Female Infertility and Lifestyle Choices

   

There are concerns about increasing fertility in allindustrialized world today. Nearly 14% of couplesinfertility problems. There are fears that infertility isgrowing and about 40-50% of these problems are relatedwith the woman. It is surprising to note, however, that thereMany things can affect reproductive health,humans have control over. Lifestyle choices such as smoking,alcohol, caffeine healthy / unhealthy eating habits,weight, sex and so on, all have an impact onfertility and is in our ability to control it all.

    Most women are not aware of the importance of these elections mayBeing with regard to future attempts to conceive. Is inTo examine these life choices and howaffect our reproductive health.

* Weight Problems      Less weight / on both sides of the balance, body weight worksa vital role in fertility. Obesity is associated withinfertility and menstrual irregularities. Women who areoverweight but without polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)suffer the same problems with ovulation and menstrual abnormalitiesthat women with PCOS and in most cases this ismedically unexplained. 

  But it has been shown that the grouptreatment programs that help obese women with diets andexercise plans have caused a return of fertility in manypatients. In overweight women with ovulation and menstruationirregularity, a weight loss of 6.5 kg (15 pounds) has been shown torestore normal ovulation. Therefore, it is believed that theimprovement of insulin resistance achieved with weight losshas more to do with restoring ovulation than the actual amountweight loss itself. Several studies have shown that bodyBody Mass Index (BMI) of 23 to 30 is considered overweight and a BMI30 above is said to be obese.

        As overweight is bad for fertility, was also shown under the extreme weight to cause ovulatory dysfunction and thus infertility. In a woman with anideal body weight (BMI 20-25) modest loss of 10 to 15% of weight can cause menstrual irregularities, and weight gain in women who are underweight has also been shown to restore ovulation and pregnancy in most cases. A BMI of 17.5 to 20 is considered underweight and below 17.5 is much lower than normal.

* Smoking   Over the years, several reports have consistently reiteratedSmoking reduces fertility.     Smokers suffer a risk of menopause1.5-3 year earlier than normal, decreased estrogen bleeding and a short luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. All this suggestssmoking exerts toxic effects on the follicles directly. In addition, nicotine has been established that cigarette smoke component to be concentrated in the cervical mucus and the metabolites are also found in the follicular fluid. This is considered to be responsible for follicular growth and delayed maturation in smokers. Smoking is also associated with an increased incidence of ectopic pregnancy and an increased rate of miscarriage also suggests that the effects fallopian tubes and tubal motility.

* Reproduction late   Civilization also comes with its consequences. It is common to see women in industrialized countries who delay childbearing to take advantage of educational and professional opportunities in later years.

     What most women in this regard do not realize is that aging is accompanied by many effects that affect almost every part of the body system and reproduction is not left out. Some of the effects of age on fertility include:- Depletion, over time, of the ovarian follicles which affectsand ovulatory menstrual cycle - Endometriosis moretime to produce scarring of the ovaries and fallopian free gearmovement of such members. You can even take the place ofOvarian follicular tissue if ovarian endometriosis persists and grows.

- Fibroids can slowly grow causing endometrial bleeding that can disrupt implantation sites or even distort the uterine cavity which affects the ability to carry a pregnancy in the early stages.- Abdominal Adhesions intra-abdominal surgery or ruptured ovarian cysts others can also affect tubal motility needed to sweep the ovary and gather an ovulated egg.

* Alcohol and infertility   The full effects of alcohol on fertility can not beclear, but what is certain is that alcohol makesconstitute a risk of infertility. In one study, women with highthe said alcohol more menstrual and gynecological surgery.Alcohol has also been shown to change the estrogen and progesteronelevels and also cause anovulation (menstruation without ovulation). But it is not clear, however, is the amount of alcohol

    consumption is bad for fertility, or how much is safe. It is established that during pregnancy, an average of 2drinks day or more can cause birth defects fetal alcohol syndrome. Another study showed that the consumption of more than 100 grams of alcohol per week (1drink per day) is associated with a 60% increase in the difficulties of ovulation.

 In addition, increased caffeine consumption has been shown to affect the ability to become pregnant and carry a pregnancy. This is because the removal of caffeine in the body is reduced during the luteal phase. Animal and human research data also show an increased risk of spontaneous abortion with increased use of caffeine and decreased fetal growth during pregnancy with increased caffeine consumption. Consumption of three or fewer servings of coffee per day may be harmless, but more than that amount is greater than 300 mg per day can cause fertility problems.

   Women with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) have greater risk of infertility and sexually transmitted diseases gonorrhea and chlamydia specially treated are the main cause of PID.

The decisions we make every day have a positive or negative impactour ability to conceive.Deciding to make the right decisions today and enjoy better reproductive health.