Women’s Health

Fertility Treatment

Linda specialises in  the treatment for all stages of conception from early planning right through to pregnancy.

We will help to keep you, your partner, and your baby as healthy as possible, optimising your health and addressing issues before you become pregnant.

While pre-conception care is the ultimate form of preventative medicine, being prepared and ensuring you and your partner, positively influence your child’s health and quality of life for years to come.

We use the following methods to aid in preconception care: nutritional supplements, herbs, diet and lifestyle changes, cycle charting, and pathology testing.

Both women and men have large parts to play in both the conception and the health of their baby and should also consider their need for preconception care seriously.

Development of healthy sperm is critical as it delivers half of the genetic materials to form the baby. The sperm also plays a vital role in the successful fertilisation of the egg and the pregnancy outcome.

We concentrate on treatments by focusing on natural medicine, food, and lifestyle changes for positive improvements. Our priority is to ensure your health and help you get a solution to your  issues naturally.

Underlying Causes

The main underlying causes of infertility in both females and males include:

• Hormone imbalance/poor egg quality
• Stress
• Obesity
• Toxicity (environmental pollution)
• Genito-urinary tract infections
• Nutritional deficiencies
• Immune system problems
• Increase in age of first time parents
• Side effects of drugs and surgery
• Thyroid disease

Why choose Naturopath Treatment?

Linda uses natural remedies and herbs to boost fertility by:

• 1. Correcting hormone imbalances and regulating the menstrual cycle
• 2. Improving the quantity and quality of cervical mucus
• 3. Stimulating ovulation
• 4. Treating the underlying related disorders
• 5. Enhancing follicular/egg development
• 6. Improving sperm health including count, morphology, and motility
• 7. Treating any underlying issues such as obesity, stress, immune system problems, thyroid issues, toxicity, genitourinary tract infections, nutritional deficiencies, etc.

Preconception care principles are also used in helping to prevent recurrent miscarriages. In cases where IVF may be the only option, as couples will feel healthier and the chances for a successful outcome are enhanced through treatments.

How Can Natural Medicine Help?

Linda will use a combination of herbal medicines, nutritional supplements, dietary and lifestyle changes to help to optimise your chances of conceiving. So if you are experiencing difficulties with fertility, call us today for information on preconception care and support of your reproductive health.

Preconception Care

• An integrated detoxification program
• Screening for heavy metal toxicity
• Checking for essential nutrients
• Eating healthy organic food as much as possible
• Exercise
• Drinking adequate filtered water
• Avoiding toxic chemicals and radiation
• Avoiding drugs, smoking, excess caffeine, and unnecessary medications
• Taking required supplements
• Treating any Genito-urinary tract infections/allergies/immune system problems
• Relaxation techniques (e.g. yoga/meditation)

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Treatment

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a reproductive disorder characterised by multiple cystic growths on the ovaries. PCOS develops when the ovaries are stimulated to produce excessive amounts of male hormones (androgens), particularly testosterone.

Common Signs and Symptoms of PCOS

• Enlarged ovaries, generally 2-3 times larger than normal, resulting from multiple cysts
• Irregular menstrual cycles
• Amenorrhoea ( No periods )
• Excess facial hair
• Central obesity – “apple-shaped” obesity centred around the lower half of the torso
• Metabolic syndrome
• Infertility, generally resulting from chronic anovulation (lack of ovulation)
• Elevated male hormones, especially testosterone
• Androgenic alopecia (male-pattern baldness)
• Jaw-line acne, oily skin
• Prolonged periods of PMS-like symptoms
• Sleep apnoea (especially if with metabolic syndrome)

Causes of PCOS

Major causative factors and risk factors that can contribute to the incidence of PCOS include:

• Metabolic syndrome
• Obesity
• Family history of PCOS
• Stress
• Nutritional deficiencies
• High glycaemic load diet
• Sedentary lifestyle

HOW CAN NATURAL MEDICINE CAN HELP?

Linda specialises in polycystic ovary syndrome treatments. This includes the use of herbal medicine and nutritional supplements to balance hormones to regulate the menstrual cycle and also to treat the other symptoms. We also uses a low carbohydrate or the ketogenic diet such as the Ultralite or Shake to regulate blood sugars and encourage fat loss, which will only enhance the effects of the herbal medicines.

Natural Treatment Endometriosis

Endometriosis is a hormonal condition where the lining of the uterus is found in sites outside the uterus. The lining can grow and produce lesions that can result in acute or chronic pelvic pain. It is estimated to affect one in ten women.

Endometriosis is usually diagnosed by laparoscopy during the investigation of pelvic pain or infertility. In fact, it is one of the leading causes of female infertility.

Linda specialises in the natural treatment of endometriosis.

Common Symptoms Of Endometriosis

• Heavy menstrual bleeding
• Pelvic pain with periods
• Extreme bloating
• Infertility
• Pain with bladder/bowel function
• Tenderness when affected areas are palpated
• Pain during sexual intercourse
• Migraines and headaches
• Dizziness
• Constipation
• Joint pain
• Interstitial cystitis

HOW CAN WE HELP WITH ENDOMETRIOSIS?

