If you want to increase your fertility to get pregnant, there are several aspects that you must take into account. The first step, of course, is to take care of your body and have a healthy lifestyle (eat fruits and vegetables, get enough sleep at night and avoid tobacco or alcohol consumption). However, do you know what else you can do to improve your chances of having a baby?
According to Mary Ellen Pavone, a reproductive endocrinologist and fertility specialist, the most important thing for a woman to get pregnant is knowing her menstrual cycle. In this way, as Dr. Pavone argues, you will know when you are ovulating and, therefore, there is a greater chance of pregnancy. In addition, you will be able to date your sexual relations with greater precision to try to get pregnant.
Know your menstrual cycle
If you want to have a baby, you will first need to find out if your period is regular. That is, you should check if your period lasts the same number of days every month. On the contrary, if the length of your cycle varies from month to month, it means that your period is irregular.
By recording this information on your calendar, you will be able to better predict when you are ovulating, which is the exact moment when your ovaries release one or more eggs. Also, there are phone apps to help you with tracking.
You should bear in mind that a woman’s egg is only fertile for 12 or 24 hours after its release, as stated by the American Pregnancy Association. However, a man’s sperm can survive five days in a woman’s body.
Control your weight
Weight also affects your chances of conceiving, as having too much body fat produces excess estrogen, which, in turn, interferes with ovulation. In fact, according to Dr. Pavone, an overweight woman could take twice as long to get pregnant as a woman whose body mass index is considered normal.
On the other hand, according to a study published in the journal Andrologia , male obesity can alter the concentration and quality of sperm, thus affecting the ability of a couple to bring a child into the world.
