Attention: risk of heart attack increased by 40% after miscarriage

World Heart Day

According to WHO every year about 12 million people throughout the world die or suffer heart attacks or strokes. This disease affects rich and poor people both. Most of people thinks that this is a disease of middle aged men, But the truth is that it affects men and women equally in fact women becomes more prone to it after menopause.

According to a research published in online journal Heart it is found that 25 percent of the woman had at least one miscarriage. But when looking at repeated miscarriages, the researchers found that women who had more than three spontaneous miscarriages had a nine fold increased risk of heart attack. Each miscarriage increased a woman’s risk of heart attack by 40 percent. Women who had at least one stillbirth were about 3.5 times as likely to suffer a heart attack.

Women with PCOS (poly cystic ovarian syndrome) have a risk of heart attack 4 to 7 times higher than women of the same age without PCOS.Women with PCOS may have a higher rate of miscarriage because of elevated levels of luteinizing hormones, insulin or glucose. Smoking, more intake of tobacco, alcohol consumption, poor diet, unhealthy lifestyle, high bp, diabetes, lack of physical activity all these factors puts high risk for heart attacks. Maintaining unhealthy lifestyle makes you fat and leads to obesity and obesity is the biggest reason for heart attacks. The more risk factors, the higher the risk.

How can I boost my fertility?

There are some things you can do to help you to conceive naturally. If you see your fertility expert because you’re having trouble getting pregnant, they’ll usually talk you through these first.

Sticking to a healthy lifestyle may improve your chances of getting pregnant and having a healthy baby. So, quit smoking or at least cut down, and check your alcohol intake too. Both men and women shouldn’t drink more than 14 units a week on a regular basis. And if you’re trying for a baby (as well as if you get pregnant), then it’s best for women not to drink alcohol at all. Maintaining a healthy weight may also help, because being either overweight or underweight can affect your fertility.

Eating a balanced and varied diet should help you get all the nutrients your body needs. But women who are planning a pregnancy should take folic acid and vitamin D supplements.Speak to your pharmacist about which supplements you can take safely before and during pregnancy.

Having sex every two to three days will help to make sure you’re having sex around the time of ovulation (a woman’s most fertile time of the month). This will maximise your 

How does PCOD affects fertility

People often get confused about Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and Polycystic ovarian disease (PCOD). Both these diseases are associated with ovaries. PCOD is the condition that affects the ovaries and is limited to the ovaries only while the PCOS affects the complete metabolism of the body and its functioning in some of the other way. PCOD greatly affects the fertility of a woman by disrupting the functioning of the female reproductive system.

Girls with PCOS, the ovaries produce higher levels of androgen than normal, and this interferes with egg development and release. Some of the eggs develop into cysts, which are little sacs filled with liquid. Instead of releasing during ovulation, these cysts build up in the ovaries and may even get enlarged.

In PCOD, hormonal imbalance leads to ‘collection’ of mature eggs in the ovaries, as they cannot be discharged. These also become cysts and some of the cysts lead to more cysts and

Important facts to know about getting pregnant

Here are the possible facts why you might be struggling with infertility and what you can do about it.

1. You don’t have enough healthy eggs:

You’re born with a fixed number of eggs but the number and health of your eggs declines as you get older. In fact, a healthy and fertile 30-year-old has only 20 percent chances of getting pregnant each month, according to a report published in American Society for Reproductive Medicine. If you are consuming fertility drugs then number of eggs further decreases.

What to do: Optimizing egg health is a key, so gets to a healthy weight and if you smoke, quit now. Do not consume drugs for egg formation without IUI and IVF. Consult a good fertility centre and try to complete your family before 35 years of age.

2. it’s your partner’s problem:

Male infertility is responsible for up to one-third of infertility cases. If your partner is overweight, alcoholic or a smoker, it could be affecting your chances of getting pregnant. An

What’s your next step should be?

We found 10% of reproductive-age couples are unable to conceive even after a year of trying.

There are many possible reasons for this, including issues with the male’s sperm, the woman’s ovulation, and hormonal issues; from being very underweight or very overweight, or from thyroid, cervical or uterine problems, or blocked fallopian tubes. 

What to do if unsuccessful

The first step to identify possible issues contributing to a couple’s inability to conceive. Both man and her woman should undergo a physical exam depending on the risks identified, further testing is done to specifically identify the limiting conditions. This may include testing to examine the male’s sperm (amount, motility, etc.), evaluation of the female’s anatomy (for example a hysterosalpingogram, ultrasound, and/or other tests) and evaluation of the women’s ability to ovulate (possibly including hormonal testing and/or other tests). 

Is infertility running towards you?

Women being infertile are still a taboo but at the same time our technology is so advanced that it doesn’t let it untreated for a long time. There are several issues which are accountable for female infertility. Today, I will list out some of the indirect causes of female. 

1. Obesity: Obesity is a chronic medical condition characterized by too much body fat being overweight affects everything. Yet another growing problem in today’s time among the population is infertility caused due to Obesity. I see at least 30 to 35 patients in a day coming to me for infertility out of which 10% are obese. 

2. Smoking: Cigarette smoking is harmful to the ovaries, and the degree of damage is dependent upon the amount and length of the time a woman smokes or is exposed to a smoked environment. Female smokers also have decreased rates of fertility and decreased fallopian tube function. 

3. Overworking: Getting in to the office early, staying till late. Always working on the computer. Working too much regularly can have negative effects on your physical as well as mental health as all these factors bring ever increasing stress. Stress in your life can lead to unhealthy body conditions like upset stomach, elevated blood pressures, poor sleep patterns, slowing of metabolism etc. which can actually throw your life out of gear and these

What you should do after embryo transfer

For any IVF patient, the embryo transfer procedure is an exciting and stressful milestone in

their fertility treatment. After the weeks of medications and monitoring, the egg retrieval procedure and the anxious wait to see how the embryos develop, this final step of the IVF process is full of potential. Once the embryos have been placed in the uterus, one last thing must happen before a patient is officially pregnant: implantation. Most couples have found that these few weeks after the IVF embryo transfer are the most difficult period.

Be joyful!

While there is no proof that bed rest is beneficial after transfer, finding ways to relax for the duration of two week wait between transfer and your official pregnancy test. Get good amount of sleep, if you feel nervous and want to move around, go for a quiet walk somewhere restful.