Aromatherapy during fertility treatments including IVF treatments.
Essential oils can be a wonderful way of supporting yourself physically and emotionally while trying to conceive and during medicated fertility treatments.
However, while essential oils are natural they are also highly concentrated and they need to be used with caution especially while taking hormones during fertility treatment and in the early stages of pregnancy.
Aromatherapy during fertility treatments
When you’re taking hormones during fertility treatments it’s important to be careful using essential oils that may have an effect on your hormones when used directly on the skin.
Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be much proper research on the topic of essential oil use during fertility treatments like IVF
How I use essential oils professionally with fertility clients:
When I am working with clients during fertility treatments I choose oils mainly to help support you where you are in your fertility treatment and provide emotional support for the rollercoaster of emotions that can occur during fertility treatments, in particular IVF.
I use fewer essential oils and lower amounts and I avoid oils that directly affect the endocrine system (which produces hormones).
For home use of essential oils during fertility treatments
I highly recommend vaporising oils during this time to help yourself to feel calmer and more relaxed during a stressful process.
- If you want to relax: Oils like lavender, frankincense, geranium and citrus oils like lemon, orange and grapefruit can be very helpful used in an essential oil vaporiser.
- If you need a pick me up: Vaporising a drop of spearmint or peppermint oil with lemon can be stimulating and refreshing.
- While waiting: A drop of lavender or frankincense on a tissue tucked into your bra while waiting your turn for medical tests and procedures can be calming and relaxing.
The two week wait:
I highly recommend using essential oils to relax during the nerve wracking wait between ovulation or an embryo transfer and being able to test if you are pregnant. For many women this is a challenging period of time when there isn’t much to do except wait.
Since smell is highly personal, choose the oils that make you feel relaxed and calm. Vaporise them in the room you are in, put on some of your favourite music and take some nice slow deep breaths to calm and soothe your nervous system.
I’m a holistic therapist and I am here to help you!
I love helping women to overcome their fertility challenges and other issues related to your cycles, pregnancy, periods and/or anxiety.
I treat women with abdominal and womb massage techniques known as Sobada (formally the Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Massage) and reflexology.
I’m also an Advanced EFT Tapping practitioner and I work with women in particular issues around anxiety, depression, stress levels.
I teach Fertility Awareness to help women better know their bodies and improve their chances of conceiving or prevent pregnancy naturally.
I live in Modi’in, Israel and that’s where I spend my days helping women during their fertile years, pregnancy, menopause and other hormonal conditions. Bodywork sessions (massage and reflexology take place in my clinic in Modi’in but EFT Tapping sessions and Fertility Awareness education can take place online or in person).
Learn more about working with me here.
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