Treatment of infertility folk remedies

The motherhood of is certainly the most important part of women's happiness. But, unfortunately, not every woman can experience the joy of motherhood, and there are many reasons for this. .. More often, the sources of female infertility lie in the consequences of inflammatory diseases that occur in every second woman after abortion.

Do not pass without a trace and sexually transmitted diseases. Launched forms of syphilis, chlamydia, genital herpes and a number of other diseases lead to infertility. Another common cause is underdevelopment( or infantilism) of the uterus and fallopian tubes.

Hardly anyone can understand the desperation of childless spouses who are deprived of the opportunity to become parents. Moreover, traditional medicine can not offer much: according to statistics, only one in four infertile couple after the treatment can have children. When traditional medicine is powerless, there is still hope for unconventional methods. .. Stone oil is one of the oldest Siberian means of combating infertility.

I will bring the letter of a young woman who got to me by chance( my colleagues passed it to the editorial office after learning that I was interested in stone oil).She learned from her own experience how effective a mining tool is.

So, lovely women, maybe, some of you will be helped by rock oil. But before turning to recipes, I want to remind you that the woman is not always the culprit of childless marriages. Few people know that in 40% of cases childlessness is a consequence of male infertility. And, contrary to popular belief, male infertility has nothing to do with potency.

For example, in the history of Elena S. there is nothing "miraculous".This case is quite natural. Judging by the letter, the cause of infertility was the inflammatory process. Stone oil, as is known, has a high anti-inflammatory activity, which means that it struggles with the very cause of unhappiness. In addition, the cause of infertility may be a shortage of zinc in the body, which is contained in the stone oil. Usually, I recommend that women drink the stone oil solution known to you: 3 g of butter per 3 liters of water per 1 glass per day and douched, as in the case of erosion of the cervix.

Additional recommendations

For all women suffering from infertility, the obligatory product is pumpkin flesh. Crude pumpkin in large quantities contains vitamin E, which helps to eliminate many causes of infertility.

Fresh raw pulp pulp, take from 20-30 g once a day, and gradually increase the amount to 150 g per day for 20-30 minutes before meals. The course of treatment is 1,5-2 months. After a break of 10-15 days, repeat it.

Warning!

If you suffer from gastritis with a decreased acidity of gastric juice, peptic ulcer of the stomach or duodenum, then the crude pumpkin is contraindicated to you. In this case, according to the same scheme, take the boiled pumpkin flesh.

My experience shows that a good result can be given to royal jelly. It helps to rejuvenate the body, helps it fight infections, and is shown to women with infertility. From bees milk prepare the following medicine.

In a water bath mix 10 g of royal jelly with 100 g of honey. Dissolve 1/2 tsp mixture in 0.5 cup warm milk and drink the solution 3-5 times a day for 60-90 minutes before eating.

Infertility - a woman's inability to conceive and bear fruit( female infertility).Infertile can be considered a married couple who can not conceive a child for 1 year or more, living a sexual life without using contraception. Today, every fourth married couple can not have a child. Infertility is divided into masculine and feminine.

In order for fertilization to take place, the sperm must go a long way and penetrate into the ovum. In addition, female organs should help the movement of sperm, and the egg is located in the upper third of the fallopian tube and be ready for fertilization. The fertilized egg( zygote) moves into the uterus, the mucous membrane of which must be ready for its attachment.

Of particular importance in this case is the hormonal background, which ensures the readiness of both the uterus and the ovum. If there is a failure, at least one of the elements of this complex mechanism may lead to infertility.

The ratio of causes of infertility in men and women. Contrary to traditional beliefs, couples' infertility is only in 40-45% of cases caused by women's problems( a), another 40% is a consequence of men's problems( b), in 15% of cases - the result of combined problems of men and women( c), and5% - are inexplicable. It is important that partners understand that infertility is their common problem, not the fault of one of them.

It is now believed that infertility couples, where each partner individually does not suffer from infertility, is explained by immunological reasons( incompatibility of spermatozoa and the body of a woman), may also be due to a man's inability to ejaculate or to have sex.

Female infertility in 50% of cases is caused by diseases of the fallopian tubes. Their obstruction is often the result of infectious diseases( especially sexually transmitted diseases), which lead to inflammation and scar change in the fallopian tubes, or due to inflammation of the pelvic organs, and also the germination of the uterine mucosa into other organs( endometriosis).

A frequent cause of female infertility is the lack of ovulation( release of the egg from the ovary).It can be caused by a number of reasons: hormonal disorders, tumors or cysts of the ovaries( polycystic ovary), thyroid disorders, a shortened menstrual cycle, weight loss and starvation, alcohol and drug abuse, and emotional stress.

Frequency of infertility:

a).75% of couples can have as many children as they want;

b).15% of pairs of child-bearing age are forced to have fewer children than they would like;

c).10% of couples can not have children.

Currently, there are a huge number of problems in the field of gynecology( and not only), which lead to infertility, because it is the result of ill health of the whole organism. Doctors divide infertility into primary( the woman has never given birth, not counting abortions) and secondary( when there were pregnancies, but the woman can not give birth at the moment), and also absolute( the cause can not be eliminated, pregnancy will not occur in any case, for example whenabsence of the uterus, both ovaries, etc.) and relative( timely initiated adequate treatment can help a woman get rid of this problem, for example, in inflammatory diseases).

The most common causes of female infertility are changes in the fallopian tubes due to the inflammation, anomalies and maldevelopment of the female genital organs, ovarian or uterine tumors, uterine folds. Infertility can be caused by a sharply acidic environment in the vagina, in connection with which the spermatozoa die too quickly, as well as the absence or inferiority of the egg cells.

Infections. It should be noted that in addition to venereal diseases caused by pathogens of syphilis, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis, sexually transmitted inflammatory processes in the origin of which play the role of special intracellular parasites - chlamydia. Unlike venereal diseases, which manifest themselves with violent symptoms, especially in men( boys), these infections are almost asymptomatic, and only the use of modern equipment allows the doctor to diagnose changes in the internal genital organs of both women and men. The main consequence of this infection is infertility and sexual dysfunction.

Here are some of the most common causes of female infertility:

1) chronic inflammatory diseases of the female genital area, leading to obstruction of the fallopian tubes;

2) malformations of the uterus( bicornic uterus), its underdevelopment( infantilism);

3) fibroids of the uterus;

4) abnormal position of the uterus( bend it to the back);

5) pathology of the cervix due to various inflammatory processes, polyps, erosion of the cervix, etc.;

6) hormonal dysfunction, which leads to disruption of the egg maturation process and prevents ovulation. And hormonal disorders can concern not only the ovaries, but also any other organ of internal secretion - the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, thyroid, pancreas, adrenal glands;

7) the aggression of the female body to sperm and the production of antibodies, which also interferes with fertilization( this is the so-called immunological infertility);

8) infertility of unclear genesis, when conception does not occur in a healthy married couple.

