Tips to boost your fertility

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Fertility is the natural ability one possesses to conceive a child. Around 10%-15% of married couples in India face the problem of fertility. Even minor stressors can adversely affect your fertility and prevent you from getting pregnant. But, thankfully there are some easy ways to boost your fertility and become pregnant faster. Here, we present some of those methods through which you could boost your fertility.

Watch your Health: You should monitor your health by going to regular checkups. A doctor would be able to give you the best advice to stay fit. Good diet, regular exercise, healthy body weight, proper sleep and less stress goes a long way in maintaining a high level of fertility.

Know the process: All the pregnancies start when the egg meets sperm. The process where ovaries release an egg is called ovulation. You need to keep a track of the ovulation process and have sex during that time as it increases the chance of pregnancy.

Monitor the Testicle Temperature: Testicles are usually a few degrees cooler than the rest of the body because that is a better temperature for sperm production. So, it becomes necessary to keep a tab on the testicle temperature to boost your fertility.

Keep a tab on your medications: Before you try to conceive a baby, make sure that any medications you consume does not affect your fertility.

Maintain a balanced diet: A good diet increases your fertility and boosts the chances of conceiving. Include enough amount of iron, protein, zinc, vitamin C, vitamin D in your diet as deficiencies in these nutrients leads to the risk of miscarriage.

Lookout for your weight: Being obese surely poses risk to your body. Besides that, excess body weight can lead to overproduction of certain hormones and disrupt ovulation. This means lesser ovulation lessens the chances of pregnancy.

Avoid Alcohol: Various studies conducted by well- known researchers have shown a decreased ability to conceive with the consumption of alcohol. Besides, alcohol also adversely affects the fetus.

No Smoking: Cigarettes damage a woman’s eggs and interfere with the fertilisation and implantation process. Besides, it also causes the ovaries to age. This means that the ovaries of a 35 year old functions like the ovaries of 42 year old, meaning less fertility.

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Infertility refers to the failure to conceive or achieve pregnancy. In general terms, it means the inability to conceive a child even after a year of regular sexual intercourse without any protection. Women who are able to conceive but not carry a pregnancy may also be diagnosed with infertility. Infertility is not just a problem faced by women; men can be detected with infertility too.

Usually there are two types of infertility

Primary Infertility: It refers to couples who are unable to conceive after at least 1 year of trying for a child.

Secondary Infertility: It refers to those couples who have been successful to get pregnant at least once, but are unable now.

Infertility is a common problem faced by couples worldwide. According to a research conducted by a Bangalore based company, Inito, around 27.5 million couples were facing infertility only in India in 2018. The research revealed that around 10-15% of married couples in India face infertility.

Causes of infertility in Men

Low Sperm count: When the semen which a man ejaculates has low levels of sperm it causes problems in conceiving. A sperm count fewer than 15 million is considered low.

Low Sperm Mobility: The sperm fails to ‘swim’ well as to reach the egg to fertilise it.

Abnormal Sperm: The sperm may have an abnormal shape which makes it harder for it to move and fertilise an egg.

Medical conditions: Conditions like cancer, testicular infection etc. may cause infertility.

Ejaculation disorders: If ejaculatory ducts are blocked, sperms may be ejaculated into the bladder.

Genetic: A man should have an X and Y chromosome. If he has two X and a Y chromosome the testicles will develop abnormally which would result in a low sperm count.

Causes of Infertility in Women

Ovulation Disorders: It is the most common cause of infertility among women. Ovulation is the monthly release of an egg. Eggs may never be released or released only in cycles.

Cholesterol: High cholesterol level may cause infertility problems in women, according to some studies.

Weight: Obesity and weight loss can lead to infertility among both men and women.

Sexually Transmitted Infections: Sexually transmitted diseases like Chlamydia and HIV can cause infertility in women.

Age: The ability to conceive among women starts to fall around the age of 32 years. This may lead to infertility.

Smoking and Alcohol: Any level of smoking or alcohol consumption may lead to infertility. Smoking during pregnancy can lead to pregnancy loss. Even passive smoking has been linked with low fertility levels.