If you and your partner are finding it difficult to conceive a baby naturally, then it could indicate that one or both of you have some kind of physiological problem that is affecting your fertility levels. Although this may sound alarming, you should take comfort that in the majority of cases a few changes in lifestyle and diet can massively improve chances of conceiving naturally.
Worldwide, it’s thought that around one in seven couples find it harder to conceive than they would like. Nevertheless, around eighty-four percent of couples who are trying to get pregnant do so within one year, and up to ninety-two percent are able to conceive within two years (source: UK Office of National Statistics).
This leaves just eight percent of couples who require medical intervention, or who are sadly unable to have children of their own.
For the remaining ninety-two percent of couples who can expect to conceive naturally, it is vital to ensure that your bodies are in the best condition possible to produce healthy and viable germ-line cells, and (in the case of the woman) to provide the best possible environment for a healthy growing foetus to develop.
Every day lifestyle issues can have a profound effect upon your body, and the health of the reproductive cells it produces. Simple factors such as stress, overwork, overtiredness, lack of vitamins, nutrients and healthy produce in your diet can reduce fertility and lead to the production of less-healthy reproductive cells. Factors such as smoking tobacco, drinking alcohol or using recreational drugs can hugely reduce your fertility. Smoking, for example, is particularly detrimental to your chances of conceiving. Research suggests that regular tobacco smokers are sixty percent more likely to be infertile than non-smokers.
For males, alcohol use or abuse can massively reduce fertility, with even moderate drinking causing a drop in testosterone production and an increase in the number of unhealthy sperm made in otherwise healthy men.
The important thing is for both partners to realise that your bodies need a good three months or so of good, clean, healthy living with as much of the stress of daily life as possible reduced, if you are to have the best chance of conceiving. By ensuring your bodies are in optimum health and fitness, you’ll have the very best chances of conceiving a healthy baby naturally.
Of course, it is not always easy to ensure that you’re getting every nutrient and mineral you need through your diet, and some people find that natural fertility enhancing supplements can help to give them the very best chances of conceiving naturally within just a few months. Natural fertility enhancers usually come in two varieties – one for each sex – and contain vitamins, minerals, amino acids and herbal extracts that are designed to support and enhance fertility naturally. Many couples who have been trying to conceive for several months or even a year or more have been able to conceive within three months of using a natural fertility enhancing supplement.
November 24, 2024