Outline:
- Outline of items discussed during this presentation:
- The concept of preconception health
- Benefits to mom and baby
- Effects on future generations
- Epigenetic impact
- Understanding egg and sperm quality
- Factors that can affect fertility
- Age, weight, diet, medication use, recreational drugs, autoimmunity, immune dysregulation (at the reproductive level), previous infections, environmental factors (endocrine disruptors), stress
- Naturopathic considerations for preconception
- Diet, lifestyle factors, basic supplementation, stress management
- Recognizing potential connections to unexplained infertility
- The power of naturopathic medicine to assess and treat differently
- The effects of fertility issues on stress; the effects of “over-treating” on stress and fertility
- The concept of preconception health
As presented at our Live 2021 ND Conference: Women’s and Men’s Health
Presented by Dr Cristina Meffe ND