Restorative Reproductive Medicine

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Restorative Reproductive Medicine

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Reproductive medicine designed to cooperate with reproductive system.

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Benefits of RRM

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Heals defects, promotes healthy functioning of the body, works with the body, not against it.

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Naprotechnology

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natural procreative technology. Most famous restorative reproductive medicine system

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Charting

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Moniter of cycles. Allows identification of reproductive pathologies, aids medical evaluation and treatment, conjugal union can be timed to overcome infertility.

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Nutrition

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some nutrients can hinder fertility at low levels. Improved diet can aid fertility

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Medications

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Normal hormonal response may be restored. May be used to promote sperm production or ovulation.

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Surgery

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Removal of abnormal tissue, Restoration of blocked reproductive ducts.

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Success rates of Naprotechnology

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Live births/women is greater than IVF, even if used after IVF.

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Advantages of Naprotechnology

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Diagnoses cause of infertility, lower risk of multiples comparted to ART, no risk of OHSS, cheaper than ART

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Disadvantages of Naprotechnology

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Longer wait for pregnancy

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Miscarriage/spontaneous abortion

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loss of pregnancy by 20th week

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stillbirth

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loss of pregnancy after 20th week

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Miscarriage frequency

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Estimates vary widely. 10% to 70%. Most common in first 3 weeks.

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risk factors of miscarriage

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chromosomal abnormalities, advanced maternal age, previous miscarriage, infertility, endometriosis, short secretory phase, low progesterone, immature follicles

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Abnormal follicle development

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causes low estrogen/progesterone, decreased sensitivity to progesterone.

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ART for miscarriage

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does not identify underlying problem, low success rate

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Napro and miscarriage

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can predict risk of miscarriage, treatment can begin before it happens.

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miscarriage risk markers

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short/highly variable post-ovulation phase, spotting before menstruation, low fertile mucus production

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premature birth

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birth more than 3 weeks before the due date. Occurs before the 35th developmental week.

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Possible underlying problems of premature birth

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Increased uterine contrations, infection, cervical incompetence (cervic effaces and dialates too early)

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efface

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to thin

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dialate

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to become wider

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Premature birth tretments

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Progesterone to prevent contractions, antibiotics to treat infections, cervical cerclage to strengthen the cervix

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Cervical cerclage

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a ring or loop used to hold the cervix closed.

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Things Napro can treat

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Menstrual cramps and pelvic pain, absence of menstrual periods, endometriosis, polycystic ovaries, male infertility