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As we mentioned in previous articles, infertility is defined as inability of a couple to conceive after 12 months of unprotected sexual intercourse or can not carry the pregnancy to term. It effects over 5 millions couple alone in the U. S. and many times more in the world. Because of unawareness of treatments, only 10% seeks help from professional specialist. In this article, we will discuss what is liver function in traditional Chinese medicine in treating infertility


I. Definition
Liver is a vital organ in our body. Its functions are to help in detoxification, carbohydrate, fat and protein synthesis, and production of biochemicals necessary for digestion.

II. How liver qi effects infertility
Liver blood stagnation or congestive liver is caused by over working liver and toxins accumulation in the liver as resulting of unhealthy diet such as excessive alcohol consumption, coffee, environment toxins and xenoestrogen leading to liver clogged up and sluggish function
1. Nervous tension
Liver plays an important role in fat and protein metabolism and maintaining the secretion of certain hormones in the body. Congestive liver fails to do that, resulting in increasing tension of nervous system including depression, anxiety leading to abnormal hormone secretion causing infertility.


2. Menstrual Disorder
As we know liver is vital in essential fatty acid metabolism, thereby helping in regulating the production certain hormone during menstrual cycle such as estrogen. Blood stagnation in liver distorts the normal hormone secretion procedure leading to abnormal menstrual cycle and causing infertility.

3. Irregular cells growth
Since liver is vital for helping immune system in fighting against forming of free radicals and foreign bacteria and virus, sluggish liver caused by blood stagnation decreases the immune functions as mentioned above leading to irregular cells growth including endometrial adhesion and implants.

4. Circulatory system
Sluggish liver causes insulin build up in the blood stream as resulting of liver inability in regulating the insulin production of pancreas leading to abnormal menstrual cycle and increasing the risk of infertility.

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All rights reserved. Any reproducing of this article must have the author name and all the links intact. "Let Take Care Your Health, Your Health Will Take Care You" Kyle J. Norton I have been studying natural remedies for disease prevention for over 20 years and working as a financial consultant since 1990. Master degree in Mathematics, teaching and tutoring math at colleges and universities before joining insurance industries. Part time Health and entertainment Article Writer.