9 Myths About Couples Facing Infertility Infertility is a painful ordeal for any couple to go through. Especially if they have been doing the correct things ever since they started to attempt to conceive. They would have gone for their preconception checkup and would have taken the suggestions from their doctors for improving their health such as making the right shifts in order to get to their optimal weight, managing their stress levels, making sure that they get the best quality sleep; and getting rid of bad habits like smoking, drinking, doing drugs, and putting restrictions on junk food and caffeine consumption. So many assumptions are made about infertility and boatloads of infertility myths abound.
And, women are told to chart their cycles in various ways such as taking their body basal temperatures for 3 months each morning so they have an idea of when they are ovulating. They will be told to check for fertile cervical mucus which has a consistency of egg whites and it is abundant. They have been likely told as well to use ovulation prediction kits to see when they are ready to ovulate, once they already have a general idea. And, men are told that excess heat in the groin area can kill off healthy sperm. That said, they have been instructed to no longer take piping hot long showers, and then stick to taking lukewarm shorter showers. They take out their briefs, their tight-fitting jeans, and their other tight-fitting pants and put them in storage. While they get their boxers and their loose-fitting cotton pants and only wear them during the baby-making phase.
Additionally, they take the right vitamins, supplements, and they stick to eating fertility-friendly foods when they are attempting to achieve a pregnancy. However, as long as the couple that is trying to conceive are young (meaning that they are 35 or under), and the woman has regular cycles and knows when she ovulates, doctors will tell them to give themselves a year to successfully conceive.
