Week 13 - Conceptions to childhood

Question 1

Lifestyle habits that may drain and negatively impact our fertility

Answer 1

Work stress
Long work hours
excessive cerebral activity without physical release
mental anxiety
lack of relaxation
Inadequate sleep
hurried, irregular eating schedules
stiumulants like caffeine, drugs and alcohol 
excessive sexual activity
hormonal stimulation

Question 2

Supplements that will aid in male fertility

Answer 2

Vitamin C - Increase sperm count and sperm motility, and may decrease risk of sperm damage
Vitamin E - Deficiency of this Vitamin E can cause damage to the reproductive tissue
Zinc - needed to make the outer layer and tail of the sperm and essential for healthy sperm
Manganese - Shown by research to be important for maintaining a high sperm count
Potassium - Increase sperm motility

Question 3

Supplements for female fertility

Answer 3

Copper - In Excessive amounts can cause birth defects, postnatal depression, and emybro toxic, usually a result in birth control pills or copper IUD
Zinc - susceptibility to all sorts of infections
Magnesium/manganese - Deficiency also leads to high levels of coppers
Selenium - can also be a factor

Question 4

Follicular phase

Answer 4

Yin - Waxing phase

Time to nourish blood and Yin - feeds the growing egg, and nourishes the endometrial lining

Question 5

Ovulation phase

Answer 5

Harmonize

Spleen tonification with Sweet foods

Question 6

Luteal phase

Answer 6

Waning phase
Body produces progesterone
(Kid)Yang tonification and warming foods

Question 7

List the organs according to the weeks they are formed

Answer 7

Week 1 -4 : Liver
4- 8 - Gallbladder
8-12 - Pericardium
12-16 - Triple burner
16 -20 - Spleen
20-24 - Stomach
24- 28 - Lung
28 - 32 - LI
32 - 36 - Kidney
36 - 40 - Bladder