| One of the most common questions I see
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| | before ovulation and ends one day after.*
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| asked is, "How can I get pregnant?"
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| | Exercise regularly. Exercise three or
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| Infertility affects ten percent of the
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| | four days a week for at least 20 minutes
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| reproductive population in the United
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| | per day. If you have not exercised in the
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| States according to the American Society
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| | past, then walking is a great way to get
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| for Reproductive Medicine. Many couples
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| | your exercise. If you have access to a
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| can overcome the challenge of trying to
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| | place to swim, it is great exercise that
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| conceive through lifestyle
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| | is easy to get into. Remember for men
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| changes.Infertility affects both men and
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| | that you should not over-exercise, which
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| women. In approximately 40% of couples,
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| | can create too much heat.* Avoid toxins
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| male infertility contributes to or is the
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| | such as alcohol, tobacco, and
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| sole cause of their infertility.
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| | recreational drugs such as marijuana and
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| Lifestyle changes can have a dramatic
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| | cocaine. Do not take any medications not
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| impact on fertility. These tips will help
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| | approved by the ObGyn or your family
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| both women and men increase their chances
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| | doctor. Men and women both need to make
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| of getting pregnant.For women...* Use an
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| | sure their doctor is aware they are
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| ovulation prediction kit. This will let
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| | trying to conceive when they are
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| you know 24-48 hours before you ovulate
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| | prescribing medications.* Do not smoke.
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| so you can time your trying to conceive
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| | This is worth repeating. Smoking can have
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| appropriately. When the test shows
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| | a profoundly negative affect on your
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| positive, you and your partner should
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| | fertility. Smoking is also detrimental to
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| have sex that day and the day after.*
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| | the health of both you and your baby. If
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| Chart your basal body temperature. This
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| | you are a smoker, stop smoking now.* Eat
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| provides you with a record of what is
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| | healthy. Eat whole, natural foods. For
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| going on with your cycle. Not only will
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| | instance, eat an orange instead of
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| you be able to tell the day you ovulated,
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| | drinking orange juice. Avoid processed
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| but charting your BBT can also identify
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| | foods. This means for the most part
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| potential problems such as low
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| | sticking to the outside aisles at the
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| progesterone and luteal phase defects.
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| | grocery store where the whole foods are
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| You can download a free BBT chart from my
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| | and staying away from the packaged foods
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| website in either Celsius and Fahrenheit
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| | on the inside. For bread, check the
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| format. BBT Monthly Cycle Charts* Take
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| | label. If it says enriched, then it is
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| prenatal vitamins. This is essential for
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| | processed. Look for unprocessed whole
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| both your health and your baby's health.
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| | grain breads. For oats, eat steel cut
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| Taking folate at least one month before
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| | oats rather than instant.* Get to a
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| conception can decrease your baby's
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| | healthy weight. Thin men may have a low
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| chances of having neural tube defects by
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| | sperm count, while obese men may have
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| 70%. The daily intake of vitamin C can
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| | their hormones out of whack - too much
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| help you grow a strong placenta that will
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| | estrogen and not enough testosterone.
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| last through a full term pregnancy.For
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| | Thin women do not have enough estrogen
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| men...* Limit or eliminate caffeine
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| | and may not ovulate, while obese women
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| intake. Drink no more than one or two
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| | have too much estrogen to get pregnant.*
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| cups of coffee a day. Eliminate caffeine
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| | Be sure and get plenty of anti-oxidants
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| entirely if possible. Drinking an entire
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| | in your diet. This includes drinking tea,
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| coffee pot full can be detrimental to
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| | eating fruit snacks like blueberries,
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| your fertility.* Keep cool and avoid
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| | cherries, black plums, prunes, and
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| excessive heat to your scrotum. Wear
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| | apples, and eating vegetables such as
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| boxers instead of briefs, stay away from
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| | dark green leafy (kale, spinach, romaine
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| saunas and hot tubs, take cool showers,
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| | lettuce, etc.), tomatoes, peppers and
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| and avoid bike riding or over
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| | parsley.* Drink water and lots of it. A
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| exercising.* Take vitamins. At minimum,
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| | man should drink half his weight in
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| take a good daily multivitamin. Some
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| | ounces of water per day. If he weighs 200
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| important vitamins for sperm health are
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| | pounds, he should drink 100 ounces of
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| B12, C (500 mg daily), E (400 IUS daily),
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| | water. A woman should drink a minimum of
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| Arginine, L-Carnitine, Zinc (20 mg
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| | 100 ounces of water per day.* Avoid
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| daily), Selenium (200 mcgs daily), and
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| | stress. This can be hard to do,
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| Coenzyme Q10. Folic acid is also
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| | especially during the two week wait, but
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| recommended for men (400 mcgs daily). Get
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| | it is essential for your reproductive
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| approval from your family doctor before
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| | health. Relax and enjoy this time with
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| taking any vitamins.* Abstain from sex
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| | each other.* Avoid toxins. Do not take
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| for short periods. Abstaining can
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| | any medications unless approved by your
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| increase the volume and potency of sperm,
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| | ObGyn and your family doctor. Stay away
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| but abstaining for too long can leave too
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| | from alcohol, tobacco, and recreation
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| many older less motile sperm. Do not
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| | drugs such as marijuana and cocaine.*
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| abstain for more than 3 to 6 six days.*
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| | Avoid environmental hazards such as
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| Be careful with medications. Some
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| | pesticides, lead, heavy metals, and
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| medications are known to cause fertility
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| | radiation.Following these lifestyle
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| issues. Medications to avoid include
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| | change tips can help many couples improve
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| anabolic steroids, some antibiotics
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| | their chances of getting pregnant. Some
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| (nitrofurans and macrolides),
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| | changes will provide almost immediate
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| sulfasalazine (anti-diarrheal), and
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| | improvement, and some take longer. Keep
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| ketoconazole (anti-fungal).For both of
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| | in mind that it takes three months for a
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| you... * Have sex every other day
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| | man to grow sperm, so if things like
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| throughout your fertile period. While
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| | smoking or excessive heat have hurt or
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| having sex at the right time is one of
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| | killed his sperm, it can take that long
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| the most important things you can do,
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| | for the lifestyle changes to take
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| some couples overlook this. A woman's egg
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| | affect.Visit the Baby Talk Zone forum for
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| is viable for just under 24 hours. Most
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| | more tips and friendly support of those
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| sperm live 2-3 days, with some living up
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| | pregnant, trying to conceive, adopting,
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| to five days. This means your fertile
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| | and bringing up baby.
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| period begins approximately five days
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