The most common cause of infertility in men is an inadequate amount of sperm( less than 30 million per milliliter of seminal fluid, although in some cases pregnancy occurs with a sperm concentration of 20 million per cm3).Other reasons are weak sperm motility, their abnormal structure, small volume of seminal fluid or impaired sperm function. Less common is the absence of spermatozoa, the absence or obstruction of the vas deferens due to scarring.

Underlying male infertility can be hypoplasia of the sex glands( hypogonadism), undescended testes in the scrotum( a child), the factors adversely affecting the development and maturation of sperm( spermatogenesis): inflammatory and infectious diseases, endocrine disorders, chronic intoxication( alcohol poisoning, medicinal substances, smoking, drugs), radiation damage, testicles, varicose veins of the spermatic cord, overheating( too tight underwear, FIR temperatures), malnutrition.

Male infertility depends on the inability to mate due to injury or ugliness of the genitals, from weakening sexual functions or from inability to fertilize. The inability to fertilize is caused by the fact that the seed can not flow through the vas deferens, the result of the transferred inflammation. Another reason for the failure of fertilization may be the absence of live sperm seed, which is observed in underdevelopment and testicular tumors, chronic infections( tuberculosis), chronic poisoning and violations of the endocrine glands.

Varicosity of the lower extremities in women is more common, but do not complain about this bitter fate and look enviously at the passing representatives of a male. Each has its own priorities. And if the varicose veins of the veins strike accurately on what is most important for women -.by their beauty, then men have their own known vulnerability.

In almost half of cases, male infertility is the result of varicocele - varicose veins of the spermatic cord and testicle. In translation, the name of this disease sounds like a "tumor of venous nodes."And indeed, in violation of the venous system of valves in the veins of the scrotum, the blood begins to perform in the vein of the so-called "pendulum movement", the walls of veins gradually stretched, and in the worst case the egg is completely surrounded by blood vessels. And for the production of spermatozoa, a lower temperature is required than the rest of the body. And what kind of low temperature can there be in such a heating braid? The production of spermatozoa ceases, which is the cause of infertility in this case.

Treatment of infertility is individual, depending on the cause that caused it. With female infertility, surgical methods can be used in cases of ineffectiveness of drug and hormone therapy. Treatment of male infertility is aimed at eliminating the cause that caused the disease.

The most common changes in male sex cells are. They are quantitative( reducing the number of cells, and sometimes their total absence) and qualitative( reducing their viability).

The reasons for these changes are divided into two subgroups - congenital and acquired.

Congenital malformations include sexual anomalies: absence of one or both of them, anomalies of their position( say, when they are in the abdominal cavity, where they are subjected to strong pressure and high temperature).They are found, however, rarely.

The changes are much more important. They may arise from transferred in the childhood infections( such as measles, scarlet fever, sore throat, mumps, frequent flu, tuberculosis), already mentioned by us sexually transmitted diseases that affect the germ cells of the sex glands, as a result of them. further field produced defective cells

The association between acute inflammatory diseases with subsequent orchitis, vesiculitis or prostatitis and infertility is well known. Acute inflammatory diseases can cause significant damage to the testicles and lead to an obstruction of the duct to which the sperm passes under normal conditions.

Reduced sperm motility is the most constant pathology in men suffering varicocele. After dressing the seminal vein, the likelihood of fertilization almost doubles.

Often the cause of infertility is inflammation of the prostate, as the secret of the prostate plays an important role in the process of reproduction, namely its composition. All kinds of deviations in the physical and chemical properties of sperm can lead to a decrease in the viability of spermatozoa, a violation of their mobility and loss of ability to fertilize. A small amount of the secretion of the prostate gland does not sufficiently dilute the sperm, which leads to the appearance of sedentary or dead spermatozoa. Even with a sufficient amount of secretion of the prostate gland, unfavorable conditions may arise that interfere with fertilization, namely: impairment of the qualitative composition of the secretion of the prostate, insufficient content of organic and inorganic substances( sodium, potassium, calcium, chlorine, bicarbonate, phosphorus, proteins, glucose, citric acid, acid and alkaline phosphatases, cholesterol).

The secret of the prostate gland has an acid reaction. When the reaction that occurs as a result of the disease of the prostate gland changes, a significant impairment of sperm motility occurs. The secretion of the prostate gland in mature men contains a large number of various enzymes, the so-called phosphotases, namely the acid ones, which participate in the decomposition of the phospholipids( protein) of the seed and thereby supply the spermatozoa with energy, preserving their life and mobility. The amount of enzyme significantly decreases after castration and increases with the introduction of a sufficient number of male sex hormones. When the function of the prostate gland is disturbed, acidic phosphotase begins to enter the blood. This is of no small importance for determining the degree of lesion of the prostate gland. Thus, with its pronounced organic lesions, the activity of acidic phophatase in the blood increases 3-7 times.

All possible physical effects also affect the normal function of the prostate gland, namely, low temperature regimes, leading to inflammation of the prostate gland.

A negative effect on the gland tissue is caused by vibration, causing the formation of underdeveloped and dead spermatozoa, which, in turn, leads to infertility.

The central nervous system affects reproduction processes through a large number of behavioral, hormonal and autonomic mechanisms. Thus, infertility in men can be described in the following terms: avoiding sexual intercourse or the occurrence of premature ejaculation, impotence, spasm of the urethra with retrograde ejaculation, impaired sperm.

It should be noted unfavorable conditions that have a depressing effect on the ability to fertilize, for example, open or hidden from prying eyes conflicts with close relatives( parents, father-in-law, mother-in-law), possibly living with spouses under one roof.

Drinking alcohol - whether it is a drunkenness or a glass of vodka before dinner - causes a gradual change in the germ cells of the gonads, and then completely destroying them.

S. turned 27 years old. Complains of the absence of children in the family. In marriage is 5 years. The last 4 years he abused alcohol. First he drank from pay and advance, then on weekends, he drinks 100-150 grams of vodka almost every day for the last 2 years. During the examination, a sharp decrease in the number of sex cells, a decrease in their viability, was detected.

The negative effect of nicotine is manifested in the fact that it first increases and then lowers, and finally depresses the excitability of the cerebral cortex, as well as the nerve centers located in the spinal cord that regulate sexual activity.

Infertility can cause and such factors as spinal cord injury, adrenal gland disorders, thyroid and other endocrine glands, and often nutrition. It may not be sufficiently varied or contain too few vitamins. This affects negatively the germ cells, especially in children and adolescents during puberty.

Infertility can result in a disorderly and excessive sex life leading to the depletion of germ cells, reducing their number and the appearance of immature cells.

American sexologist Master gives an example of a married couple who did not have children, although for 6 years of marriage, wishing to increase the chances of pregnancy, the couple spent three times a day. The master explained to them that the amount of full spermatozoa at such intensity after each ejaculation decreases, and the time of the longest interval, not exceeding 15-16 hours, is not enough for the full maturation of spermatozoa, which is required from 36 to 72 hours. After he ordered them to interrupt in a relationship for 36 hours, they had three children, and they again returned to their original schedule. This is to some extent a unique contraceptive.

