Pregnancy and parenthood are such natural desires that when fertility and concepetion difficulties arise our stress levels can skyrocket. The frustrations, excitement, processes, and letdowns can leave us feeling strangely separated from our physical selves and not in control of our own body. According to the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, approximately 6.1 million American women and their partners experience infertility.

Hypnosis can also increase the success rate of invitro fertilization. According to a 2004 study by researchers at Israel’s Soroka University, 28 percent of women undergoing in vitro fertilization became pregnant after hypnosis compared with 14 percent of women in the control group. While the study hasn’t been replicated, several hypnotherapists said it supported the notion that hypnosis relaxes the body, causing it to be more receptive to conceiving. Read the rest of this entry »