Herbal Medicine and Reproductive Health is a comprehensive textbook for practitioners, which provides in-depth information on the causes of infertility and subfertility in men and women, including both organic and functional infertility.
This book offers practitioners an understanding of the causes of infertility from both an orthodox medical and an energetic/holistic perspective, with detailed advice on case history taking, clinical examination and orthodox investigations, together with comprehensive sections on diagnosing Ayurvedic and TCM patterns of disharmony, which may contribute to difficulty in conceiving.
Herbal Medicine and Reproductive Health covers in detail how to specifically address the various causes infertility with herbal medicine, nutrition and lifestyle changes, in order to help patients to conceive.
By:
Marie Reilly
Imprint: Aeon Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 599g
ISBN: 9781912807222
ISBN 10: 191280722X
Pages: 346
Publication Date: 21 October 2021
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS - ABOUT THE AUTHOR - INTRODUCTION PART I: FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CHAPTER ONE - Organic infertility: conditions leading to anovulation - Amenorrhoea - Hypothalamic amenorrhoea - Hypopituitarism - Hyperprolactinaemia - Ovarian insufficiency and early menopause - Thyroid hormone imbalance - Systemic lupus erythematosus CHAPTER TWO - PCOS, hyperandrogenism, and insulin resistance - Polycystic ovary syndrome - Polycystic ovaries - Hyperandrogenism - Acyclic oestrogens - Insulin resistance - Being overweight/underweight CHAPTER THREE - Organic infertility: structural issues - Fallopian tube damage or blockage - Uterine or cervical or vaginal abnormalities CHAPTER FOUR - Functional problems - Functional hormonal imbalance - Prostaglandin imbalance CHAPTER FIVE - Lifestyle factors and reproductive health - Nutrition - Caffeine - Alcohol - Smoking - Exercise - Drug induced infertility CHAPTER SIX - Energetic patterns of disharmony - Traditional medicine systems - Traditional Chinese medicine - TCM patterns of disharmony - Ayurvedic dosha imbalance PART II: REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROBLEMS IN MEN CHAPTER SEVEN - Pre-testicular problems - Endocrine causes - Sperm abnormalities - Undescended testes - Genetic defects CHAPTER EIGHT - Testicular problems - Infection - Trauma/injury - Varicocele - Genetic disorders - DNA damage - Exposure to heat CHAPTER NINE - Post-testicular problems - Erectile dysfunction - Premature ejaculation - Retrograde ejaculation - Genetic diseases - Structural abnormalities CHAPTER TEN - Lifestyle factors affecting reproductive health - Stress - Smoking, alcohol consumption, and recreational drug use - Drug induced infertility - Diet and nutrition CHAPTER ELEVEN - Energetic patterns of disharmony - TCM patterns of disharmony - Ayurvedic Dosha imbalance PART III: TREATING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROBLEMS AND IMPROVING FERTILITY IN PRACTICE CHAPTER TWELVE - Case taking, clinical examination, and investigations - The case history in assessing reproductive health - Clinical examination in assessment of reproductive health - Medical laboratory tests - Further investigations - Predicting ovulation and the fertile window CHAPTER THIRTEEN - Supporting patients receiving orthodox fertility treatments - Assisted reproduction techniques (ART) - Supporting patients receiving orthodox assisted reproduction CHAPTER FOURTEEN - Preventing recurrent pregnancy loss - DNA damage to sperm - Oocyte quality - Tobacco, alcohol, caffeine consumption - Luteal insufficiency - Uterine or cervical problems - Polycystic ovary syndrome - Thyroid disease - Immune system problems and inflammatory diseases - Infection - Thrombophilia CHAPTER FIFTEEN - Herbal medicines and reproductive health - Herbal medicines for improving reproductive health - INDEX
Marie Reilly is an experienced medical herbalist and teacher, lecturing internationally on reproductive health. She qualified from the College of Phytotherapy in 2004 and was awarded a Masters degree from the Scottish School of Herbal Medicine based on her research into the treatment of female functional infertility with herbal medicine. Marie also studied endobiogenic medicine with Dr Jean Claude Lapraz, and Ayurveda with Dr Vasant Lad. Today she runs a successful multidisciplinary clinic in Lismore, Ireland.
