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June is World Infertility Awareness Month.
from EDITION 240
by WXPG.com
There is no better time to be proactive about your fertility health.
CAN INFERTILITY BE PREVENTED?
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June is World Infertility Awareness Month, dedicated to all those couples who have problems in conceiving a child naturally and have to resort to assisted reproduction techniques. It may be a long and hard road for many but, almost always, it has a happy ending
It is estimated that infertility is a disorder that affects 45 million people. Fertility, that is, the ability to conceive a child, encompasses diverse circumstances, such as biological, emotional, environmental and cultural factors, among others. Depending on discovering how these factors occur, may facilitate achieving pregnancy, or not.
There are some cases when up to the moment of defining the infertility, no obvious disorder can be found that might offer a definite explanation.
IT WOULD SEEM THAT 40% OF THE CASES OF INFERTILITY LIE WITH THE FEMALE, BUT A SIMILAR NUMBER IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE MALE; AND THE REST IS ATTRIBUTED TO MIXED CAUSES AND THOSE WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE.
WHAT SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN PROTECTING FERTILITY?
It is a fact that there are as many cases and problematic circumstances as there are women or men who come to the clinic, each case is unique. And if we cannot prevent infertility, at least there are things we can take into account when protecting fertility:
1. Carry out medical examinations periodically to check the general health of both women and men 2. Work conscientiously on Quality of Life, because this will allow us to control factors that can upset the ability to reproduce, for example smoking, obesity, addictions and nutritional deficiencies. 3. Take into account the close links that exist between the mind and the body. Stress, distress and anxiety can have a negative impact upon the attempt to bear a child.
Highest fertility time
In women, the most fertile age is between the ages of 20 and 30. Then it declines slightly until about age 35, from then on there is a definite decline in the ability to reproduce, not only because of a lower level of the quality of the eggs and a higher risk of miscarriage, but also on account of other risk factors which are on the rise.
Should you decide to postpone the time to become parents, it is important to consider the option of cryopreserving eggs or sperm. The advantage is that the gametes are conserved at the “age” they were at the moment when they were frozen.
We also offer you the option of cryopreserving your eggs in order to raise the chances of becoming pregnant when you and your partner decide to.
