Fertility problems and a chamber of horrors

[Guest guest]

A nonclient was in today who has been going the owypathic route to treat

fertility problems. Says there were 8 drugs involved, one of which cost

$5000/dose. Talk was of frozen embryos and only 3 out of the 6 eggs fertilized

and such. This was the last round her health insurance would cover in her

lifetime and as she was 40 " this was their last chance " . Normally I more

concerned with the other end of things, preventing/eliminating conception, but

this one really got me wondering in a new direction. Looks like there is a huge

profit driven industry feeding off of another form of human suffering, the

desire of some people to have kids using bizzarily invasive methods.

The obvious answer is to treat the desire (EFT, buddhist nonattachment

meditations and such). Once that is eliminated/integrated in a healthy way life

goes on in a harmonious way. However, as an herbalist that could be an excuse

to not look up a treatment method I'm unfamiliar with. Women's studies (though

highly respecte!) are not my forte.

I know Dr. used wild yam for increasing fertility, any ideas

out there? Seems to me a complete nutritional profile and make over (cleanses,

complete nutrition, a new healthy diet, drop the goober food) might be the

ticket. Get her health and vitality built up then she'll have the body reserves

to get pregnant. Other than wild yam I'm unfamiliar with fertility boosting

herbs (and I'm not too familiar with the wild yam at that).

Thought I would throw this out there and see if any of you have

thoughts/insights/experience on this. Thanks,

Chris