WHAW 2012WHAW 2012Homeopathy and InfertilityHomeopathy and Infertility

Helping fertility for men and Helping fertility for men and womenwomen

WHAW 2012WHAW 2012Homeopathy and InfertilityHomeopathy and Infertility

Helping fertility for men and Helping fertility for men and womenwomen

IntroductionIntroduction

Name homeopathName homeopath BackgroundBackground

TopicsTopics

Can Homeopathy offer a physical Can Homeopathy offer a physical improvement? improvement?

How does Homeopathy achieve How does Homeopathy achieve balance?balance?

How does Homeopathic treatment How does Homeopathic treatment work?work?

Homeopathy and infertilityHomeopathy and infertility

PhilosophyPhilosophy

Classical Homeopathy: a natural way of Classical Homeopathy: a natural way of healinghealing

Homoeos =similar, Pathos = sufferingHomoeos =similar, Pathos = suffering Healing by way of the similimumHealing by way of the similimum Through the restorative power of the Through the restorative power of the

organism itselforganism itself Through using homeopathic remedies that Through using homeopathic remedies that

fit the individual both in his disease and as fit the individual both in his disease and as a persona person

Philosophy

The Law of SimilarsThe Law of Similars

Mental symptomsMental symptoms Emotional symptomsEmotional symptoms Physical symptoms Physical symptoms The most similar homeopathic The most similar homeopathic

remedy is prescribed on this totalityremedy is prescribed on this totality

Philosophy

The Law of SimilarsThe Law of Similars

Totality of symptoms in a sick person Totality of symptoms in a sick person have to match the symptoms caused have to match the symptoms caused by the remedy in a healthy person by the remedy in a healthy person

Not the name of the “disease” Not the name of the “disease” (diagnosis/disorder) but the (diagnosis/disorder) but the individual’s symptomsindividual’s symptoms

Philosophy

ProvingsProvings

Testing on healthy individualsTesting on healthy individuals

The mental, emotional and physical The mental, emotional and physical symptoms make the “remedy picture”symptoms make the “remedy picture”

Philosophy

Samuel HahnemannSamuel Hahnemann

Founder: Samuel Hahnemann Founder: Samuel Hahnemann Experimented on healthy peopleExperimented on healthy people First undiluted remediesFirst undiluted remedies Initially symptoms aggravated before Initially symptoms aggravated before

health improvedhealth improved Then dilution of the remediesThen dilution of the remedies Finally succussing the remedies Finally succussing the remedies

(= potentising) (= potentising)

Classical HomeopathyClassical Homeopathy

A classical homeopath looks at:A classical homeopath looks at:

mentalmental

emotional emotional symptomssymptoms

physical physical

A totality, which forms the holistic A totality, which forms the holistic picture of a human beingpicture of a human being

How does Homeopathy work

Curing through Curing through homeopathyhomeopathy

Symptoms: an effort of the body to Symptoms: an effort of the body to indicate something is out of balanceindicate something is out of balance

Homeopathy tries to restore balance by Homeopathy tries to restore balance by stimulating the body’s own restorative stimulating the body’s own restorative powerpower

A human being is a dynamic organismA human being is a dynamic organism Healing through energetic remediesHealing through energetic remedies

How does Homeopathy work

What does the homeopath What does the homeopath need to know?need to know?

Physical, emotional and mental Physical, emotional and mental symptomssymptoms

ModalitiesModalities Personal history (biography)Personal history (biography) Disease historyDisease history Family historyFamily history

How does Homeopathy work

What are homeopathic What are homeopathic remedies made ofremedies made of??

