Are you thinking about getting pregnant? Are you thinking about taking an Assisted Reproductiontreatment? If yes, it is important to know some tips about your life habits that can influence your fertility.
To have a healthy baby is what all parents wish. The previous phase to conception is also important, it is aunique moment in our lives that requires some mental and physical preparation.
To have a healthy lifestyle can improve your fertility
Weight control
Woman obesity is related to a higher risk of spontaneous abortion and to obstetric complications.Pregnancy is less frequent in overweight and obese woman, especially when you have an upper 30 bodymass index. Also, if the body mass index is under 20 maybe you can have problems to get pregnant.
In men, obesity and overweight can also cause fertility problems, a poor sperm quality is related with thisfact.
To do regular and moderate sports can help not only to maintein a normal weight but also to find a mentaland physical balance because it favours stress reduction.
Tobacco, caffeine and drugs reduction
Toxics are cell oxidizing and have a direct effect on the fertile capacity of the gamete, male and female.Moreover, it can hamper blood circulation, hindering the egg implementation in the uterus.
The perfect thing would be to stop smoking, don’t wait till pregnancy, reduce caffeine intake and ofcourse, eliminate drugs completely.
Alcohol reduction
Alcohol in man causes erectile dysfunction and erection problems, and as well a lower quality of sperm.In woman, it reduces fertility and increases spontaneous abortion risk.
An excessive intake of alcohol is bad, it is better to give it up before and not wait till pregnancy.
Stress reduction
Stress can influence also to fertility. Its reduction increase conception possibilities.
Stress acts in a negative way in some hormones production that need a normal performance now that youare thinking about getting pregnant.
Food that encourages fertility
Mediterranean diet, good in fruit and vegetables and antioxidant food, is the most convenient to mainteinyour weight balanced and improve your fertility. However, there is some food that is recommended toenhace, as: fatty fish because of its high Omega-3 DHA grade, citrics and nuts (without salt).
Moreover, you have to focus in some food and eliminate it from your diet as food that contains trans fat(pastries, chips, fried food, etc…) this fat causes cardio-vascular problems increase.
Vitamin supplements that the doctor can prescribe and that includes folic acid, iodine and fat acidsOmega-DHA can have a benefit for conception and pregnancy.
Folic acid encourages cell distinction and fetus growing. Moreover, its deficit can cause congenital malformation.
Iodine takes part in thyroid hormones and regulates the energy metabolism.
Omega 3- DHA fat acids helps to maintein ovulation and it encourages embryo implementation. It istransferred from the mother to the fetus through the placenta and it helps the fetus brain and retinadevelopment.
But not only woman has to take care of these special aspects on her diet. Also man has specific nutritionabout its fertility. Coenzyme Q, carnitine L, Arginine L, E vitamin and Omega-3 DHA fat acids, zincneeds or selenium are essential for the semen quality and help fertility improvement.
Emotional state
A good mood stimulates the central nervous system and produce neurotransmitters that regulates keyhormon action of fertility. Don’t overlook your sexual activity because it provides lots of benefits to theorganism as endorphin liberation. Also laugh and feeling relaxed helps to achieve pregnancy.
