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Dr. Shamim Patel

How diet and way of life affect infertility

Many couples have trouble having children. Along with several other things, food and living may greatly impact whether or not a couple can have children.


A systematic study was done to look at the link between men's and women's living choices that can be changed and their fertility. The study examined how eating a lot of fat, waiting to start a family, smoking, drinking too much, having bad sexual habits, and being anxious or depressed affect fertility.


In small-scale groups, age is a mix of biological growth, social maturity, and seniority. The order in which each person in a family group was born defines a generation.

Most people agree that a woman's ability to have children decreases as she ages. This is because fewer eggs can be taken from the ovaries, and fewer sperm from men (Tyden et al., 2006).

A new study in Obstetrics & Gynecology shows that combining food and lifestyle choices may lower the risk of infertility in women caused by ovulation. Researchers at Harvard School of Public Health led the study, which found that women who ate healthy foods and drank less booze were more likely to get pregnant than those who didn't change their habits.


Being overweight or fat can affect a woman's ability to get pregnant, which may be one reason some women have trouble getting pregnant. Obesity makes it more likely that a woman won't be able to release an egg every month. This is called anovulation.

A woman's ability to have children can also affect her weight. Being underweight can stop a woman from ovulating and cause her periods to be inconsistent.


Women should eat well and lose weight if they are too heavy. Even if you only lose 5 to 10% of your body weight, your ovulation will be more stable. This will make it easier for you to get pregnant.

We all know that smoking can lead to cancer and heart disease, but did you also know it can hurt a woman's ability to get pregnant? Cigarette chemicals can hurt eggs and sperm, making it harder to get pregnant.

Women who smoke take longer to get pregnant; even if they try, they have a higher chance of not getting pregnant. Lucky for them, stopping is a natural way to make them more fertile.

Men who smoke have fewer sperm per milliliter of sperm than men who don't. Smoking also makes sperm move and shape less well. Erectile dysfunction is also more common in people who smoke.


Stress greatly affects a woman's ability to get pregnant, and women who can't get pregnant have more worry and sadness than those who can. There are ways to deal with worry and improve your chances of getting pregnant.


Taking care of your worry can be hard, but it is possible. Mind-body programs like behavioral treatment, yoga, and meditation have been shown to help.


In addition to making you more fertile, these techniques may help you feel less anxious and sad. For example, reducing stress through mindfulness has been linked to a lower risk of loss and a higher chance of getting pregnant in IVF patients.

A person's health and well-being depend on what they eat. It should have a range of foods, like fruits, veggies, whole grains, lean proteins, and dairy products.

Both men and women are less likely to have losses if they eat a healthy, balanced diet. It can also help improve the chances of getting pregnant after infertility treatment.


Fertility can be affected by eating fast food and drinking pop, eating a lot of heavy fats and sugar, not getting enough nutrients, and being overweight. But scientists are still looking into how different foods affect fertility.


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