At the present stage, given the difficulties of treating male sterility, special attention should be paid to its prevention. It consists in the decisive refusal of alcoholic drinks and promiscuous sexual relations, smoking, early diagnosis and treatment of various disorders of the genital area. A calm, benevolent atmosphere in the family is of great importance in the prevention of infertility.

Common activities that must be followed by men both during treatment for infertility, and after.

1. Sexual intercourse should not be very frequent, as the maximum concentration and the best quality indicators of semen are on the 4th-5th day after intimacy.

2. It is necessary to consider the ovulation days of the wife, when there are favorable conditions for conception.

3. It is important that after a sexual intercourse the wife continues lying with a slightly raised pelvis for 20-40 minutes, so that the ejaculate does not leak out of the vagina.

Smoking, drinking alcohol, uncontrolled use of medications, which may themselves cause dysfunction of the testicles, should be excluded.

It is necessary to eliminate hypothermia and overheating of the body, the effects of high frequency currents, vibration, noise, contact with industrial poisons.

Food should be regular, contain a sufficient number of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and mineral salts. In the diet should include: meat of animals, birds, sea fish, eggs, cottage cheese, red and black caviar. Required is the use of vegetable oil( sunflower, corn, olive).It is necessary to include fresh fruits and vegetables: beets, carrots, pumpkins, apricots, apples, citrus fruits, etc. Preparation of salads in vegetable oil promotes the assimilation of fat-soluble vitamins( A, D, E, K).Dried fruits serve as suppliers of mineral salts and trace elements. Honey contains vitamins, biologically active substances, microelements.

It is forbidden to use extraordinarily sharp dishes, seasonings and smoked products.

Currently, infertility in men use artificial insemination of a woman.

Artificial insemination experts calculated that 24% of infertile couples in which a man was found to be responsible for infertility can have a child with artificial insemination. This method began to be implemented in the Soviet Union 25 years ago, although its wide practice is still limited, since the legal status of parents, the donor and the child is not defined.

Protection of the interests of the mother and child born through artificial insemination is enshrined in legal provisions:

1. Artificial insemination can be carried out only at the firm desire of both spouses, which must be executed in writing and notarized. There must also be a notarized statement, including a refusal of information on a sperm donor.

2. A spouse waives the right to doubt in paternity, after having given his consent to the application of this method of treatment.

3. A child born after such intervention is a child of both parents with all rights and duties for parents and the child. This legal provision remains in force if the family disintegrates as a result of death or divorce.

4. Only a doctor has the right to perform artificial insemination, and spouses are informed in advance of both probable chances of a positive result, and possible complications for the mother and child.

Most of the currently occurring cases of childlessness are due to two major social changes. First, the division of sexual pleasure and reproductive function as a result of expanding the range of these pleasures, improving the quality and variety of contraceptives, the wider spread of artificial abortion methods. Secondly, the increase in the rights of women in the choice to have or not have a child, expanding their scope of activities and facilitating the possibility of achieving a high social status. In families that choose to remain childless, there is a tendency to carefully consider their choice in comparison with other families and greater openness in talking about this decision with other people. They, apparently, are happier and more successful in their professional activities. Wives in such families are more independent, self-confident and have healthy skepticism, are less susceptible to the influence of other people and attach great importance to personal freedom.

Traditional medicine recommends to eliminate the causes of infertility and pregnancy:

• drink instead of tea a decoction of spruce needles( a tablespoon per cup of boiling water) as a remedy for polyps;

• eat more foods that contain vitamin E( liver, green leaf lettuce) or take vitamin E in capsules;

• drink infusion of flowers or hawthorn fruit( tablespoon of hawthorn to a glass of boiling water) half a cup 3 times a day;

• eat the leek.

Carnivorous clove

Mat clove is also called a field clove. It is not sold in the pharmacy, it can be bought from herbalists or collected independently.
Uterine carnation is a perennial herbaceous plant 10-40 cm high, with branched, knobby stems. Flowers with 5 pink flowers, covered with dark spots, greenish outside. It blooms in June-August, but it is best to harvest it in June or July. It grows on calcareous dry slopes, on sandy soils, in steppe meadows, pine forests and forest fringes in the east of the European part of Russia and in Siberia.

Treatment with honey and royal jelly

Infertility is recommended to take honey to 250 g daily for 2 months. Usually the recommended dose is distributed evenly throughout the day: 3-4 times a day 3-4 hours after eating, dissolving honey in 1 glass of warm water, so honey is well absorbed and has the best therapeutic effect. But, in addition to honey, in the treatment of infertility is widely used and royal jelly.

Required:

50 g royal jelly, 25 g honey syrup.

Method of preparation.

Carefully mix honey syrup with royal jelly.

How to use.

The mixture is taken 1 teaspoon 30 minutes before meals. It is recommended that the mixture be prepared in small portions, shortly before use.

Required:

110-120 g royal jelly, 250 ml vodka.

Method of preparation.

Royal jelly diluted in vodka. Stir the mixture for a day.

Treatment of mummy

Mumiye is also used in the treatment of infertility.

Requires:

0,2-0,3 g of mummy, 4-6 ml of blueberry juice, sea buckthorn or carrot.

Method of preparation.

Mumiye dissolve in juice and mix thoroughly.

How to use.

Treatment with minerals

For the treatment of infertility successfully used minerals: emerald, amethyst, amber, lapis lazuli, jasper, topaz. The chosen stone can be used in conjunction with reflexology, applied to a sore spot, simply hold in hands, insist on water, "charge" ointment and oils, and also wear as an ornament.

An interesting way to infuse a mineral in water: a stone without rims descends into the water in the morning before sunrise for a day. During this time, the stone will give its energy to the water, ie, it will charge it. Then the stone must be put on a sunny place, so that energy returns to it. Charged water should be taken in small sips, the water should be stored in the refrigerator, but no more than 2-3 days, as it loses its strength over time.

Thermotherapy

Thermotherapy is performed by paraffinotherapy or ozokeritotherapy. Do not forget that the heat treatment is prescribed only by a doctor-gynecologist.

Treatment with bee venom
Treatment with bee venom is a very old way that our grandmothers and great-grandmothers used. There are two ways of introducing poison into the body: injection( prick) and with a direct sting of the bee. But since bee venom is an extremely powerful allergen that can cause unpredictable reactions of the body to its administration, this manipulation should be performed only by a doctor and only under his supervision.

Prevention of infertility is the timely treatment of inflammatory diseases of the genital organs;avoidance of traumatic injuries of the cervix or its walls, which often happens with abortions;treatment of diseases associated with metabolic disorders;a healthy way of life( first of all - refusal of smoking and reception of alcoholic and narcotic preparations).

Homeopathy

For homeopathic infertility treatment, the following drugs are used: lachezis, thuja, carbonicum, gamma melilis, apis, calcaria, pulsatilla, Ovarium Compositum, Lim-Fomiothot, Gormel, Ubihinon Compositum, Gineko-Hel, "Coenzyme Compositum", "Galium-Hel", "Psorino-Hel."

