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Naturally Increase your Fertility with The Orange Grove Clinic Fertility Program

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At The Orange Grove Clinic we have a team of natural fertility experts, who work together using our bespoke Fertility Program.

Combining three different therapies with proven success rates for fertility – acupuncture, nutritional therapy and homeopathy – our experts are able to provide you with the finest quality complementary care to help increase your chances of conception and address any underlying causes that may be preventing you and your partner from getting pregnant.

We are the only clinic in Norfolk and Suffolk able to provide a fully integrated fertility program that combines these three effective therapies, with a team of experts working together on your particular case.

The Orange Grove Fertility Team are: 

Natural Fertility Program at The Orange Grove ClinicKathy Payne (Hons) LHCEA RSHom Homeopath, Natural Fertility Coach

Rebecca Geanty BSc Hons. Lic AC. MBAcC  Acupuncturist

Catherine Jeans DipION mBANT CNHC  Nutritional Therapist

Please click on our therapists’ names above to find out more information about their qualifications and experience.

The Orange Grove Fertility Programs

We have a range of fertility programs to suit your specific needs, which can also be tailor-made into a bespoke package to suit you and your requirements.  These programs are ideal for:

  • Anyone wanting to start a family who would like to maximise their health before conception, giving your baby the best start in life, right from the moment conception occurs
  • Women or couples who have been trying to get pregnant for a while but have been unable to conceive
  • Anyone who has had recurrent miscarriages
  • Anyone diagnosed with unexplained fertility, PCOS, endometriosis, fibroids, low ovarian reserve, low sperm count or any condition which can affect your fertility
  • Women or couples who are going through IVF or going to start IVF, to help maximise chances of conceiving and maintaining a pregnancy
How can these therapies help to enhance natural fertility?

natural fertility program at The OG ClinicNutritional Therapy for fertility:   The food that you eat and your lifestyle can have a huge impact on your chances of conceiving a baby.  Your body is unique, which is why nutritional therapy can be particularly helpful because it addresses the specific nutrients and dietary strategies you need as an individual to help rebalance your body and maximise your chances of conceiving.

Many IVF clinics are now recognising the importance of nutrition for IVF success, making general recommendations such as increased omega 3 fats or zinc intake. However, as part of your pre-conceptual nutritional care a tailor-made nutritional program is strongly advised to help any specific deficiencies or imbalances you may have.
Our nutritional therapist is also able to provide and analyse comprehensive clinical health tests, such as complete female and male hormone profiles, to provide clues as to why your body may be out of balance and what may be preventing conception so that a more effective and targeted nutritional programme can be put into place.
The Natural fertility program at The OG Clinic
Homeopathy for Fertility:  There are many factors that affect both female and male fertility, including nutrition, lifestyle choices, the effects of prescribed and recreational drugs, allergies and intolerances, toxins in the body and inherited weaknesses as well as physical injuries and diagnosed conditions, like PCOS.
Homeopathy offers a safe, natural approach to male and female fertility with no harmful side effects.  Each person is treated holistically; that means as a unique and whole person, not simply on their diagnosis or a set of physical symptoms.Homeopathic remedies help to support the body create the necessary conditions to conceive. This homeopathic approach to fertility supports healthy menstrual cycles and ovulation, fertile mucus production and endometrial lining in women, while helping increase sperm count and quality in men.
Our homeopath, Kathy Payne, also provides information to help you recognize fertile signs, time intercourse and make lifestyle and small home changes to maximize chances of having a baby.
the OG Clinic natural fertility program
Acupuncture for Fertility:  when partners who are struggling to conceive both opt to have acupuncture, it can have a very positive effect, uniting them as a couple and helping to create a calmer, more relaxed state of mind.  In addition, couples that have acupuncture treatment for a three to six month period may well find they can conceive naturally, negating the need for IVF treatment.  If couples do chose to have IVF however, acupuncture works alongside it very effectively to increase the success rates.

Rebecca Geanty, acupuncturist and member of the British Acupuncture Council says: “In my experience and that of my patients, acupuncture has a lot to offer couples trying for a baby, whatever their diagnosis. Dealing with infertility can be extremely stressful and both parties can become tense and anxious. This can result in poor sleep or low libido, and a reluctance to keep trying because previous attempts have failed with every passing month, bringing more pressure on both people.

“Male patients often benefit from the relaxation acupuncture brings and are overjoyed when tests show their sperm has improved. Getting pregnant is not the end of the story and I often treat women through the whole pregnancy.”

