Fourth Trimester
The first few months after your baby arrives bring enormous change. Our doctors offer naturopathic support for new moms during this postpartum period.
Possible Causes of Infertility
- Uterine problems: endometriosis, polyps, fibroids, scarring
- Tubal problems: scarring from prior infections, pelvic adhesions, endometriosis, damage from prior ectopic pregnancies
- Ovulatory or cycle problems: hypothyroidism, adrenal insufficiency, low body weight, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), prolactinoma, premature ovarian failure or early menopause
- Cervical problems: polyps or narrowing of the cervical canal, infections, cervicitis
Fertility Nutrients
We often measure micronutrients in a blood test to individualize your nutrient treatment. View the fertility nutrients wheel (source: SpectraCell Laboratories). Key nutrient connections include:
- Vitamin C deficiency lowers progesterone production.
- Vitamin D deficiency causes arrested follicular development.
- Vitamin A deficiency is linked to teratogenic defects and increased newborn morbidity risk.
- Vitamin E deficiency causes infertility.
- General B-vitamin deficiency decreases ATP and cellular energy production.
- Folic acid deficiency leads to spontaneous abortion and neural tube defects.
- Vitamin B12 deficiency reduces DNA and RNA production.
- Pantothenate deficiency lowers progesterone production.
- Vitamin B6 deficiency disrupts estrogen metabolism.
- Vitamin B3 deficiency increases DNA damage.
- Calcium deficiency causes abnormal hormonal messaging.
- Magnesium deficiency disrupts estrogen and progesterone metabolism.
- Zinc deficiency leads to birth defects, low birth weight, and infertility.
- Chromium deficiency worsens blood sugar and exacerbates PCOS.
- Selenium deficiency increases sperm and egg cell oxidation.
- Choline deficiency causes abnormal fetal nervous system development.
- Inositol deficiency causes abnormal fetal development.
- Carnitine and glutathione deficiencies are linked to abnormal fetal development, birth defects, and spontaneous abortion.
- Carnitine and CoQ10 deficiencies reduce sperm motility and sperm count.
- Poor antioxidant function contributes to both male and female infertility.
Naturopathic Treatments for Infertility
To successfully treat infertility, your physician must assess the underlying root cause, whether it is a uterine, ovulatory, tubal, or cervical problem, or a combination. Treatment may include herbal medicine, homeopathy, nutritional medicine and supplements, hormone support or bioidentical hormone therapy, microcurrent, and environmental medicine. Learn about obstacles to fertility in our free webinar replay.
Supporting Both Partners
Fertility is a couple’s journey. Male factors such as sperm count and motility also matter, and our men’s health care services can help partners optimize their health too. Explore all of our women’s wellness services.
Fertility FAQs
Can naturopathic medicine help with infertility?
Yes. Our physicians identify the root cause of infertility, whether uterine, tubal, ovulatory, or cervical, and use herbs, homeopathy, nutrition, hormone support, microcurrent, and environmental medicine to support conception.
What nutrients are important for fertility?
Vitamins C, D, A, E, B vitamins, folate, B12, zinc, magnesium, selenium, choline, inositol, CoQ10, and antioxidants all play important roles in fertility. We often measure these with a micronutrient blood test.
Do you provide prenatal care or deliver babies?
No. We offer adjunct naturopathic care during pregnancy and can refer you to MDs, obstetricians, or midwives in the Phoenix Valley for obstetric care and delivery.
Can irregular cycles affect fertility?
Yes. Cycles that are too short, too long, or irregular can lower the chances of conception. We assess hormones and ovulation to help regulate your cycle.
Can PCOS or thyroid problems cause infertility?
Yes. PCOS, hypothyroidism, adrenal insufficiency, and other hormone issues can disrupt ovulation and cycle regularity.
Do you offer postpartum support?
Yes. Our physicians support new moms during the fourth trimester with naturopathic approaches for recovery, energy, mood, and hormone balance.
How do I get started with fertility care?
Call (480) 588-6856 to schedule a free brief meet and greet or an initial consultation with one of our naturopathic doctors.
Begin Your Journey to a Healthy Pregnancy
Let us help you prepare your body for parenthood. Call Living Wellness Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ at (480) 588-6856 to schedule a free brief meet and greet with a naturopathic doctor.