Mud treatment

For mud treatment, peat or mud mud is used in the amount of 2.5-3 kg. The procedure is as follows: on the bed or a couch a blanket, an oilcloth and a cloth are laid out, on which a thick, even layer is spread out the dirt. It is necessary to lay down on a couch so that on a layer of a dirt there were a loin and the top part of femurs. After that, you should cover the bottom of the abdomen and thigh with mud, cover with a cloth, an oilcloth and wrap yourself in a blanket. The procedure is carried out for 20-25 minutes, the course of treatment - 17-18 procedures, which should be performed every other day. After the procedure, you can take a warm shower and rest about 50-60 minutes.

After the diagnosis and causes of infertility treatment begins. Depending on the reasons identified, the measures performed achieve the desired result( pregnancy) in 50-65% of cases.

If infertility is caused by a disease, then, first of all, begin to treat it. Treatment may include the use of drugs such as hormones or antibiotics, or carried out through surgery. In some cases, treatment of both partners is necessary.

The use of hormones can be effective in hormonal imbalance, endometriosis or a disturbed menstrual cycle.

In cases of absence of ovulation, women are prescribed a course of hormone treatment with an antiestrogen( clomiphene).At the same time, the ability to become pregnant is restored in 40%, but the probability of multiple pregnancies( twins, triplets) increases from 1.2% to 8%.In recent years, drugs have appeared that contain the pituitary hormone( gonadotropic drugs) that stimulate ovulation. Their use increases the probability of pregnancy to 60-70%, while the probability of multiple pregnancies increases to 20%.A known shortage of drugs is associated with a powerful stimulation of the ovaries, the possibility of their increase in volume and the risk of rupture( apoplexy).

Daily measurement of basal temperature allows you to monitor the course of the menstrual cycle and record the moment of ovulation in response to taking medications, thereby helping to determine the time when conception is most likely.

To remove sites affected by endometriosis, to treat polycystic ovaries and to restore the patency of the fallopian tubes, surgery may be required. Modern technology allows you to perform surgery in the abdominal cavity through a small incision, after which the scars on the skin are virtually invisible. Using the achievements of microsurgery, the doctor eliminates the obstruction and adhesion of the fallopian tubes, removes the altered patches, sewing healthy parts of the tubes. Ability to pregnancy is restored in 30-50% of cases. In endometriosis, it is possible to burn out an area of ​​an atypically located endometrium with an electric current or laser( an efficiency of 40-65%).

Many issues of treating male infertility have not yet been developed sufficiently. In the surgical treatment of varicose veins of the spermatic cord, the content of spermatozoa in the ejaculate can significantly increase, but other forms are treated poorly. Hormone treatment for men is not very effective. Artificial insemination( insemination) is often used to overcome male infertility caused by general health impairment or psychological problems leading to an inability to perform sexual intercourse. In this case, the sperm is injected into the cervix with the help of a special pipette during the period of ovulation. In the case of a reduced number of spermatozoa, the husband collects sperm from several portions and then enters the uterine cavity. The effectiveness of artificial insemination is due to the fact that the sperm immediately enters the cervix, and when the sexual act reaches only a small part of the spermatozoids. When the number of sperm in the husband's ejaculate is extremely low or even zero, the alternative is the use of donor sperm.

Another way to combat infertility is the fertilization of an ovum outside the woman's body( in vitro fertilization).

In this procedure, a mature egg is extracted from the ovary with a hollow needle and fertilized with sperm in the laboratory. Doctors observe the development of embryos for several hours( sometimes up to two days), and then place them in the uterine cavity. This procedure may be required for obstruction of the fallopian tubes or their absence, in severe endometriosis, as well as in cases when there is a very low sperm content in the ejaculate or in allergic reactions of the woman to her husband's sperm.

In vitro fertilization is an expensive procedure, the effectiveness of which is often quite low( from 10 to 28%).At present, many modifications of this method have been developed. For example, the introduction of a mixture of sperm and egg into the fallopian tube;transfer of a fertilized egg no later than 24 hours into the fallopian tube;injection of sperm directly into the ovum and others.

It is important to remember that there is also a psychological factor of infertility. The woman's genital function is regulated by the central nervous system and largely depends on the emotions that she experiences in her daily life. If the attending physician is confronted with the pessimism of the patient, then the effectiveness of treatment is reduced.

Treatment of infertility often becomes the most difficult period in the life of a married couple, because for a long time you have to strictly comply with the prescriptions of doctors( for example, that the intimacy was carried out only at a fixed date or that a man collects sperm directly in the clinic).Numerous examination procedures, intense expectation of results, loss of spontaneity of intimate relationships in which everything obeys the purpose of reproduction, serve as constant stress, which may result in the onset of cooling in the family or the appearance of sexual dysfunctions. The oppressive atmosphere of uncertainty destroys partnerships, suppresses sensuality, contributes to a sense of guilt, anxiety and depression. In all these cases, the help of a therapist can be highly desirable.

It should be added that in 65% of couples who have suffered infertility for a number of years, conception can occur without any treatment.

Fallopian tube recovery operation:

Obstruction of the fallopian tubes( a) as a result of the formation of adhesions is a common consequence of the infectious process. The operation involves removing the pipe site with scars and spikes( b) and then recreating the truncated tube( c).

Favorable for conception position. The positions shown here increase the probability of conception. After sexual intercourse, it is recommended that a woman stay at this position for about 30 minutes.

1. In cases where the problem is completeness, full and deep penetration can be achieved if the woman puts her feet on the shoulders of the partner.

2. If there is excessive vaginal density that interferes with the successful insertion of the penis, first widen the entrance with a finger or an artificial penis( dildo), and then the woman independently inserts the penis in the "woman on top" position.

3. The inclined or bent uterus is often found( 20%) and often has an adverse effect on the possibility of conception. In these cases, the position in which a woman lies face down or on her knees may be favorable, and the man is behind.

Infertility is the inability of a woman of childbearing age to conceive, and men - to fertilization. This bitter diagnosis is made when, during the year, regular intimate intimacy without protection does not lead to pregnancy. In the modern world such a problem is called a "blow below the belt".It is inherent in every fifth married couple. Do not allow psychological complexes, stress, health. .. But it also happens that conception does not occur for spiritual reasons.

This is a very mysterious and delicate subject, where there is still much to be seen. However, in Holy Scripture and Tradition, we encounter situations in which we recognize ourselves or our loved ones who soothe the heart, dispel doubts, eliminate perplexities and offer rich food for thought.

The Bible repeatedly tells us why and for how long the Lord "concludes the womb."Sometimes it is written very definitely, and sometimes without specific explanations, as in the Gospel narrative of a barren woman who married in turn for seven brothers. Perhaps the most moving love story and the most tragic history of infertility described in the Holy Scriptures is a story from the life of the patriarch Jacob and Rachel. In the Old Testament times polygamy was allowed. Jacob married two sisters. Proud Rachel, he loved more than the meek and meek Leah."The Lord God saw that Leah was disliked, and opened her womb, and Rachel was barren."

What is the spiritual cause of this family drama? Among the interpretations there is also such. Bigamy was accomplished without the will of God, and therefore Jacob experienced a lot of grief from the rivalry of his wives and the imprudence of children. The difference in the fecundity of the two sisters served as Leah's unloved moral compensation. The Lord's decision is retribution for Jacob for his ardent passion for one wife and a cool attitude toward the other.