MineralsMinerals PlantsPlants Animal sourcesAnimal sources Disease productsDisease products

A homeopathic remedy has mental, A homeopathic remedy has mental, emotional and physical emotional and physical characteristicscharacteristics

How does Homeopathy work

The Homeopathic treatmentThe Homeopathic treatment

ConsultationConsultation AnalysisAnalysis RepertorisationRepertorisation Materia medicaMateria medica Choosing the remedy and its potencyChoosing the remedy and its potency Taking the remedyTaking the remedy Reaction patternReaction pattern Follow upFollow up

How does Homeopathy work

Homeopathic treatmentHomeopathic treatment

According to Dr. Samuel Hahnemann: According to Dr. Samuel Hahnemann: “ “ To heal quickly, in a mild way and to restore To heal quickly, in a mild way and to restore

health permanently, in other words to eliminate health permanently, in other words to eliminate and destroy illness in all its aspects in the and destroy illness in all its aspects in the quickest, most reliable and least harmful way, quickest, most reliable and least harmful way, following understandable rules”following understandable rules”

Homeopathic treatment usesHomeopathic treatment uses Clinical homeotherapeuticaClinical homeotherapeutica Constitutional treatmentConstitutional treatment

How does Homeopathy work

Homeopathy and Homeopathy and Infertility 1Infertility 1

Infertility figures

Happens to 1 out of 6 couples Cause:

30% with the woman, 30% with the man 30% with both partners

10% cause unknown

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Homeopathy and Homeopathy and Infertility Infertility

Problems with female partnerProblems with female partner ageage irregular menstruation cycleirregular menstruation cycle long term use of anticonception pilllong term use of anticonception pill problems of uterus or fallopian tubeproblems of uterus or fallopian tube lifestyle (alcohol, smoking)lifestyle (alcohol, smoking) illness (std’s)illness (std’s) stress/emotionsstress/emotions hereditary dispositionhereditary disposition Homeopathy and Infertility

Homeopathy and Homeopathy and Infertility Infertility

Problems with male partnerProblems with male partner motility and quality of sperm cellsmotility and quality of sperm cells problems with ejaculationproblems with ejaculation disease (complications after mumps or std’s)disease (complications after mumps or std’s) testicular traumatesticular trauma lifestyle (alcohol, smoking)lifestyle (alcohol, smoking) stress/emotionsstress/emotions hereditary dispositionhereditary disposition

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InfertilityInfertility3 main causes3 main causes

poor functioning of ovariespoor functioning of ovaries mostly with women older than 30 yearsmostly with women older than 30 years

absence of menstruation cycle or irregular absence of menstruation cycle or irregular cyclecycle

for 20-25% of women with infertility problemsfor 20-25% of women with infertility problems

poor motility and quality of sperm cellspoor motility and quality of sperm cells

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Conventional treatmentConventional treatment OI - Ovulation inductionOI - Ovulation induction

ovulation is stimulated with hormonesovulation is stimulated with hormones

AI – Artificial Insemination own partnerAI – Artificial Insemination own partner sperm of own partner (or donor) is introduced during ovulationsperm of own partner (or donor) is introduced during ovulation

IUI – Intrauterine inseminationIUI – Intrauterine insemination lab treated sperm is introduced directly into uteruslab treated sperm is introduced directly into uterus

IVF –In vitro fertilisation (test tube)IVF –In vitro fertilisation (test tube) egg cell is fertilized with sperm in a petri dishegg cell is fertilized with sperm in a petri dish

ICSI – Intracytoplasmatic sperm injectionICSI – Intracytoplasmatic sperm injection a single sperm is directly injected into an egg cella single sperm is directly injected into an egg cell

Conventional treatment Conventional treatment

Success rates are limited Success rates are limited (between 10-30% depending on woman’s age)(between 10-30% depending on woman’s age)

Emotional and physical burdenEmotional and physical burden Gives stress and insecurityGives stress and insecurity Side effects / risks of hormonal Side effects / risks of hormonal treatment:treatment:

ovarian hyperstimulationovarian hyperstimulation risk of getting twins risk of getting twins extreme mood swingsextreme mood swings

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When can homeopathy help?When can homeopathy help?

