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When trying to conceive a baby, it’s quite common that the act of love making goes out of the window and it just becomes purely about baby making. This can have a drastic impact on a couple’s relationship both sexually and emotionally. The pressure can cause distress for both the male and female and symptoms such as erectile dysfunction can present as soon as the pressure to ‘get pregnant’ features.
A continuously growing and evolving body of research highlights the significant role of the microbiome. Whilst research is ongoing and a definitive causal link hasn't been established, a growing body of evidence suggests that microbial dysbiosis—an imbalance in the microbial communities—is associated with repeat pregnancy loss (RPL).
Progesterone is an important hormone that plays an active part in not only achieving conception but sustaining pregnancy. It is a steroid hormone that is produced by both the adrenal cortex as well as the gonads.
Fertility is not often linked with our diet and lifestyle habits. Coeliac disease impacts male fertility, really? Thyroid issues in a female can impact a woman’s ability to regulate and sustain menstrual cycles? Yup!…