Approximately half of all couples who struggle with infertility do so because of a problem with the man’s fertility with low sperm count being the most common cause of male infertility. (more…)
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Increase Your Sperm Count and Motility with Fertility Foods
Friday, February 26th, 2010How Carbohydrates Affect Female Fertility?
Friday, February 26th, 2010
Caffeine and Trying to Conceive
Thursday, February 25th, 2010You love to wake up with the smell of coffee? Mmmm… I know I love to start my morning with a cup of coffee with milk. But if you are trying to conceive, you should cut on coffee if not even eliminate it completely. The studies namely prove that there is a link between caffeine consumption and female ability to conceive. 
Enhancing Fertility
Thursday, February 25th, 2010Before going under IVF procedures and treatments, which are often too expensive and could cause an additional stress, you should know that there are ways that could improve your chances getting pregnant naturally. You can do a lot by yourself, bringing your body back to natural balance.
Alternative Therapies List for Female Infertility
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010Some people might agree that alternative treatments, often considered home remedies can be helpful in dealing with female infertility (although in cases of treatments with acupuncture it would be hard to consider a treatment a home remedy). Nevertheless, before undergoing any kind of alternative or “home” fertility treatments, you should check with your doctor and qualified fertility specialist because some ‘treatments’ might be in some cases dangerous and even dubious in value. Also, before deciding for alternative approaches, make sure that the person who is providing you this treatment is certified in the field.
Natural Fertility Supplements
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010If you have trouble conceiving naturally, you should know that even small change in your diet and lifestyle could improve your chances of getting pregnant. There is a lot of natural fertility supplements that may increase your fertility, saving you from expensive treatments and additional stress they cause.
Diet Before and During IVF
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010Woman should prepare at least 2 months before an IVF cycle: she should detox, resulting in cleaning toxins from her body, and in case of being overweight or obese, woman could get rid of some excess weight.
Detoxification diets are not only advisable before IVF but also between the cycles. Detoxification diet includes elimination of coffee, alcohol, medications, smoking and avoiding smoky atmospheres.
Zinc Rich Foods for Better Fertility
Saturday, February 6th, 2010Zinc is one of the most widely studied mineral in connection with fertility, and this applies only for women but men too. Zinc’s role is to efficiently attract reproductive hormones both progesterone and oestrogen, and as such zinc is extremely important component of genetic material. Men and women who are trying to conceive a baby should pay special attention to consuming recommended amounts of zinc in their diet, and this way reduce ‘unexplained’ infertility and possibly risk of miscarriage during first months of pregnancy, and simply boosting fertility with zinc, a pregnancy mineral.
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Trying to Conceive: How Does Soy Affect Fertility
Sunday, January 24th, 2010There are not many reports done, but generally studies show that in countries where soy products are consumed in large amounts, the birth rate is no lower than in countries where soy is not a part of consumed diet. On the other hand, there are studies that suggest that soy might have negative impact on reproductive health.
Generally speaking, soy is a great source of proteins and actually contains phytoestrogens, plant-derived estrogen (female reproductive hormone estrogen). Isoflavones are the type of phytoestrogen and are known to come in different forms and different effects: some might act positive and have similar effect to estrogens in the body, producing a very weak effect compared to the real hormone, others may have decreasing effect on fertility: they might function as antiestrogens and reduce the activity of estrogen.
However, there are a few studies that suggest that high levels of soy protein may decrease fertility.
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