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Fertility 101

Hormones

1. What are the main hormones in my fertility journey? 
Some of these may sound familiar, but while every kind of hormone is expected to play a part in your fertility journey, the main ones associated with fertility are Follicular-Stimultaing Hormone (FSH), Luteinising Hormone (LH), Progesterone, hCG, Estrogen, Testosterone, and Gonadotropin-releasing Hormone (GnRH).  

2. Why are hormones so important in our fertility and reproductive journey? 
They often control mood, development, reproduction, growth, metabolism, and how our organs work. Changes and symptoms may happen when there's too much or too little hormone. For example, getting enough sleep is crucial to your fertility journey, and the 'sleep hormone' is melatonin. If your body doesn't produce enough melatonin, it may affect your sleep schedule and, in turn, your fertility journey. 

3. What is hormonal imbalance? 
Hormonal imbalance happens when you have too much or too little of one or more hormones in your body and has caused significant changes and impacts on your body to the point where you would need treatment.  

4. What does FSH do? 
Follicular-stimulating hormones are responsible for the stimulation of growth of ovarian follicles before ovulation.  

5. What does LH do? 
LH is an important control hormone for regulating the functions of ovaries. 

6. How can I improve the state of my hormones to increase my chances of pregnancy? 
You can always seek treatment if it is severe. If you want to try naturally regulating your hormones, a lifestyle of having a nutritional diet, good sleep, low stress, and decent exercise may help.