Leah gave birth to her husband six sons and a daughter. Year after year, Rachel groaned and groaned, seeing her infertility. Envying her fruitful sister, she reproached her husband in sorrow: "Give me children, and if not, I'm dying."Jacob was angry with the foolishness of his wife and replied: "Am I God, who did not give you the fruit of the womb?".

Finally, Rachel humbled herself and turned to the Lord with a hot prayer. Hoping to help from above, she also used mandrake apples. Eastern women thought that these fruits help with infertility."And God heard her, and opened her womb."Rachel bore Joseph, the beloved son of Jacob. But, having conceived a second time, she died in childbirth. Her two sons were left without a mother. This circumstance allows us to assume that the All-seeing Lord spared the spouses who love each other. If Rachel knew everything in advance, would she want a new pregnancy? Would she ask God for a second child? Hence, infertility, as it were, protected her from death.

And here is another wonderful Old Testament story. Saint Anna, Elkan's wife, for a long time remained childless and very sorrowful, because this illness was considered the greatest disgrace in the Ancient East and a sign of the wrath of God. One day she came to the temple of the Lord and assiduously, with tears, asked God to give her offspring. Anna vowed: if a boy is born, she will dedicate it to the service of God. The Lord heard a pious woman, and a baby appeared - a future prophet Samuel. Nurturing him with breast and receiving the consent of the spouse, she fulfilled the promise: she gave the child to serve in the Jerusalem temple "for all the days of his life."Parents saw their son once a year, during the sacrifice. At the next meeting, the high priest Elijah blessed Elkan: "The Lord give you children from this woman, instead of the one you gave to the Lord.""And the Lord visited Anna," the Bible tells us, "and she conceived and gave birth to three more sons and two daughters."

Let's think about this narrative. The unhappy woman did not grumble, but she prayed and trusted in the Most High. She decided in her heart to bring to God the most precious and desirable thing that she could only have. And when she sacrificed even her motherly affection for the child, the Heavenly Father fulfilled her request. And then, years later, generously rewarded her for patience and humility. We also see that the conception and birth of a child are associated with the special action of the Divine Providence. The Bible calls this "visiting the Lord."Here at what level, speaking in modern language, the question of infertility is solved.

There is another remarkable episode in the Old Testament. The archangel Raphael told the righteous Tobias of his bride: "She is meant for you from eternity, and you will save her, and she will go with you, and I know that you will have children from her."After listening to this, Tobiah fell in love with her, and his soul clings to her firmly. "

What a wonderful prophecy! True marriages are made in heaven, and conjugal love and the birth of children are the blessings of God.

If people consider themselves believers but neglect the Sacrament of marriage or underestimate its importance, the Lord enlightens them. For example, deprives a wife of the opportunity to become a mother, and her husband - a father until their union is not sanctified by grace. Indeed, some women who have been diagnosed with infertility and who have lived with their husbands for a long time in an officially registered marriage were conceived a few days after the wedding. For miraculous healing from the disease people sincerely praised God.

Sometimes the Heavenly King consciously lingers and does not give a married couple of children. After all, the holy God-loving fathers Joachim and Anne, the prophet Zechariah and his wife Elizabeth, He gave the child in deep old age, in order to fulfill His eternal plan for the salvation of people. Thus, according to the Providence of God, the birth of John the Baptist foreshadowed the coming into the world of Jesus Christ, and the preaching of the Precursor is the earthly ministry of the Savior. One event is confined to another.

Infertility happens for a married couple with a cross sent from above( in particular, as a consequence of being possessed or possessed).The Lord calls the spouses to show patience, humility and trust in Him. If they do not grumble and thank for mourning, the test at some point will end. ..

Sometimes infertility makes it easier for a person to perform a special life mission, to which he is called, and promotes spiritual growth, gaining the gifts of grace."Blessed is the barren undefiled, which did not know the lawless bed;it will bear fruit when the holy souls are rewarded, "the Bible teaches."Blessed is also the eunuch who did not make iniquity with his hand and did not think evil of the Lord, for it will give him the special grace of faith and the most pleasing lot in the temple of the Lord. .. Better childlessness with virtue, for the memory of her is immortal: she confesses both to God andof people".

Why not everyone can safely conceive, endure and give birth to a child? This question is considered in detail by Elder Paisius of the Holy Trinity. In his opinion, some barren women did not marry when this had to be done, and therefore spiritual laws began to act on them. Picky girls choose suitors: "No, I do not like this one, and he's not in my taste."Promising the guy to marry him, this girl looks at the other at the same time, then denies the first, and thereby leads him to despair, and even to an attempt to commit suicide. .. This she brings upon himself the wrath of God.

There are also such married couples who want to have a child right after the wedding. If the birth of the firstborn is delayed, they are excessively nervous."How can they give birth to a child if they themselves are full of anxiety and spiritual anxiety? Asks the old Paisii."They will give birth to a child when they drive out anxiety and spiritual anxiety and guide their lives along the right spiritual path."Indeed, the stress of infertility is incredibly cruel primarily for those who feel guilty and remorse. Infertility in itself generates stress in a woman, which, in turn, hinders conception. Wives are afraid that sooner or later they will disappoint and lose their husbands. And in men stress reduces attraction and potency, causes abnormal development of the sex cells. Thus, the vicious circle closes.

Childless couples often complain that the efforts made for pregnancy are the worst experiences in their life. They desperately try to achieve the continuation of the race, often at the expense of achieving other vital goals. Spouses no longer regard intimacy as a manifestation of love. They, as now fashionably expressed, "work" on the creation of children.

Visiting doctors and taking medical procedures takes a lot of time and money. But medicine is not all-powerful. And if one of the parties does not take half of the pain, if it does not want to understand the common misfortune, then the relationship inevitably collapses. ..

However, I will continue the quote from the book of Elder Paisius: "The birth of children depends not only on the person. It also depends on God. Seeing that the spouses, having difficulties in connection with the birth of children, have humility, God can not only give them a child, but also make them many children. However, seeing in the spouses perseverance and selfishness, God does not fulfill their desire. Spouses should trust God completely. They must say: "My God, You care for our good, Thy will be done."In this case, their petition will be executed. After all, the will of God is fulfilled when we say "Thy will be done" and with confidence in God we commit ourselves to Him. But we, although we say so, insist on our own will at the same time. What can God do for us in this case? "

Arguing about the ways of God's Providence, the elder Paisiy also singles out other spiritual causes of infertility: "To many people, God does not give children that, loving the children of the world as their own, these people would help their spiritual regeneration. One person did not have children, but when he left the house, children from neighboring houses flocked to him and surrounded him lovingly. They did not let him go to work. You see: God did not give this man his children, but He gave him the blessing that all his neighbor's children loved him as a father, and he helped them spiritually. .. And in other cases, God does not give spouses children to attach some orphan ".

