Astrology Fertility
Your Fertility in the Stars
News
Welcome to my general news page.
On this page you will find information about new events, approaches and writings related to the work in which I am currently involved.
News for January 2010.
The February 2010 issue of the Infertility Network magazine carries an article by Pat Harris on her research into the links between astrology and infertility. A copy of the article will appear on this site later in the year.
Archive News for December 2009.
FANTASTIC NEWS!!! Click here to see the latest success story in Case Studies!!
Archive News for November 2009.
The Fertility Show was on in London from the 6th to 7th November with a focus on older women becoming mothers. My research has shown that timing fertility treatments to coincide with my scientifically research astrology factors works just as well for older women between the ages of 35 and 47 as it does for those under the age of 34. Click here to review my research.
Archive News for October 2009.
"Antidepressants to blame for baby's heart defects, American jury rules" (The Guardian newspaper, UK, 15 October 2009, p 8)
This article reports that the British-made antidepressant Seroxat was ruled responsible by a jury in Philadelphia for a three year old baby's heart defects. The drug was prescribed for the mother, after panic attacks and she later found that she was pregnant. She was assured that the drug was safe to use but she eventually stopped taking it because of possible risks of side-effects. Unfortunately, when her son was born, he was found to have serious heart problems. The company responsible for the drug has appealed against the decision.
In my article "Astrological counselling – a drug-free antidote to depression?" I discuss the problems that have been associated with this drug and describe how astrological counselling can be the safe alternative for understanding the problems that give rise to depression and stress related conditions, and how this insightful and supportive approach can help support sufferers to manage and resolve the problems that are at the root of the depression, itself.
The risks that are associated with some drugs used for depression that is linked to psychological stress such as anxiety do not exist with the astrological counselling method. See "Astrological counselling – a drug-free antidote to depression? " for more details click here.
Archive News from September 2009.
Astrology - a drug -free alternative for the treatment of depression?
Mark Oaten, UK member of parliament for Winchester, was reported in the Hampshire Chronicle (20 August 2009, p2 "Do more to help depression sufferers") calling on the UK government to do more to help "the millions of people who suffer from depression". He believes that the Government needs to "offer a wider range of treatments than CBT alone".
NICE recommends only Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) as an alternative treatment for depression and Mr Oaten suggested that psychotherapy should also be included in the NICE guidelines. Research shows that astrological counselling can be as effective as other psychological approaches (Click here to a PDF file 'Astrological Counselling - a drug-free antidote to depression?' (4Mb) by Pat Harris) and so should also be considered as an effective therapy for depression sufferers.
Archive News from August 2009.
National Institute for Clinical Guidelines (NICE) and astrology: increasing your likelihood of success from around 1 in 4 attempts to 1 in 3
In the UK, where you live and your baseline expected level of success can be critical deciders in the level of help you will get through fertility treatment in order to have a child.
The HFEA states that:
"NICE recommend that it is appropriate to fund IVF treatment when the chances of success are more than 10%."
My research has shown that timing embryo implants to coincide with times in a woman's life when my researched astrological conditions are present will increase her chances of conceiving successfully (birth of a baby) by as much as 21%. Astrology, in my research, was tested against many other factors, including age of woman and whether or not she and/or her partner had a history of reproductive problems, and only astrology was shown to be significantly associated with successful outcome. In theory, then, if fertility clinic consultants would be willing and were able to time embryo implants according to my researched astrological indicators, the chances of a success would go up from 1 in four to 1 in three, reducing the number of attempts needed, on average to produce a baby. According to NICE guidelines, this additional boost would then mean that many more couples should become eligible for help through the NHS.
Archive News from July 2009.
Continuing research into astrology and fertility suggests importance of male partner's astrology
I am continuing to research and refine the astrological model I developed for identifying times in a woman's life when her chances of having children are likely to increase. My early research focused only on the woman in the couople but I have found some initial evidence to suggest that her male partner's astrology could also contribute to the successful outcome.
I am now collecting data for this: i.e., birth time, date and place of male partner in the couple who are hoping to become pregnant and have a child.
You can visit:
Click here for Interfility Network UK
to find out more about how to take part in this ongoing research or, on this site, click on the contact button at the top of the home page and then on "research" and you can contact me for further details about how your experiences can help others.
Archive News from May 2009.
Currently I am in the process of writing a new book about fertility and astrology which will present and discuss the findings from the research that I continue to carry out into links between astrology and fertility and possible theories behind the relationship.
I have recently completed an exploration of astrological factors in the conception of Queen Victoria's children, which you can find published here.
An article I have written on astrological counselling as a drug-free alternative treatment for depression will be published in the June/July 2009 issue of The Mountain Astrologer mountainastrologer.com
This article also discusses how I have used astrological counsellling to help women who experienced depression and anxiety when trying to conceive either normally or through assisted reproductive techniques like IVF, GIFT and IUI.
Dr.Julian Kenyon of the Dove Clinic, Twyford, Hampshire (consulting rooms also in Wimpole Street, London)has generally doubled the IVF success rate (normally 20%) through the use of traditional Chinese medicine and nutritional medicine for women hoping to have babies. It may be possible to improve on this by timing your treatment to coincide with fertility astrology contacts and raise the likelihood of success further (by an additional 21%).