Although Democrat vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz repeatedly claimed he and his wife used invitro fertilization to create children, it turns out they used another fertility procedure that doesn’t involve destroying or long-term freezing embryos. The Walzes used intrauterine insemination, a procedure that places sperm into a uterus during ovulation rather than manufacturing humans in test tubes.
Widespread concerns among United States citizens about the legality of IVF began with the overturning of Roe v. Wade and continue with Democrats and Republicans promising to protect IVF. Many Americans ignore the harms of IVF, such as low success rates and experimental practices that treat embryos as disposable commodities.
Many also aren’t aware of alternative treatments, such as restorative reproductive medicine. Unlike IVF, RRM works to remedy the underlying causes of infertility as opposed to simply masking them.
Types of Restorative Reproductive Medicine
There are various forms of RRM. The most common include Fertility Education and Medical Management (FEMM), and Natural Procreative Technology (NaProTechnology). These practices involve a woman tracking her cycle through methods such as the Creighton Method and Billings Ovulation Method. This can help determine the underlying cause of infertility based on factors such as the cervical mucus pattern and the rising and falling of progesterone.
Instead of simply masking the symptoms of health issues, the charting approach works naturally with the body in order to improve health. Physicians trained in these technologies utilize ultrasounds, x-rays, blood tests, exploratory surgery, and other tests to pinpoint underlying disorders and hormonal
