Explaining Infertility to your patients, by Dr. Ogi Ressel
December 06 2009, 12:00 am
Warm hellos to everyone!
I mentioned to you a few weeks ago that I plan to spend a bit more time on pediatric
issues that all of you see in your offices every day. Infertility is one of them:
Listen.....One of the most devastating problems facing many couples today is not being
able to have a child. I used to see this among many of my patients - I even developed
a PowerPoint presentation on this problem - it is that common! The anguish is nothing
short of heart- breaking - many such couples have done everything-fertility clinics, fertility
enhancing drugs, vitamin injections, counseling, etc. all to no avail.
In my own experience, I have found most cases of infertility to be fairly one-sided.
In other words, it is usually women that seem to be at fault with an inability to achieve
pregnancy. Please.....do not get me wrong, I am not blaming women for this difficulty in
any way whatsoever! Don't even go there. This is not a sexist remark, but the problem,
seems to be more rooted with women than with men. Let me explain:
Women are much more familiar with reproductive functions than most men. Yes, we men,
are a bit behind the eight ball on this issue!
Here are some reproductive facts for dummies:
When a woman ovulates, the egg travels down one Fallopian tube one month, and then
down the other Fallopian tube the next month. In other words, this function alternates
between the right and left in order to give one or the other a "break" - equal sharing of
the work load. The egg starts at one end of the Fallopian tube and ends up at the uterus
or womb at the other. The egg does not swim or have any flippers, arms, or legs, so it is
carried along from one end to the other by what we call "passive transport." In other words,
it is simply a bystander going for a ride - much like a ride in a convoluted water tube of a
water park.
The reason this takes place is because of a very exact function of the different muscles that
make up the walls of the Fallopian tubes. They literally "squeeze" the egg from one end of
the tube to the other. The purpose of this function is to meet the sperm at the other end so
that fertilization can take place. In other words, the egg starts at one end of the Fallopian
tube and the muscles of the tube gently propel it from one end to the other. This process is
called peristalsis and is very similar to
swallowing while you eat - the muscles in your esophagus, literally guide what you have just
swallowed all the way down into your stomach. The same is true for the Fallopian tube.
Let's look at this in light of a couple not being able to achieve pregnancy: In most couples
who are labeled "Infertile," it seems that the egg is not able to make it through the Fallopian
tube to meet the sperm at the other end. Unless that union is allowed to take place, there is
no pregnancy, hence no baby - not a good thing.
I want you to think about this for a moment: Why would the muscles of the Fallopian tube,
that are designed and programmed to perform that very special function every month, suddenly
decide that they simply won't do it? How bizarre is that concept? The Fallopian tubes decided,
all by themselves, not to transport the egg? Without their owners permission? Who is in charge
anyway?
Well, the answer is quite simple. It is not their decision. The muscles of the body do not decide
what to do on their own. They are literally ordered, or not, to do their job. In cases of Infertility,
I have found that those muscles are simply not able to take the egg from one end of the
Fallopian tube to the other. In most cases, it is the fault of the nervous system, which controls
that very function. The muscles of the Fallopian tubes either receive proper input from the nervous
system to do their job, or they do not. In those cases I have found that the culprit is a vertebral
subluxation, generally in the lower part of the spine, which interferes with the manner in which
the Fallopian tubes would normally function. Consider this: It is similar to being on your cell
phone - your reception and transmission suddenly becomes poor - you are not receiving your
message.
(I wrote a research paper on this issue in the JVSR and it is also a chapter in my book)
By correcting these subluxations and allowing the nervous system to be then able to control the
function of those Fallopian tubes, I have found that couples can achieve pregnancy.
As "proof" that this actually works, I've had a number of children running around our Centre who
are living proof and testimony of the amazing power of the body to function normally.
I simply must tell you of a story which you may find humorous - at my expense:
When I was still in practice, I was looking after a young 26 year old woman who came to see me
with being unable to get pregnant. I placed her on a schedule of care designed to correct the
Vertebral Subluxations which were at the root of her problem.
One day, she waltzed into our Centre with an amazing smile on her face. And I want you to
picture this for a moment: It is Friday morning, all 25 chairs in our reception area are full, people
are standing outside, all seven adjusting tables are full, the office is packed with people, and
I am turning on the Power some 50 feet away!
This patient stood in the doorway, joy all over her face, arms outstretched, and yelled at the top
of her lungs:
"You got me pregnant!"
I have to tell you - there wasn't a sound in the office - no one moved. Everyone froze! It was like
running a Sprint commercial! Let me tell you this - I had a lot of explaining to do!
Just for fun I am including a letter from one of my patients that you will probably find quite
interesting.
It is just another example of Innate at work!
Dear Dr. Ogi
We are sending you this letter to show our appreciation for all the help you have given us since we met
you three years ago.
Karen and I did not realize just what an impact "The Chiropractic Approach" would have on our lives.
After being married ten years, and trying to have a family for at least seven years, we had almost
given up on the possibility. After four to five years of not taking birth control pills and not getting
pregnant, Karen purchased a book on infertility. It had suggested charting Karen's basal body
temperature each day. After eight months of continuous charting, the family doctor sent her to the
gynecologist. He reviewed the charts, semen-analysis (lower count and motility, but that should not
have been a problem) and decided to do a Laparoscopy (surgery to check the fallopian tubes).
The surgery showed a couple offibroids but they should not have been a problem.
The next step was to do Artificial Insemination in the gynecologist's office along with fertility drugs.
No luck with the four attempts at Artificial Insemination and drugs. We were about to be referred to a
Fertility Clinic when we bought our home and the Fertility Clinic was put on hold.
Just five months later we would meet you and you explained that Karen had a spinal curvature and
vertebral subluxations that could be causing her painful menstrual cycle and preventing pregnancy.
Just six months after Karen started having her adjustments with you, we got the news. On May 5,
we were blessed with our first child, Cassie, weighing 7lbs. 5 oz. Then on March 2, our son, Timothy,
was born weighing 9 lbs. 3 oz.
We firmly believe these blessed events could not have been achieved without your help. Both children
were born healthy and continue to enjoy good health due to regular adjustments and no vaccinations.
Our lives have been practically drug free in the past three years since you explained that our bodies
can heal themselves. We can only hope that more people will follow the Chiropractic approach to better
health. We will continue to be adjusted and help spread the word of a drug free lifestyle.
Your friends,
Sandy & Karen
So there you have it - just a small example of how what you do can change someone's life!
Now get out there and just do it!
Warmest wishes,
Dr. Ogi Ressel
