Alison Maunder , Susan Arentz , Mike Armour , Michael F Costello , Carolyn Ee
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Naturopaths’ approach to care of women with infertility: A cross-sectional survey
Introduction
Infertility affects approximately one in six couples of reproductive age. Many women use traditional, complementary and integrative medicine to improve their chances of conceiving. While there is evidence of the use of naturopathy by women attempting to conceive, there is no evidence of the way that naturopaths approach and manage their treatment. This study aims to describe how naturopaths manage female infertility, including their approaches, clinical decisions, knowledge sources, and safety considerations in providing naturopathic care.
Methods
Naturopaths in Australia or New Zealand, routinely treating female reproductive health concerns and practicing for at least two years were invited to complete an online survey through their professional naturopathic associations.
Results
Data from 45 respondents were included. Women seeking preconception health and fertility promotion were frequently seen by 53 % and 44 % of the naturopaths, respectively. The naturopaths’ clinical management approaches for infertility were wide-ranging and extended beyond fertility. They reported prioritising peer-reviewed journal articles in guiding clinical decisions, collaborating with health practitioners (mostly general practitioners) and reporting adverse events. Most naturopaths (95 %) utilised multiple treatment strategies, recommending dietary and lifestyle modifications and a combination of ingestible substances.
Conclusions
The naturopathic approach to management of women with infertility is holistic, considering physical, emotional, and environmental factors and promoting natural healing mechanisms. Greater knowledge of scientific methods for clinical decision-making and improved awareness of adverse event reporting would enhance naturopathic care. Additionally, evaluating the effectiveness of naturopathic treatment would improve safety, inform the profession, and clarify the role of naturopathy within a multidisciplinary approach to infertility.
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The European Journal of Integrative Medicine (EuJIM) considers manuscripts from a wide range of complementary and integrative health care disciplines, with a particular focus on whole systems approaches, public health, self management and traditional medical systems. The journal strives to connect conventional medicine and evidence based complementary medicine. We encourage submissions reporting research with relevance for integrative clinical practice and interprofessional education.
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The journal focuses primarily on original research articles including systematic reviews, randomized controlled trials, other clinical studies, qualitative, observational and epidemiological studies. In addition we welcome short reviews, opinion articles and contributions relating to health services and policy, health economics and psychology.
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