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ACUPRESSURE POINTS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FOOT
Bladder 32
Apply pressure at the base of the spine, level with the second holes of the sacrum. In addition to improving fertility, this point helps to improve blood flow in the uterus, relieve lower-back pain, and regulate periods in women. It also helps overcome impotence in men.
Conception Vessel 4
This point is located on the midline of the abdomen, four finger widths below the belly button. In addition to improving fertility, this point helps to strengthen the abdominal muscles and tone the reproductive organs in men and women. It also helps to regulate menstruation, reduce vaginal discharge, and relieve incontinence in women. It helps to relieve impotence in men.
Conception Vessel 6
Apply pressure on the midline of the abdomen, two finger widths below the belly button (just above conception vessel 4). In addition to improving fertility, this point helps to strengthen the abdominal muscles and tone the reproductive organs in men and women. It also helps regulate menstruation, reduce vaginal discharge, and relieve incontinence in women. It helps to relieve impotence in men.
ACUPRESSURE POINTS ON THE BACK OF THE BODY
ACUPRESSURE POINTS ON THE FRONT OF THE BODY
Kidney 3
This point is located in the back of the ankle, midway between the inside ankle bone and the Achilles tendon. In addition to improving fertility, this point helps to relieve sexual tension and fatigue. It also helps to reduce semen leakage in men and to promote menstrual regularity in women.
Spleen 12
This point is located in the pelvic area, in the middle of the crease where the leg joins the trunk of the body (along the underwear line). In addition to improving fertility, this point helps to relieve menstrual and abdominal cramps in women; it also helps to relieve impotence in men.
Stomach 36
Apply pressure four finger widths below the kneecap, one finger width outside the shinbone. (If you are on the correct spot, a muscle should flex as you move your foot up and down.) In addition to improving fertility, this point helps to build overall vitality and ease fatigue. It also helps relieve impotence in men.
ACUPRESSURE POINTS ON THE INSIDE OF THE FOOT
FERTILITY CHECKLIST
HERS
Conception vessel 3
Governing vessel 23
Large intestine 4
Spleen 6
Spleen 8
Spleen 10
HIS
Kidney 1
COUPLES
Bladder 23
Bladder 32
Conception vessel 4
Conception vessel 6
Kidney 3
Spleen 12
Stomach 36
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Mind-Body Connection:
Fertile Ideas to Boost Your Fertility
Iinfertility can cause stress, and stress can cause infertility. Couples who have tried unsuccessfully to conceive a child know firsthand the emotional and physical stress of impaired fertility, but they may not be aware that the stress itself may be contributing to the problem.
Stress inhibits fertility by interfering with the brain’s production of reproductive hormones. In the brain, the hypothalamus regulates emotions, appetite, and temperature, and it orchestrates the flow and timing of the reproductive hormones. The hypothalamus is keenly sensitive to all kinds of tensions. Stress, due to anything from travel to job loss to infertility testing itself, can change the way the hypothalamus does its job. In turn, any problem with these hormones can interfere with ovulation and implantation.
Stress can also lower testosterone levels and impair a man’s sperm production, in addition to reducing his interest in sex. The adrenaline released during times of stress can decrease blood flow to a man’s testes. One study found that sperm production actually stopped in some men facing the death sentence. Other studies have found that the process of undergoing fertility treatment can inhibit a man’s sperm production, even if his partner is the one being treated for a reproductive problem.
Researchers estimate that less than 5 percent of infertility is directly related to psychological or emotional factors. Still, evidence suggests