Behaviors Women Should Pay Attention to Before and During Treatment
1. Before starting in vitro fertilization treatment, it is necessary to stay away from all toxic substances such as cigarettes and alcohol in the last three months. Smoking and alcohol negatively affect the health and development of both the expectant mother and the baby during pregnancy. For this reason, cigarettes and alcohol should not be used or even be in environments where they are used.
2. Care should be taken to lead a regular and stress-free life before and during in vitro fertilization treatment.
3. Expectant mothers should pay attention to their nutrition before treatment. A healthy, versatile and balanced diet should be consumed. A diet rich in proteins may be beneficial. In addition, it is necessary to eat small and frequent meals, not too much. In a diet rich in fresh vegetables, fruits and nuts, foods such as unroasted walnuts, almonds and hazelnuts should be consumed frequently. It is recommended not to drink acidic and caffeinated drinks as much as possible.
4. Losing weight in obese patients increases the chance of pregnancy and helps the pregnancy to be more healthy and trouble-free. However, diets used to lose weight before treatment are stopped once the treatment begins.
5. If there is any disease or pain, approval should be obtained from an in vitro fertilization specialist before resorting to therapeutic medications. During the treatment, no medication should be taken that the doctor does not consider necessary. In case of medication that needs to be used continuously due to a chronic disease, the doctor must be informed.
6. Exercises and intense sports, especially for the abdominal area, can negatively affect the expectant mother and the baby. Heavy exercise should be stopped during in vitro fertilization treatment and pregnancy. Instead, light walks should be preferred.
7. Expectant mothers must inform their doctors about any previous or existing diseases and genital area disorders before starting treatment.
8. Expectant mothers should apply the medication and injection treatments given for egg stimulation and multiplication during in vitro fertilization treatment as recommended by their doctors, paying attention to issues such as drug dosage settings and times when the injections are applied. r.
Behaviors Men Should Pay Attention to Before and During Treatment
1. Expectant fathers should never smoke or consume alcohol 3 months before in vitro fertilization treatment.
2. If heavy sports are performed, it should be stopped three months before starting treatment.
3. Since hot environments negatively affect the sperm quality of men, men should avoid hot environments such as baths, spas and similar hot environments for the last three months before starting the treatment in in vitro fertilization method.
4. If you have had a febrile illness, inflammation of the male organ, or herpes within the last three months from the date of in vitro fertilization treatment, the doctor should be informed.
5. If he has other diseases or medications taken due to these diseases, he must inform his doctor before treatment.
6. Comfortable and loose underwear should be preferred.
7. During in vitro fertilization treatment, a sperm sample is taken from the prospective father on the day the eggs are collected. He/she must perform sexual abstinence 3 days before giving the sperm sample, should not ejaculate during sexual abstinence, and this abstinence should not exceed 7 days.
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