In this post we’re not so much looking at individual treatment modalities, but more generally at what types of fertility treatments exist.
It’s perhaps best to make a distinction in Modern Biomedicine fertility treatments and Traditional Medicine fertility treatments.
Modern Medicine
Here we’ll typically find practices like:
- Fertility Medication, which is often hormonal or medication that stimulates hormone production;
- Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART), which is about medical egg, sperm and embryo handling, IVF, ICSI, IUI, and freezing, to give some examples;
- Surgery;
- Diet and Nutrition;
- Supplements (vitamin and minerals);
- Lifestyle advice;
- Psychological help and Counseling.
Traditional Medicine
In Traditional Medicine one typically finds modalities such as:
- Massage and Bodywork;
- Energy Work;
- Acupressure
- Acupuncture;
- Herbal Medicine, including herbal baths, herbal saunas, herbal compresses, and such;
- Diet and Nutrition;
- Exercise;
- Lifestyle advice;
- Meditation;
- Religiously based counselling and psychological help.
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