Elder Paisiy narrates that he once stopped at a friend of his Christian - a lawyer, a man of high spiritual life. There, the ascetic met his pious wife, who diligently cared for many poor and disadvantaged children. She complained that the Lord does not bless her herself to become a mother. And the elder answered: "You have more than five hundred children. And you still complain? Christ saw your good will. And He will reward you for it. Now, helping the spiritual rebirth of so many children, you are a better mother than many others. "

Commenting on the statement of Paisiy Svyatogorets, MD, chairman of the Society of Orthodox Doctors of St. Petersburg, Archpriest Sergiy Filimonov gives an example. As soon as some spouses were willing to adopt an orphan from an orphanage, the woman herself conceived a child. Thus, in the family there were just two children: adopted and native. The Lord's will was such that in these families they brought up not only their own, but also the adoptive child.

Women who have not had children for a long time, after taking the child from the hospital( orphanage), later gave birth to their own. The Lord rewards for good! Of course, the adoption of other people's children is not a means of treating infertility. But there is something to think about.

When a woman suffering from infertility marries a second time and safely gives birth to children, doctors talk about the immunological incompatibility of husband and wife in the first marriage. However, there is also spiritual incompatibility of spouses( and even more so of partners, cohabitants).Often the Lord does not give them children because of immaturity, irresponsibility and unwillingness to raise a child. For example, when the family has constant scandals, the spouses are selfish, are not ready to sacrifice themselves for the sake of the baby, then the Lord postpones his birth. He waits until the couple spiritually and psychologically matures to procreation.

If the husband or wife in the future does not remain married, the marriage will not bring happiness or disintegrate. Knowing this in advance, God allows them to remain childless. Of course, not always. Otherwise, we would have had much fewer people killed in the womb, unwanted or abandoned children, as well as single mothers.

The Lord tries to prevent the conception of the child, foreseeing his spiritual death in the future. If the spouses do not want to receive the will of God with humility, then the Heavenly Father does not take away misfortune. Their child later years violates many commandments, does not repent and brings a curse to all his kind. The death of the soul causes much more torment than the death of the body. I emphasize that it is a question of the spiritual death of a person whose conception or birth was not blessed by God.

It is not by accident that the saying of the Lord Jesus Christ about His traitor: "Woe to that man to whom the Son of Man is betrayed: it would be better for this man not to be born."Why? Because the "son of perdition" died first spiritually, and then physically. Christ never gave Judas Iscariot a reason to take offense at Himself, did not provoke him. Judas had gracious gifts on a par with other apostles and was chosen among the twelve closest disciples. Called to the apostolate, he chose betrayal. ..

"Do not desire a multitude of worthless children and do not rejoice in the sons of the wicked," proclaims the Bible."Better one is a righteous man than a thousand sinners, and it is better to die childless than to have children of the wicked, for from one reasonable inhabitant the city is inhabited, and the tribe of lawless ones is empty."However, if there is no God's will for procreation in this marriage, this does not mean that the born descendant would certainly become a villain, a criminal or simply an unhappy man. Not necessarily! Infertility has another spiritual meaning.

Not without reason on the way to Golgotha, as if predicting the future sufferings of people, Jesus Christ pronounced: "Daughters of Jerusalem!do not weep for me, but weep for yourself and for your children, for the days come which they will say: blessed are the barren, and the wombs that have not borne, and the breasts that have not nourished!then they will begin to say to the mountains, "Fall on us!"and the hills: cover us! ".

Only the Lord knows the future and wants to save our children from an unbearable burden: hunger, disease, natural disasters, social cataclysms. .. Chinese wisdom says: "God forbid you live in an era of change."And we with our perseverance prepare unborn children for some unenviable share.

Often, at some point in time, the Lord seems to "seal" the womb, protecting the person from unbearable difficulties in the future. Anticipating how the events will develop, the Lord does not favor the desire of some married couples to at all costs acquire a large number of offspring. However, while respecting the freedom of choice, and sometimes, in the words of the elder Paisius, simply "unable to withstand" persistent requests and grumbling, God lets go of their intentions. But then, having many children and willful parents are forced to drink the cup that the Heavenly Father wanted to carry past them. Under the weight of the hassle, they bend and regret that they overestimated their strength.

Yes, in life everything is very interconnected. So do not be surprised if God does not fulfill our petitions. Hence, they are either not timely, or not useful, or we are not worthy, do not deserve mercy. The righteous wrath of God falls upon us for the impenitence of sins."What burden from the Lord?. . I will forsake you," says the Lord. "

The cause of infertility is the birth sins. So, in the name of God, the prophet Hosea predicts that for evil deeds and apostasy a severe punishment will befall one of the tribes of Israel: "In Ephraim, the glory of childbearing will fly away like a bird: no birth, no pregnancy, no conception. And even though they raised their children, I will take them away;for woe unto them when I depart from them. ""Lord, what will You give them?- ask the saint, - give them a womb of unborn and dry breasts. "

In former years, people were forced to blaspheme, blaspheme, renounce God and the Christian faith. Such sins of ancestors negatively affect the health and well-being of descendants. The Lord can punish the children of those who destroyed churches, removed crosses, sneered at icons, ridiculed the Church. Eliminates this punishment only repentance.

There is a known case when the priest after the revolution renounced his dignity and died unrepentant. In the following generations, only girls were born in his family, and boys, if they were born, soon died.

Elder Paisiy argues that a generic curse causes harm to a person who is not protected by divine grace. Suppose a woman strongly and angrily envies that the other is beautiful, rich, successfully married and happy in marriage. Such black envy sometimes deprives the successful spouse of the opportunity to become pregnant and at the same time kills the soul of the envious person. For the infertility of an innocent woman, the envious person pays herself with her soul: she condemns herself to eternal torment. However, if a woman mother scoffs at a neighbor who does not know the happiness of motherhood, then the Lord sometimes punishes a mocker for pride, arrogance and humiliation of the sufferer. He takes her child or "imprisons" her womb.

Sometimes children pester their parents or insult them, and those instead of blessing and asking reproach and desire evil. For example, a mother angrily screams at her daughter: "So that you were empty!" - or sends it to the evil spirit. According to God's sending, such curses can "work".If the parents later repent of the deed, the life of their children is adjusted, and the spiritual causes of infertility disappear.

Let's remember that, unfairly angry and wishing evil to one's neighbor, we are harming ourselves first of all. But not every curse reaches its goal."As a sparrow wiggles like a swallow will fly away," the Bible comforts us, "so undeserved curse will not come to pass."And deserved?

The kind of the wicked is stopped, destroying itself."The lawless take his own iniquities," the psalmist observes, "and he is kept in the bonds of his sin."

Infertility is a punishment and a sin for ignorance. So it happened, for example, with the king of Gerar Abimelech, whose wife and slave-girls ceased to give birth, "for the Lord has made every belly in the house of Abimelech for Sarah the wife of Abram."Let me remind you of this biblical episode.

After the destruction of Sodom, the righteous Abraham, along with his wife, the beautiful Sarah, moved to Gerar. For greater security, he decided to call himself the brother of his wife. The trick was not successful, because the king of the country, Abimelech, ordered to seize Sarah and force her to be taken to the palace.

