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The Science behind Hypnosis for Fertility |
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A recent Israeli study showed that the success rate of IVF treatments doubled in a test group from 14% to 28%, when the subjects underwent hypnosis during implantation. Professor Eliahu Levitas conducted this study with 185 women. Read some of his findings on hypnosis for fertility. Dr. Gayle Peterson has developed a technique called Body-Centred Hypnosis. Dr. Peterson found that high anxiety states in the mother must be reduced in order to normalise pregnancy and birth. She cites several research studies that suggest a positive link between fertility and treatments based on hypnosis. She is a pioneer in the field of mind/body states and their effects on fertility, pregnancy and birthing Click here to Read Dr. Peterson's article on fertility and depression. Dr. Alice Domar has been published in several important journals, such as Fertility & Sterility (1990 and 2000) and the Journal of the American Medical Women's Association (1999). She emphasises the importance of "mind/body" techniques, including self-hypnotic suggestions to reduce stressors that interfere with conception and healthy pregnancy. Domar is the author of Conquering Infertility, and other books on the topic. See more about Dr. Domar's research here. Dr. Ernest L. Rossi specialises in psychobiology, the relationship between the mind and physical body states. He has conducted extensive research to suggest that human genes must be in a state of physical readiness for conception to take place. His findings suggest that hypnotic-type suggestions can activate specific genes involved with fertility and conception, including the IL-1, c-fos, and the CYP17 in a specific order. Click here to read about his book, The Psychobiology of Gene Expressions. At the Institute of Applied Psychology in Lisbon, a team of researchers led by Katharina Hirschenhauser has concluded that men who actively want to be fathers automatically adjust their testosterone levels at exactly the right time (the middle of their partners' menstrual cycles). Perhaps there is no better hypnotic suggestion for a male partner than the idea that he wants to become a father. |
Katherine Ferris GSPP; MASTA; CHBE; CMAHA
Registered P.S.H. Therapist
BodyMind Psychotherapist
Hypnotherapist
Certified HypnoBirthing Educator
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