Fertility Problems – Home Treatments
You should follow some guidelines if you want to decrease the chances of being infertile and boost your likelihood of becoming pregnant.
Tracking Ovulation When At Home
You can guess at what time you’ll be ovulating by:
- Seeing when your cervical mucus starts to transform
- Tracing your basal body temperature
- Tracing your luteinizing hormone (LH) levels by means of using a home ovulation predictor test
If you can distinguish at what time you will be ovulating, try not to have sex around the 5 days previous to your 6 day fertile window. This consists of the day in which you ovulate, and the 5 days before. After that, you should try having sex 1 time every day during your fertile window even on the day your partner ovulates. If your significant other has been diagnoses with having a low sperm count then have sex ever other day, because regular masturbation reduces sperm count.
If you can’t figure out when you’ll be ovulating, you should have sex 2 to 3 times every week
If you exercise vigorously the majority of the days in a week, then you should try easing up on the amount of exercise you are doing. Studies have shown that vigorous exercise can lead women to ovulate less.
Males Protect The Quality of Your Semen
- You should be avoiding drinking alcohol, drugs, and smoking as these can affect your reproductive organs and fertility.
- If you and your partner use any kind of lubrication during sexual intercourse, then make sure you find one that doesn’t damage or kill the sperm.
- Stay in shape. It is better if you try to stay at a reasonable body mass index (BMI). Doing this will not only make you feel better, but it will also help maintain and increase the health of your reproductive system. The higher your body mass index (BMI), the lower quality sperm will be produced as well as hormone levels will change affecting your fertility.
- If you exercise vigorously the majority of the days in a week, then you should try easing up on the amount of exercise you are doing. Studies have shown that vigorous exercise can reduce sperm count in men.
- Avoid hot places like saunas and hot tubs. Having a higher scrotal temperature has shown to reduce sperm count and quality.
- If you have been sick recently such as having a high fever, studies have revealed that it has had an unfavorable consequence on your sperm for up to 3 months after.
General Guidelines to Follow
Make sure you stay healthy and fit. That is exercise daily, maintain eating a healthy diet, and decrease the amount of caffeine you take in and replace it with water. If you are a woman you should avoid using drugs, medications, or alcohol as well as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) such as ibuprofen.