Hormonal complaintsHormonal complaints Heriditary dispositionHeriditary disposition STD’s and other diseasesSTD’s and other diseases Trauma’s Trauma’s Stress/emotional complaintsStress/emotional complaints Supporting conventional treatmentSupporting conventional treatment

Case 1Case 1

Case 2Case 2

Main homeopathic Main homeopathic remedies:remedies: cimicifuga racemosacimicifuga racemosa

pulsatillapulsatilla

folliculinumfolliculinum

natrum muriaticumnatrum muriaticum

sabinasabina

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Some remediesSome remedies

SabinaSabina

Physical characteristicsPhysical characteristics specifically with complaints of the uterusspecifically with complaints of the uterus pain extending from coccyx to groin and thighpain extending from coccyx to groin and thigh loss of clear blood with dark lumpsloss of clear blood with dark lumps tendency of miscarriage, esp. in 3rd monthtendency of miscarriage, esp. in 3rd month

Psychological characteristicsPsychological characteristics caring and helping to otherscaring and helping to others ignorant of her own complaintsignorant of her own complaints

Some remedies Some remedies

Cimicifuga racemosaCimicifuga racemosa

Physical characteristicsPhysical characteristics irritation of the ovariesirritation of the ovaries cramping pain in the uteruscramping pain in the uterus heaviness of the limbsheaviness of the limbs cramping pain in the muscles cramping pain in the muscles

Psychological characteristicsPsychological characteristics talkativetalkative strong emotiones: sadness + fear + angerstrong emotiones: sadness + fear + anger

Some remedies Some remedies SepiaSepia

Physical characteristicsPhysical characteristics menstruation irregular: too early, menstruation irregular: too early,

too late, too little or too abundant too late, too little or too abundant uterine prolapseuterine prolapse pain with intercoursepain with intercourse

Psychological characteristicsPsychological characteristics irritationirritation exhaustedexhausted aversion to companyaversion to company

Reasons for using Reasons for using HomeopathyHomeopathy

NO HARMFUL SIDE EFFECTSNO HARMFUL SIDE EFFECTS GENTLEGENTLE HOLISTICHOLISTIC INEXPENSIVEINEXPENSIVE PREVENTATIVEPREVENTATIVE NOT TESTED ON ANIMALSNOT TESTED ON ANIMALS EASY TO TAKEEASY TO TAKE PATIENT INVOLVEMENTPATIENT INVOLVEMENT INVALUABLE FOR FIRST AIDINVALUABLE FOR FIRST AID THE MEDICINE OF THE FUTURETHE MEDICINE OF THE FUTURE

FAQ’s about homeopathyFAQ’s about homeopathy

Does homeopathy always work?Does homeopathy always work?

A lot can be achieved, but there can be A lot can be achieved, but there can be circumstances that influence the circumstances that influence the treatment negatively, such as: wrong treatment negatively, such as: wrong diet, environment, medication, diet, environment, medication, irreversible damage.irreversible damage.

FAQ’s about homeopathyFAQ’s about homeopathy

Are there any side-effects to Are there any side-effects to homeopathic treatment?homeopathic treatment? Sometimes an initial aggravation of Sometimes an initial aggravation of

symptomssymptoms Increased discharge of urine, faeces, Increased discharge of urine, faeces,

perspiration, skin rashperspiration, skin rash Direction of cure is from within out wardsDirection of cure is from within out wards Old symptoms may temporarily returnOld symptoms may temporarily return Example: asthma - eczemaExample: asthma - eczema

FAQ’s about homeopathyFAQ’s about homeopathy

How fast does homeopathy work?How fast does homeopathy work? This depends on:This depends on:

How long the present complaints existHow long the present complaints exist The vitality of the clientThe vitality of the client

In acute situations homeopathy works In acute situations homeopathy works acutely, acutely, in minutes to hours in minutes to hours

In chronic situations it works longer, In chronic situations it works longer, weeks/months to resolve issues weeks/months to resolve issues