Traditional acupuncture is a tried and tested system of traditional Chinese medicine, which has been used in China and other eastern cultures for thousands of years to restore, promote and maintain good health. Its benefits are now widely acknowledged all over the world and in the past decade, traditional acupuncture has begun to feature more prominently in mainstream medicine in the UK.

The Orange Grove Clinic Range of Fertility Programs: 

The OGC Female Fertility Program: 

This package is ideal for women who are about to start trying to get pregnant, or those who have been trying for a while and not been able to conceive.  You may have been diagnosed with unexplained infertility, or have a condition such as endometriosis, PCOS, fibroids or low ovarian reserve.

This package is also ideal if you are about to go through IVF treatment, to help maximise your chances of conceiving and maintaining a healthy pregnancy.

This 4 month program includes:

  • One hour initial nutritional therapy appointment, plus three follow up 45 minute appointments throughout the program – your nutritional therapist Catherine will take a full health history at your first appointment, review any test results you have had and give you a written dietary and supplement program to help increase your fertility and help you to have a healthy pregnancy.  This program will be reviewed and changed as necessary throughout the program.
  • An hour initial homeopathy appointment, and a further three 45 minute homeopathy appointments throughout the program, with prescriptions included – your homeopath Kathy Payne will prescribe the appropriate remedies to help support your fertility and discuss with you any further ways to help maximise your fertility.  Throughout the program she will make changes to your prescriptions as necessary.
  • An hour private consultation with our acupuncturist Rebecca Geanty – who will already have discussed your health history in full with your team of therapists.  Taking all this information into account, she will do a full Chinese medical diagnosis, taking pulses, examining your tongue and discussing with you the best way to address maximising your fertility.  At this appointment, you will have your first acupuncture fertility treatment.
  • 11 Acupuncture Appointment in the Norwich Acupuncture Room Multi Bed Clinic with Rebecca Geanty:  we recommend from around week 3 of the program that you have one acupuncture session per week, then from around week 9 fortnightly appointments.  Total appointments 11.
  • Case Conferences – Your team of fertility experts will hold regularly meetings to discuss your progress and decide on the most appropriate course of action.
  • One pot of Green Barley Grass – a gluten free powder supplement rich in chlorella, iron, vitamin C and folic acid, which is indicated in Chinese medicine to support conception and pre-conceptual health.  From a Western medicine perspective, this supplement is rich in the nutrients so vital for healthy conception and pregnancy.
Total Program Cost:  £620 (payable at the beginning of the program).  
Before your program begins you will be asked to fill in a detailed health questionnaire, food diary and medical history.   A private acupuncture program is available at an additional cost.  Further supplements and tests are additional to the price. 

You will also receive discounts off further nutritional therapy, acupuncture or homeopathy appointments if you decide to continue with any therapy, to help support you through pregnancy and beyond. 

The OGC Female Fertility Program with Comprehensive Hormone Tests 

This package is ideal for women who are about to start trying to get pregnant, or those who have been trying for a while and not been able to conceive.  You may have been diagnosed with unexplained infertility, or have a condition such as endometriosis, PCOS, fibroids or low ovarian reserve.

This package is also ideal if you are about to go through IVF treatment, to help maximise your chances of conceiving and maintaining a healthy pregnancy.

With the addition of salivary hormone testing, this enables your therapists to fully analyse how your sex hormones are fluctuating throughout the entire month (testing happens on 12 different days throughout your cycle) and how this may be affected by other hormones, such as cortisol, melatonin and DHEA.  The correct hormonal balance and fluctuation of hormones throughout the month is vital for conception – for example, without a sufficient oestrogen peak you are unlikely to ovulate, and without a progesterone surge in the second half of the month, the chances of implantation of the embryo and maintenance of the pregnancy are greatly reduced.

This 6 month programme includes:

  • Comprehensive Female Hormone Test – this test is organised by nutritional therapist Catherine Jeans, who is able to arrange your test and fully analyse and interpret your results.  Before seeing the fertility team, you will be sent the test kit and full instructions given to you before taking the test.
  • Case Conference Discussions – following receipt of your test results, your therapists will hold a case conference to discuss your health history and decide on the most appropriate course of action.  Your therapists will work as a team throughout the program, having further case conferences, to ensure you have the most effective program and discuss any issues that may arise and need to be addressed.
  • One hour initial nutritional therapy appointment, plus three follow up 45 minute appointments throughout the program – your nutritional therapist Catherine will take a full health history at your first appointment, review your test results your test results (and other tests you may have had through your doctor or a fertility clinic).  You will be given a written dietary and supplement program to help increase your fertility and help you to have a healthy pregnancy.  This program will be reviewed and changed as necessary throughout the program.
  • An hour initial homeopathy appointment, and a further three 45 minute homeopathy appointments throughout the program, with prescriptions included - your homeopath Kathy Payne will prescribe the appropriate remedies to help support your fertility and discuss with you any further ways to help maximise your fertility.  Throughout the program she will make changes to your prescriptions as necessary.
  • An hour private consultation with our acupuncturist Rebecca Geanty - who will already have discussed your health history in full with your team of therapists.  Taking all this information into account, she will do a full Chinese medical diagnosis, taking pulses, examining your tongue and discussing with you the best way to address maximising your fertility.  At this appointment, you will have your first acupuncture fertility treatment.
  • 11 Acupuncture Appointment in the Norwich Acupuncture Room Multi Bed Clinic with Rebecca Geanty:  we recommend from around week 3 of the program that you have one acupuncture session per week, then from around week 9 fortnightly appointments.  Total appointments 11.
  • One pot of Green Barley Grass – a gluten free powder supplement rich in chlorella, iron, vitamin C and folic acid, which is indicated in Chinese medicine to support conception and pre-conceptual health.  From a Western medicine perspective, this supplement is rich in the nutrients so vital for healthy conception and pregnancy.

Full program price:  £830 (payable at the beginning of the program).  

Before your program begins you will be asked to fill in a detailed health questionnaire, food diary and medical history.  A private acupuncture program is available at an additional cost.  Further supplements and tests are additional to the price. 

You will also receive discounts off further nutritional therapy, acupuncture or homeopathy appointments if you decide to continue with any therapy, to help support you through pregnancy and beyond. 

The OGC Couples Fertility Program

When trying to conceive, maximising fertility in both the male and female is absolutely vital.  In many cases, there can be issues that both partners need help with and this package with our Fertility Team is ideal.

This 4 month programme includes:

  • 90 minute initial nutritional therapy appointment with both of you, plus a further three one hour nutritional therapy appointments as a couple or individually – your nutritional therapist Catherine will take a full health history from you both at your first appointment and review any test results you may have had through your doctor or a fertility clinic.  You will both be given written dietary and supplement programs to help increase your fertility and help you to have a healthy pregnancy.  This program will be reviewed and changed as necessary throughout the program.
  • Case Conference Discussions – your therapists will hold a case conference to discuss your health history and decide on the most appropriate course of action.  Your therapists will work as a team over the programme, having further case conferences, to ensure you have the most effective programme and discuss any issues that may arise and need to be addressed.
  • An individual one hour homeopathy appointment each, plus a further five 45 minute homeopathy appointments which can be used by either of you.  Your homeopath Kathy Payne will discuss with you ways of maximising your fertility and prescribe appropriate homeopathic remedies to take over the coming weeks.  These are included in the package price.  The follow up appointments will be used by either of you, and your progress will be reviewed and your prescriptions changed accordingly.
  • An individual 60 minute acupuncture appointment each, with our acupuncturist Rebecca Geanty.  She will do a full Chinese medical diagnosis, take pulses, examine your tongue and discuss with you the best way to address maximising your fertility.  At this appointment, you will have your first acupuncture treatment.
  • Following these appointments, you will then have a total of 18 acupuncture appointments (to share between you) in the Norwich Acupuncture Room, a multi-bed clinic held by Rebecca Geanty.  Rebecca will advise you how many appointments you will need each, and discuss with you how regularly you need to attend.  This is usually a weekly basis.
  • A private acupressure class – 1.5 hours – acupuncturist Rebecca Geanty will show you how to help each other to stimulate certain acupressure points at home, to help maximise your fertility and aid relaxation and stress relief
  • Case Conferences - Your team of fertility experts will hold regularly meetings to discuss your progress and decide on the most appropriate course of action.  
  • £100 towards supplements from The Orange Grove Clinic – we may order in specific supplements that are appropriate for you, and our nutritional therapist will provide you with a bespoke supplement plan to suit you both

Total Program Price for a Couple:  £1132

For an additional £210 you can include a comprehensive female hormone test.

For more information on all of our natural fertility programs at the clinic, please call and ask to speak to our fertility team on 01603 631900.  Or you can email reception@theorangegroveclinic.co.uk.  Or go to the contact page.