At night in a dream, God told Abimelech that he would die for this woman because she is married. Abimelech, however, did not touch her and began to justify himself: "Vladyka!. .. Did not he himself say to me: she's my sister?"And she herself said: he is my brother. I did this in the simplicity of my heart and in the purity of my hands. And God said to him in a dream: and I know that you did this in the simplicity of your heart, and kept you from sinning with me, therefore I did not allow you to touch it;Now return the wife to her husband, for he is a prophet and will pray for you, and you will be alive;and if you do not return, then know that you will surely die, and all yours. "

, Abimelech immediately apologized to Abraham and, in order to lead a great misfortune, returned his wife and gave them generous gifts."And Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants, and they gave birth."

Sometimes the Lord does not give children the sins of one of the spouses. Michal, the young wife of the prophet David, the daughter of King Saul, saw her husband in spiritual ecstasy jumping and dancing around the ark of the covenant, "laughed at him in his heart."This mockery was not seen or heard by anyone except the All-Seeing. But for this He punished Mulhol, and she "did not have offspring until her death."

Truly, "the word of God is alive and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword: it penetrates to the separation of the soul and spirit, the compounds and the brains, and judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And there is no creature hidden from Him, but everything is naked and open before His eyes: We will give him a report. "

Very important are the reasons for conception. Why do I need a child? To create from him an idol and become famous in the achievements of the future child prodigy? To dispose of a "living toy" on their own whims? To keep her husband with her and defeat her mistress? Or from any other crafty mercantile motives? It's a question of values. If he dares wrong, then he engenders a spiritual illness. It is inherent in the "new Russian" and in general for those who consider earthly wealth to be the most important thing in life. The diagnosis is called very elegant: "the virus of Rublev's wives."

Of course, we will not generalize. Among the rich class there are always worthy representatives. But in the representation of the common people, the Rublev highway is a symbol of the injustice of modern predatory capitalism. This is an all-Russian reserve of leading politicians, officials, oligarchs and luxurious ladies of "high society".The sleek ladies from the nearest Moscow suburbs are like extraterrestrials. Their homeland is not Russia, but Rublevka.

It seems that they all have: wealth, beauty, health, success, and a lot of free time. Their portraits are written by the most famous artists, their outfits are sewed by famous designers. For their pets they take care of immeasurably better than behind orphans in orphanages. As they say, "they get mad with fat", and they can not always give birth to heirs! Or the organism is literally forced to long-awaited conception by all conceivable and unimaginable methods, with the help of the newest biotechnologies and fortune telling. Such is the payment for dislike, falsity and greed!

Human egoism is multifaceted. It has different masks and symptoms. Archpriest Sergei Filimonov writes that some people argue roughly like this: "Children are a huge concern. First we need to finish our studies, get up on our feet, make money on an apartment, build a dacha, buy a car, and then we'll get a child. Note: not "God will give a child," namely, "get", as if a child is a cat or a dog. When the Lord sees such an attitude toward His blessing on procreation, neglect to the commandment "Be fruitful and multiply", then after a certain period when the family already has everything - and the apartment, and the dacha, and the car, and the work - He does not give the children. And, except for cats and dogs, such a family can not lead anyone. Although from the medical point of view there are no obstacles for this. "

So, the immutable laws of spiritual life work whether we know them or not, accept or reject them. Whoever does not understand and does not recognize these laws, he eventually loses. A person wants the best, but is it better that he wants? !Thinking only of themselves, beloved, people go against the will of God. Obviously: children can not be denied, but it is extremely dangerous to seek them at any cost.

It's important to understand the meaning of your suffering. If we see the spiritual origins of infertility, it is easier for us to accept it calmly and courageously. According to many Christians, sorrow is grievous and painful until we decide to endure it patiently and with trust in God. And when in our hearts we firmly say: "Thy will be done, Lord!" - it will be light and joyful in my soul. Whoever considers the illness a visit to the Lord, he perceives it no longer as a misfortune, but as a life lesson, although a bitter, but still a medicine.

Once a man came to the old man Paisius the Svyatogorets and shared his grief. Despite the efforts of doctors, his wife could not conceive. The elder replied: "Listen, son, your wife will have children. It looks like a tree, which has a lot of juice. Such trees barely dissect the trunk so that they can bear fruit. "Two years later, the doctor suggested that this woman do a small operation: literally, "dissection."As a result, the couple had a daughter, and then a girl and a boy.

The Church approves the traditional medical methods of diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infertility, which do not contradict God's plan for man. Medicine is the tool of God's Providence. Obstetric and gynecological art is blessed by the Lord God himself in the person of Egyptian "midwives".Contrary to the command of the pharaoh, they did not kill the newborn Jewish boys. For this God did them good and arranged them at home.

And today medical workers, conscientiously performing their professional duties in the field of obstetrics and gynecology, do useful work not only for their patients, but also for saving their own souls.

The God-pleasing profession of the obstetrician-gynecologist is also confirmed by the fact that for the oldest time, without any objection from the Church, the doctors used anesthetics and other means for women's diseases, difficult childbirth and complications associated with them. Although the Lord God said to Eve: "By multiplying I will multiply your sorrow in your pregnancy;in pain you will bear children. .. ".- The church does not see this as a ban on obstetric and gynecological care. To alleviate the suffering of one's neighbor is the duty of a Christian.

But some spouses refuse to accept their fruitless marriage with humility, as the life cross imposed by God. They are not content with traditional methods of healing and are invading the field of the latest biomedical technologies. But here not everything is approved by the Church.

So, in vitro fertilization( IVF) involves a multiple pregnancy. To avoid the emergence of six or more embryos at the same time, some of the fertilized eggs are transplanted into the uterus, and some are frozen. At the 5th-7th week, "unnecessary" and non-viable embryos are mercilessly eliminated. From the standpoint of the Orthodox faith, harvesting, conservation and deliberate destruction of "extra" children is a morally reprehensible procedure - legalized murder.

Scientists have yet to find out how the reduction of "excess" embryos is reflected in a preserved embryo. But we can assume that it causes a great shock. In favor of this conclusion, serious facts from biology speak.

The ability of plants to perceive and process signals from wildlife at a distance in 1968 was proved by the American criminalist K. Baxter. He put the sensors of the electronic device on a leaf of a houseplant and tracked how it would react to the death of a living being. The experiment was organized as follows. The live shrimp was placed on a plaque fixed over a vessel with boiling water. The plate turned over in a minute, unknown even to the experimenter himself. For this, a random number generator was used. The machine was triggered, and the shrimp fell into boiling water. The experiments were repeated many times. Every time at the moment of death of the next victim, a distinct mark appeared on the tape of the device. The flower sheet recorded the death of the shrimp. The experimental conditions strictly excluded the influence of side effects( sound, temperature, air-wave, etc.).

