Some notes in daily life will help you and
your husband increase the chances of conception.
Reduce stress
Stress can slow down or prevent the
ovulation. Women who frequently have stress usually have irregular ovulation
cycle. And trying to have a baby increases the level of stress, pushes you into
a vicious circle. Some researches show that stress affects the amount of
testosterone and sperm production of man. And it proves that controlling stress
can increase your chances of conception.
Sweet
drinks reduce stress and aggression
A research with the participation of 97
women, after 2 months of treatment and artificial insemination in test-tube
showed: women who used stress-controlled methods had the rate of conception
52%, and those not, the rate was 20%. The reason has not been proved clearly
but stress can cause contraction in uterus and have other influences to
conception. Those women who joined in this research spent 10 weeks in relaxing,
exercising, controlling stress, group activities… Exercising to reduce stress
is good, but you should go to see a doctor to make a stress-controlled schedule
for the best.
Weight
If you are too thin meaning your body mass
index (BMI) is under 19, your body will not have enough lipids to ovulate
normally. Some research showed that too thin people might conceive more slowly
4 times than normal one. Otherwise, if you are too heavy, your BMI is over 25,
your body will change the way of hormone production, increase male hormone and
prevent conception. The idea BMI for conception is 21-24. Keep your husband
healthy too. Obesity in men can reduce the amount of sperm and testosterone.
The idea BMI for him is 18-24.
Do exercise
Doctors advise that you should take gentle
exercises 4 hours/week and try to keep your heartbeat under 140. If women do
exercise too much can change the amount of hormone, stop menstruation and
ovulation. If men take such heavy exercises as marathon, long-distance cycling,
it can reduce the amount of sperm.
Stop smoking
Tobacco can damage the ovary because the
poison in its smoke contacts directly to the ovary and reduces the blood
supplying for the ovary. Tobacco smoke also increases the risk of miscarriage
and paracyesis. In fact, smoking women will have menopause 4 years sooner than
normal ones. Smoking also reduces the amount of testosterone and sperm in men.
Tobacco
can damage the ovary.
Be careful with seafood
The high amount of mercury in seafood can
lose the fertility. You should avoid kinds of fish containing much mercury such
as shark, mackerel, and swordfish. Do not eat over 2 meals with fish per week.
Skip soy-bean
Soy-bean contains a high amount of
estrogen. If you eat too much soy-bean, you will have enough estrogen to
prevent ovulation.
Drink less coffee
Drink over 5 cups of coffee per day can
decrease the chances of conception and increase the risk of miscarriage in
women. You should reduce drinking coffee to 2 cups/day.
You
should reduce drinking coffee to 2 cups/day.
