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An Ounce of Infertility Prevention
15 Simple Ways to Prevent Infertility
12. Stay active.
It is a very important part of a balanced lifestyle to stay active and healthy. Sedentary lifestyles lead to weight problems, which can potentially impact fertility.
13. Stay healthy.
14. Take a look at your meds.
Calcium channel blockers used for high blood pressure and medications used to treat arthritis may affect fertility potential. Many medications are not recommended during pregnancy, while others may be taken without concern to current and future fertility issues. Seek consultation with your physician for additional information. Cancer treatment (i.e., chemotherapy, surgery and/or radiation treated) may result in sterility.
15. Think quantity not quality.
Couples who have frequent intercourse, up to five times per week, seem to get pregnant the fastest. Relations every 36 and 48 hours bracketing around ovulation is probably ideal. Sexual position does not play a role in fertility. Specialists in Reproductive Medicine & Surgery, Dr. Sweet's medical practice, is a reproductive endocrinology and infertility practice open since 1991. The practice recently celebrated its 1,000th pregnancy.
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An Ounce of Infertility Prevention by Anonymous on 07/14/2009 01:00PM
Though all of these are great ideas in general, there are tons of reasons for infertility. This article makes it sound like for the millions of women going through this that they could have prevented it all, as if it is their fault. It is more often not and never should we have to feel like it is.
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An Ounce of Infertility Prevention by Anonymous on 03/17/2010 01:31PM
Agree. I am healthy, exercise, eat well, and do everything they suggest however I still have PCOS.