10 Ways to boost female fertility

women its your turn today... fertility lifestyle changes work because they support the whole body. here are 10 things every single woman trying to conceive should be doing.



1. Whole Food Multivitamin
In addition to a healthy fertility diet, every woman who is preparing for pregnancy should be taking a whole food prenatal multivitamin. There are many nutrients that are needed to support ovulation, hormonal balance, egg health, etc. and a deficiency can result in lack of ovulation, poor egg health and many other fertility issues.

Did you know that anemia (low iron, B12, B6) can cause ovulation to stop?

Did you know that the period of time that it is most important for the fetus to get folic acid, is before you will even know you are pregnant?

Did you know that vitamin C helps to improve hormonal levels and increases fertility in women with luteal phase defect?

2. Juice and Smoothies
When people ask me what the one biggest dietary change someone can make when trying to boost their fertility, I have to say it is juicing and smoothies. Liquid nutrition makes it so much easier to get a large amount of these nutrient dense foods into your body. Regardless of what your diet is like right now, juicing can help to make you healthier, reduce cravings for other foods and making you feel fabulous.

Smoothies and juices are an incredibly easy way to get a large amount of antioxidants (good for egg health and DNA integrity), vitamins, minerals and enzymes. They are easy to make, can be taken on the go and taste great.

In the body our cells are constantly dying and being created over and over again. Everything in the body is made up of cells. The uterus, blood, fallopian tubes, eggs, and ovaries are made from cells. When our body is creating these cells it is pulling from the foods that you eat for its building blocks. If you are eating fresh whole foods, then your body is going to have the ingredients it needs to produce healthy, vibrant cells. If you are eating processed foods, processed sugars and chemicals, that is what your body has to work with and will not be able to build healthy cells. Fertility smoothies and juicing help to make it easy.

3. Lose weight
Body fat produces oestrogen, which confuses the body’s ovulation cycle. Overweight women often have less regular periods than women who weigh less. Losing just 5% of your body weight can boost conception chances by about a fifth. however don’t get skinny
Being underweight can switch off your body’s ability to reproduce eggs, as it senses there isn’t enough fat to sustain a healthy pregnancy.

4.Drink more water
Fertility expert Zita West says: “If you don’t drink enough water, the reproductive system will lose out as the body ensures that the more vital organs receive what they need first.”

Water creates plump egg follicles and a strong blood supply to the womb lining. Plus, if you’re dehydrated, your cervical fluid – the stuff that helps the sperm find the egg – will be sluggish.


5. Take time to relax
“Stress can have a huge impact on female fertility,” says consultant gynaecologist Michael Dooley. “It can also slow male sperm production and lower libido.”

Studies have shown that stress can affect a man’s sperm count and the quality of his sperm. Stress can also affect a woman’s ability to conceive and even stop her from ovulating.


6. Quit smoking
Smoking cigarettes can impair both a woman’s and a man’s fertility. Infact, cigarette smoke has been shown to decrease fertility levels by as much as 50%.

This is because smoking affects how receptive the woman’s uterus is to the egg. And in men, smoking can reduce sperm production and even damage DNA.

Couples that smoke have high levels of cadmium, a heavy toxic metal that stops zinc (essential for fertility) from being absorbed into the body. Also cigarette smoke has been shown to increase the risk of miscarriage, stillbirth, and placental damage.


7. Know your fertile window
Knowing your “fertile window” can boost your chances of pregnancy. The fertile window is the six-days that end on the day of ovulation.

To conceive successfully, you need to have sex during your most fertile time of the month. In an average 28-day cycle, this usually falls between day 10 and day 17.
Pregnancy will most likely to occur with intercourse within the three days before ovulation.


8. Try acupuncture
If after a thorough fertility assessment has been done and no specific reasons for your infertility has been found, why not try acupuncture?

Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese medicine treatment that relies on a painless but strategic placement of tiny needles into a “grid-like” pattern that spans the body, from head to toe.

Some studies done have shown that acupuncture can improve fertility. For example a study of 160 women, published April 2002 in the reproductive journal Fertility and Sterility, found that adding acupuncture to the traditional IVF treatment protocols substantially increased pregnancy success.
Dr. Friday Thompson Udo Essien, a renowned Nigerian acupuncturist, has helped many women with infertility through the use of acupuncture.
Mecure an established Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company in Lagos, and Diagnostic Centers in Lagos, Victoria Islands and Kano also offers medical acupuncture treatment.


9. Cut your alcohol intake

If you are trying to conceive, it is a good idea for you and your spouse to drink less alcohol. Drinking too much alcohol has been found to impair ovulation and sperm production.

Swedish researchers have also found that women who drank two alcoholic beverages a day decreased their fertility by nearly 60%.

Alcohol has been shown to poison sperm and damage ovum before conception has even taken place.


10. Have sex!

Chances of conception rise from 15% for couples having sex once a week to 50% for couples having sex three to four times a week. Sex keeps sperm healthy. Its quality falls if it’s retained in the body for more than three days.
Your probability of conception is also increased when you have intercourse multiple times in your fertile window.

I hope this article help some one out there and lastly Be patient
It takes three months for an egg to travel from a group of follicles to be selected as the egg that is released on a cycle. It also takes three months for a man to generate a completely new batch of sperm.Expect to wait four months before lifestyle and dietary changes have an effect.