1When it comes to fertility, is a healthy lifestyle more important or is age more important?
While a healthy lifestyle will certainly help with pregnancy, the age of the expectant mother is the most important factor that affects pregnancy. A woman is born with all the eggs, and as she ages, these eggs only decrease and do not increase. Fertility also declines in men as they age, but at a slower rate compared to women.
2. What is the effect of age on fertility?
Most people probably know that a woman's chances of getting pregnant decline with age, but what you may not know is that a woman's fertility begins to decline as early as the age of 30. After the age of 35, a woman's fertility declines even faster. Due to the trend towards late childbearing, more and more women are experiencing age-related infertility and "secondary infertility" (i.e. women who have been able to conceive in the past but have difficulty getting pregnant again).
With age. The quality of sperm will gradually decline, and the fertility of men will also gradually decline. If the man is over 45 years old, the time it takes for the woman to get pregnant will be extended.
3 Does weight have no effect on fertility?
Men who are underweight (BMI less than 20) or overweight (BMI greater than 25) are associated with poorer sperm quality. Male infertility is associated with obesity.
Women with a BMI of 25 or more are less likely to get pregnant and take longer to get pregnant than women of normal weight.
4What are the increased risks of pregnancy in women who are overweight or obese?
Pregnancy complications associated with obesity include hypertension, preeclampsia, diabetes, infection, and thromboembolic disease. The risk of preeclampsia doubled in overweight women and tripled in obese women.
5 Effects of Smoking on Fertility?
The risk of infertility in smokers is twice that of non-smokers. Smoking has devastating effects on the entire body, including eggs and sperm. Smoking also increases the risk of pregnancy complications and health problems in offspring. Quitting smoking before pregnancy is the only way to reduce these risks.
6Does passive smoking (secondhand smoke) affect fertility?
Passive smoking can likewise have a detrimental effect on fertility, with studies showing that 14% of passive smokers take longer to conceive than those living in non-smoking households.
7Are the effects of smoking on fertility reversible?
Most of the effects of smoking on fertility can be recovered 1 year after quitting smoking.
8 Effects of Alcohol Consumption on Fertility?
Although the evidence on the effects of light to moderate alcohol consumption on fertility is currently unclear, abstinence from alcohol altogether is recommended for women trying to conceive.
9Should men who are trying to conceive avoid hot baths, hydrotherapy and saunas?
Sperm are produced in the testicles. If the testicular temperature is too high, sperm production is interrupted and does not return until the testicles return to normal temperature. If the testicles are heat-stressed, it may take several months for sperm density to return to normal.
10How to predict the date of ovulation based on the menstrual cycle?
Everyone's menstrual cycle is different, and the timing of ovulation is difficult to predict accurately. Usually, ovulation occurs about two weeks before menstruation. This means that if the menstrual cycle is 28 days, ovulation occurs on day 14, if the cycle is 35 days, ovulation occurs on day 21, and if the cycle is 21 days, ovulation occurs on day 7.
Source: Henan Maternal and Child Health Public Account
Review: Wang Chudie