Linda will provide natural treatment of endometriosis by prescribing the appropriate herbal medicine and nutritional supplements to not only treat your symptoms but treat the underlying problem. Dietary and lifestyle changes will also be recommended as part of your treatment. The endometriosis treatment will not only balance hormones, but work on digestive and liver function, and the immune response.

Natural Treatment For Dysmenorrhoea ( Painful Periods )

Dysmenorrhoea or painful periods is very common. Painful, debilitating, cramping periods are one of the leading causes of female school and work absenteeism. Primary dysmenorrhoea is pain that is not associated with underlying pathology, whilst secondary dysmenorrhoea refers to pelvic pain related to underlying pathology and exacerbated by menstruation, such as endometriosis, uterine fibroids, bladder inflammation, irritable bowel syndrome or chronic pelvic inflammatory disease. Secondary dysmenorrhea may be associated with infertility, heavy menstrual flow or irregular bleeding, dyspareunia (painful sexual intercourse), vaginal discharge, lower abdominal or pelvic pain at other times of the cycle.

Causes Of Dysmenorrhoea

• Inflammation – contractions due to increased prostaglandin secretion
• Anxiety and stress
• Uterine ischemia
• Endometriosis
• Narrow opening of cervix, cervical stenosis or other anatomic abnormalities
• Endometrial polyps
• Fibroids
• Uterine/pelvic infections
• Chronic/acute pelvic inflammatory disease
• Intrauterine device

How Can Naturopathy Help?

At Melbourne Naturopathy, Linda the Naturopath provides period pain remedies that include a combination of herbal medicine, nutritional supplements, dietary and lifestyle recommendations to decrease pain and inflammation, balance hormones and treat underlying health issues.

Menopause Natural Treatment

Menopause is a natural progression in every woman’s life and signifies the end of a woman’s fertility. Symptoms can occur anywhere between the ages of 45 and 60 years and can last between 2 – 3 years, but can vary from women to women.

SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH MENOPAUSE

• Fatigue
• Low libido
• Weight gain
• Urinary changes
• Hair changes
• Heart palpitations
• Headaches
• Memory & concentration problems

MENOPAUSE?

As a leading women’s menopause clinic in Melbourne, we offers natural treatment solutions to alleviate the severity of menopause in patients.

Linda specialises in natural treatment for menopause.
Linda can help with the process of menopause and help relieve the severity of the symptoms, through the use of herbal medicine, nutritional supplements, dietary and lifestyle changes.

Natural Treat For Fibroids

A uterine fibroid is an abnormal benign growth that can be found in or on a woman’s uterus.

Signs And Symptoms

Fibroids, particularly when small, may be entirely asymptomatic. Generally, symptoms related to the location of the lesion and its size. Common symptoms include:

• Infertility
• During pregnancy, fibroids may cause miscarriage, bleeding, premature labour, etc.
• The sensation of fullness or pressure in lower abdomen
• Pelvic cramping or pain with periods
• Headaches & migraines
• Abdominal fullness
• Increase in urinary frequency
• Heavy menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia), sometimes with the passage of blood clots

Possible Causes Of Fibroids

• Obesity and metabolic syndrome
• Immune system problems
• Genetics
• Excess consumption of red meat
• Pregnancy
• Increased oestrogen: progesterone ratio

How Can Natural Medicine Help?

Lindawill use natural treatments to provide symptomatic relief from the symptoms of fibroids through the use of herbal medicines, supplements, dietary and lifestyle changes.

Natural Treatment For Menorrhagia

Menorrhagia is an abnormally heavy and/or prolonged menstrual flow.

What Causes Menorrhagia?

Major causative factors and risk factors that can contribute to the incidence of Menorrhagia include the following:

• Blood disorders of platelets
• Use of anticoagulant medication
• Irritation of the endometrium may result in increased blood flow (e.g., from infection)
• Contraceptive intrauterine devices
• Uterine fibroids
• Adenomyosis
• Endometrial carcinoma
• Hypothyroidism
• Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
• Abnormal pregnancy and/or miscarriage
• Recent genitourinary surgery

HOW CAN NATURAL MEDICINE HELP?

Linda will take a detailed case history to determine the underlying cause, and use a combination of herbal medicine, nutritional supplements, dietary and lifestyle changes to not only help reduce the menstrual flow, but balance hormones and correct the underlying issues.

Natural Treatment For Amenorrhoea

Amenorrhoea is the absence of menses (periods). Primary amenorrhea is defined as the failure of menses to begin once a woman reaches 16 years of age. Secondary amenorrhoea is the absence of menses for three or more consecutive normal menstrual cycles, in a woman who has previously experienced cyclical menses.

Most Common Causes Of Secondary Amenorrhoea :

• Ovarian failure (premature menopause)
• Elevated prolactin levels
• Inadequate estrogen production
• Chronic lack of ovulation (due to PCOS or other causes)
• Low body weight/ low body fat

HOW CAN NATUROPATHY HELP TO REGULATE CYCLES?

Linda can help regulate cycles by taking a detailed case history to determine the cause of the of the irregularity and correcting this to restore balance. This will involve the use of herbal medicines, nutritional supplements, dietary and lifestyle changes and hormone testing.

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