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Femoral Massage
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This exercise increases blood flow to pelvic organs, providing more nourishment to the uterus and ovaries. (This massage may be more effective performed by a partner)

  1. Compress (by applying pressure with your fingertips) the artery just beneath the crease in your groin between your thigh and lower abdomen. This is the femoral artery, which comes from the iliac artery. The iliac artery has branches that supply blood to the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries. (The ovaries have additional Blood supply, which branches off the arterial section that supplies the Kidneys.)
  2. You should be able to feel with your fingertips when the pulsation in the artery stops. Hold the pressure for 30 to 45 seconds. The blood is now backing up and increasing the pressure in the iliac arteries and flooding the pelvic organs with more blood.
  3. Release the pressure and let the blood flow normally. When the hold is released you should feel a sensation of warmth rushing down your leg as the blood supply returns to the lower extremity.
  4. Repeat on the opposite side. Perform this femoral massage sequence three times in a row, twice a day, up to ovulation ( or the day before the embryos are transferred, not beyond)
DO NOT PERFORM THIS MASSAGE IF YOU ARE OR MIGHT BE PREGNANT; IF YOU HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HEART DISEASE, CIRCULATORY PROBLEMS, OR A HISTORY OF STROKES OR DETAHED RETINAS!!!!