In 1972, Soviet researchers VP Kaznacheev and LP Mikhailova found that individual cells "communicate" through electromagnetic signals. In two chambers, isolated by quartz plates, the experimenters placed cells of the same culture. The window plates let in the ultraviolet rays, and the cells continuously "watched" one after the other. A virus was injected into one chamber. The cells entered into a fight with him and soon died. But, - about a miracle!- perishing, they as if "telegraphed" the "spectators" present behind the partition! The distress signal is the maximum peak of the glow. It grew when the virus penetrated the cell and disrupted the metabolism. This "light code" was perceived by the cells in the neighboring cell. From the "spectators" they turned into "victims" at a distance! They fell ill with the same disease and died. The experiments were repeated many times;the viruses, cells, etc. changed. But the result was the same: the cells signaled their death and "described" some of the signs of the enemy attacking them, trying to "warn" the brethren about the danger.

Now it is proved that biological cells "communicate" remotely due to "light code".In addition, the "connection", which ensures the rational interaction of individual cell systems, lies inside it - between the nucleus and the cytoplasm.

Scientific conclusions do not contradict the views of Orthodox authors. In the middle of the XIX century, St. Ignatius( Bryanchaninov) asked whether plants can feel, answered: "They do not have the means to tell us this clearly. .. Having no basis for adopting a decisive opinion that plants are endowed with a sense inherent in them, we do not haveright and reject it decisively. "

And now we will think: if plant cells are "in contact" with one another, the more "communication" is very likely between the more highly organized cells of human embryos! That is why it can be assumed that the selective destruction of embryos in multiple pregnancy will certainly affect the embryo left alive. To determine the specific mechanisms and results of such an impact on the health of children, additional research is required.

Indirectly confirms all this thesis work of VO Bakhtiarova. Of 82 "tube" children conceived with the help of in vitro fertilization( IVF) and artificial insemination( AI), 44 had neurologic symptoms. Among the most common disorders are retardation of intrauterine development: 29.3% of the total number of children studied, conceived by the method of IVF, and 28.3% of the total number of children studied, conceived by the IE method. Asphyxia( oxygen starvation) of the fetus is registered in 89.4%( with IVF) and 90.5%( with EI);neurologic changes - in 53,6%( with IVF) and 38,3%( with EI).

Not knowing all the discoveries of modern medicine and relying solely on their rich spiritual experience, the visionary elder Paisy of the Holy Trinity, in fact, claimed the same thing. In his opinion, people who try to overcome infertility through artificial insemination will later be convinced "that God did not give them a child, taking care of their welfare. It must be well remembered that only the work that is consistent with the will of God, and not with our stubbornness and with our human efforts is good. "The Lord will give his child in His infinite love. But with age, it becomes nervous, for inherits the passions of their parents. And then the spouses can experience even greater bitterness than childlessness.

According to the Orthodox pastor and psychologist Andrei Lopgyca, it is not good to use modern technologies to "catch" children at any cost. Here the problem is in the "head", not in the body. One young woman lived in marriage only three years and demanded artificial insemination. As the doctor did not persuade her to wait, she still went through this procedure three times. Unsuccessfully! And in the fifth year of her marriage, she conceived by natural means and gave birth safely.

In a specialized department, Father Andrew baptized infants born with the help of IVF: "There are no parents nearby. They, of course, can come, but it's useless to sit there. This "factory shop".Pipes, wires, something is buzzing. Children in transparent cuvettes are covered with diapers, lie there, as in mink, connected to instruments. That's my emotional impression - it's hell. This is "child hell."But people, doctors and nurses working there are real ascetics.

Modern studies of prenatal psychology show that children remember everything even at this age, although on an unconscious level, in bodily and physiological memory. And this period of life does not pass without a trace. It manifests itself later, sometimes with severe somatic and mental illnesses. Married couples who arrange this for their children take responsibility for their souls. As a shepherd and psychologist, I can not forbid them from doing this, but I will not advise. "

I'll bring the story of one pair. Two years have passed since the wedding, but "the stork with an enviable consistency flew by."The couple went to IVF.The result is zero. Again tempt fate did not dare."We understood," my husband explained, "that it might end badly. .. I do not believe that after the fifth or tenth attempt of IVF a healthy child will be born, and my wife will not have health complications from the introduction of such a quantity of hormonal drugs. Do you think it is possible to force the mother's body to give birth to a child? Of course, there are cases when they gave birth to perfectly healthy children after several IVF.But think about these words: "Cases are known."Are these cases an exception or a rule? "

In the "Fundamentals of the social concept. .." The Russian Orthodox Church has clearly expressed its opinion on biomedical technologies that allow us to overcome infertility. If the couple is not capable of conceiving, and the therapeutic and surgical treatment is ineffective, then the spouses should accept humility as a special life calling. By mutual consent of the child, it is possible to adopt or make intracorporeal( intra-corporal) fertilization with the husband's sex cells. The latter does not destroy the integrity of the marriage, fundamentally does not differ from the natural conception and occurs in the context of marital relations.

With intracerebral fertilization, spermatozoa are specifically introduced into the uterine cavity. Through the fallopian tube, they penetrate into the abdominal cavity and fertilize one of the richest egg. Then it returns through the uterine tube into the uterine cavity, implanted( gets accustomed) and continues its development."Extra" embryos, in contrast to extracorporeal fertilization, are not intentionally destroyed.

A special issue is the donation of germ cells. With any kind of artificial insemination, it "violates the integrity of the personality and the exclusivity of the marriage relationship, allowing the invasion of a third party."The use of donor material( primarily anonymous) undermines the foundation of the family and encourages irresponsible paternity or maternity.

The unnatural and immoral Church also recognizes the "surrogate motherhood" - the bearing of a fertilized egg by a woman who, after giving birth, returns the child to "customers".The gift of God - the ability to procreate - turns into a kind of profitable profession. In Western countries, "surrogate motherhood" is quite popular, in Russia it is prohibited by law. It is unacceptable, even if it is committed without a commercial basis. This method dissolves the deep emotional and spiritual intimacy that arises between the mother and the baby even before the birth, traumatizes the nurturing woman, tramples on her maternal feelings and perverts the childlike instinct.

A child suffers, who can subsequently experience a crisis of self-awareness and an extremely violent mental trauma."Surrogate motherhood" and the donation of sex cells suggest that the child, in addition to "social", also has so-called genetic( biological) parents.

From the point of view of psychology, the question: "Who are my real parents?" Is extremely painful. He is able to dislodge, "crush", demoralize. Subjectively, a person perceives himself as a "rootless", "divorced from the roots."He has a lot of stress. Hence - various disorders of the psyche and behavior, as well as exacerbation of existing physical and mental disorders. Sometimes it comes to "losing yourself."

"We must trust God and consider the birth of every child as His great gift," the Greek theologian, Archimandrite Epiphany( Theodoropoulos), is convinced."Children are not pies to order in a bakery when and how much we want."

So, who repents and seeks to overcome his sins, he brings to himself the all-powerful grace of God. But the Lord cares first of all for the salvation of the immortal soul. If for the eternal salvation of a given person it is necessary, for example, to give him the opportunity to be realized in the field of motherhood or paternity, then the child will be born. And when the unfriendly methods of conception and bearing of the fetus are used, then people cause themselves and their children considerable harm.