Shared Journey Fertility Program
Our fertility program is 6 weeks in length and can be used as a stand-alone regime or in preparation for a more medically assisted cycle such as IUI or IVF. We highly recommend that you prepare your body properly prior to starting any medically assisted fertility cycle to help insure a successful first cycle. The Shared Journey can be completed in time for your stim start.
As a stand-alone cycle without medical assistance is what is most natural and primal for your body. You will be guided to monitor your own ovulatory cycle along with our help for up to one year after finishing your therapy with us.
The program is custom-tailored to each individual woman's situation and will be discussed in further detail at a consultation.
When scheduling your consult please make sure to allow 60-90 minutes and bring any past medical records that may be helpful when discussing your history. During the consult, a full medical history will be obtained as well as a pelvic organ mobility evaluation will be done.
Mercier Therapy is a deep pelvic organ visceral manipulation modality. When increasing mobility whether your shoulder joint or your uterus you're optimizing the true function of the area and helping to return blood flow which is therapeutic.
When choosing to start the SJFP you'll receive 6 full hours of MT broken down into 1-hour intervals per week for 6 weeks.
For women coming in from a state or country other than Illinois, we can finish your therapy within an intensive 4 day weekend. There is a hotel close to our office which is very comfortable and this is usually where our guests stay during their weekend.
We work closely with local fertility clinics should you need a more in-depth medical evaluation.
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Mercier Therapy assists
with the following:
Natural fertility preparation or to Complement IVF, IUI, etc.
Regulate menstrual cycle and ovulation
Normalize hormone and endocrine systems
Improve ovarian and hormone function for better
quality follicles/eggsIncrease uterine blood flow and lining
Deeply relaxing – reducing anxiety & stress
Improve the success of IVF, IUI, and other technologies
Improve Male Factor sperm quality, quantity, and motility
Decrease miscarriage
Addresses: High FSH, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), Premature Ovarian Failure, Luteal Phase defects, Endometriosis, Autoimmune infertility, and Recurrent Miscarriage
Mercier Therapy was created with fertility challenges in mind of the creator, Jennifer Mercier. Jennifer suffers stage 4 Endometriosis and has had several pelvic surgeries to help correct the invasive adhesive scar tissue formations and symptoms of the disease.
Our new documentary film will take you on a journey to learn more about a new option that is available without the use of medically assisted fertility cycles. Whether or not you use IVF or medication to become pregnant there needs to be preparation to help ensure a successful first cycle.
Overall, roughly 71% of medically assisted fertility cycles fail annually (CDC 2019). By age breakdown the failure rates increase dramatically as women age:
35 and younger – 60% failure rate
35-37 – 70% failure rate
38-40 – 80% failure rate (79 on CDC website)
41-42 – 90% failure rate (88 on CDC website)
43-44 – 95% and higher failure rate
44 and older – 99% failure rate
Success rates for IVF depend on a number of factors, including the reason for infertility, where you are having the procedure done, and your age. The CDC compiles national statistics for all assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedures performed in the U.S., including IVF, GIFT, and ZIFT, although IVF is by far the most common; it accounts for 99% of the procedures.
The most recent report from 2019 found:
Pregnancy was achieved in an average of 29.4% of all cycles (higher or lower depending on the age of the woman).
The percentage of cycles that resulted in live births was 22.4% on average (higher or lower depending on the age of the woman).