I was giving these pH test strips out to my fertility clients and having them test their
first morning urine and cervical mucous.
I want to show you how this simple test can offer great insight into fertility issues.
Let’s makes sure your cervical mucous is not too acidic that it is killing off sperm.
It’s an issue for some of us and may be behind the unexplained infertility diagnosis
that many couples get.
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Dr Sami David is a reproductive endocrinologist in NYC and one of the early pioneers of IVF.
Dr Davis has criticized the IVF industry for not properly diagnosing women and instead
just fast tracking to an invasive procedure.
Comment below if you feel like that’s what your doctor is doing and comment what you
like to eat for breakfast.
I will do a video on fertility friendly breakfasts.
He likes to diagnose why the couple is having fertility issues and many times it’s a fairly
simple solution if the practicioner willing to spend the time properly assessing and diagnosing.
One priority of his is He makes sure his female patients are sperm friendly.
One of the tests that Dr Davis performs is a simple post coital test the morning after
intercourse.
This test is used to evaluate the quality of your cervical mucus and to assess whether
sperm are alive and moving normally.
If the sperm are dead, David says, the vaginal environment might be too acidic, for which
he recommends a baking soda douche before intercourse.
If the cervical mucus is too thick to allow sperm to swim, he prescribes an over-the-counter
cough medicine like Mucinex.
I want to show you how you can use a pH test strip to test your own vag pH at home.
Now I still encourage you to get a post coital test but this simple home test will show you
what your pH levels are and if they are too acidic you can notify your doctor and request
the test.
Around the time that you ovulate you are going to take a pH strip like this
and insert it into the vaginal canal and press it gently against the wall and hold it there
for about 10 seconds.
I would do this first thing in the morning after you urinate.
You can also test your urine pH at the same time but with a seperate strip.
Ideal vag pH for fertility?
The most ideal vaginal pH level for a woman to have who wants to get pregnant is between
3.8 and 4.5.
outside the days you are ovulating.
During ovulation, surges in luteinizing hormone are meant to maintain a pH level optimal to
increase the chance that sperm reaches the egg.
In fact, when the vaginal pH level is between seven - 12, sperm can survive as long as 48
hours within the female reproductive system.
Ideal urine pH for optimal health A healthy body is slightly alkaline, and for
optimal health, our body should be at a pH of around 7.3 – 7.4.
Viruses and bacteria thrive in acidic environments so strive to keep your body on the alkaline
side for optimal health.
How Does pH Affect Fertility?
Sperm must travel through the vagina and the cervical canal before reaching the fallopian
tubes to fertilize an egg.
An imbalanced pH level in the cervix or vagina can damage sperm enough to prevent it from
fertilizing an egg.
pH strips, many of which cost $20 or less.
(One noteworthy point is that it’s best to test this during or close to ovulation.)
If you find that the cervical mucous is acidic in addition to reducing or eliminating sugar
and refined foods, upping the greens in your diet you can use a baking soda douche before
intercourse.
I will link a recipe
for a simple baking
soda rinse in the description below.
If you found this video helpful keep watching for more tips and download one of our free
reports on improving egg quality and sperm quality in the description below.
See you on the next video.