Depending on your age, health, and how long you've been trying, your doctor may recommend a few simple ways for you and your partner to increase your chances of pregnancy. There are several methods to determine when a woman is fertile. In some cases, lifestyle changes or health-related habits can help increase reproductive capacity.
Pregnancy is only possible if a woman can ovulate. If reproductive conditions are suitable, sexual intercourse before or during ovulation is the best way to increase the chances of becoming pregnant. An increase in body temperature, a change in cervical fluid, and a sudden increase in the LH hormone are indicators of ovulation. The picture below gives a good idea of the changes in a typical menstrual cycle and the ideal time for sexual intercourse.
Body temperature increase
In response to hormone levels, basal body temperature drops slightly just before ovulation. Then, shortly after ovulation, it suddenly increases due to the effect of the progesterone hormone. It is recommended that you have sexual intercourse on the day when your body temperature drops or typically rises.
Changes in cervical mucus secretion
Cervical mucus secretion is often thick and cloudy. Before ovulation, on the 9th or 10th day of your monthly cycle, mucus increases and becomes clearer and more stretchable to facilitate the sperm's journey into the fallopian tubes. Have sexual intercourse a day or two after noticing this change and continue sexual intercourse until the mucus thickens again.
LH rise
Since LH stimulates ovulation, this hormone in your body will be high before ovulation. Ovulation detection kits detect this spike and let you know that ovulation is about to occur. Have sexual intercourse a day or two after this LH surge.
Timing tips
For accurate determination of temperature, use a special thermometer or digital thermometer for BVI.
If you constantly If you take and note your temperature, do so in the morning—as soon as you get up in the morning and before you do anything else.
If you are sick or have had an uncomfortable night (both of which affect your body temperature), note it on your chart. religion. If you experience unusual bleeding or spotting, make a note of it, too, and talk to your doctor.
If constant monitoring bothers you and your partner, your doctor may make other suggestions.
When trying to get pregnant, ovulation Have sexual intercourse on every consecutive day.
Lifestyle and health habits
Some lifestyle choices and health habits, described below, can affect your ability to become pregnant. Talk to your doctor about these.
Smoking
Smoking in women can alter estrogen levels and impair egg production. Nicotine in cervical mucus secretion can be toxic to sperm. In men, smoking can lower sperm count, reduce sperm motility and increase structural defects in sperm.
Alcohol and drugs
Excessive alcohol consumption can reduce sperm count and lead to abnormal sperm production. Drug use affects hormones in women and reduces sperm count in men.
Testicular temperature
The temperature of a man's testicles is normally about a few degrees lower than the rest of his body temperature. If the testicles are too hot, sperm production decreases. High fever, hot working environment, tight trousers may cause an increase in the temperature of the testicles, reducing reproductive capacity.
Weight problems
Often overweight or underweight women have trouble getting pregnant. Too much or too little body fat levels affect hormone levels and can disrupt ovulation. In men, excess weight can increase the temperature in the testicles, reducing sperm count.
Strengthening exercise
Continuous strenuous exercise (e.g. long-distance running all day long) reduces hormone levels in women. The same applies to men. In women, this condition also causes irregular or no menstrual cycles that restrict fertility.
Other factors
Your doctor can discuss other factors that cause infertility with you. Some lubricants can cause sperm to die or be damaged. Some medications can reduce sperm count. In some women, stress and anxiety can reduce ovulation.
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