What to do when you plan your pregnancy at the age of 40?

Women today look towards financial stability first in their life and are more focused towards their career. And not only women, men are also in no hurry to start a family any time soon; hence given the rise to DINK couples (double income and no kids). As a result more women are getting married around 30-35 years of age or even later. Due to this, the mean age at first pregnancy is also slowly rising, with many women approaching Fertility Clinics for the first time at the age of 40 years for help in conceiving.

Delaying pregnancy sometimes leads to miscarriage or even infertility. With increasing age in females, the ovarian reserve or the number of eggs that a lady has, reduces drastically translating into decreased chances of natural pregnancy. Moreover there is a rapid decline in quality of eggs too due to which the chances of miscarriages also may increase. Research has shown that a 40 year old female seeking fertility has only 25 % chance of pregnancy with own eggs and it decreases to 1.6% at age of 44. If she conceives, the risk of miscarriage is around 25% at 40 years and around 50% at 44 years.

At the age of 40 and above, the incidence of medical problems like Diabetes Mellitus, High Blood Pressure is more. These may get aggravated during the

How to deal with stress when diagnose with infertility?

Infertility today is no longer a secret. Around 30 million couples worldwide are suffering from infertility. When you are unable to conceive after one year of trying means you might be suffering from infertility and dealing with such a harsh situation is very disturbing. The trauma that you have to undergo is indescribable. You need to have lots of courage to fight with your emotional sentiments as well as of society. Infertility touches every aspect of your life; not able to conceive a child is already shattering and then you have to go through the emotional criticism of your relatives, peers, and family members. You may also feel many ups and downs in the relationship between you and your partner as it is a frustrating situation for both of you.

If you are struggling with infertility then you are probably no stranger to stress. It is very important for you to keep

How to maintain a healthy lifestyle amidst COVID-19?

COVID-19 has resulted in people putting so many aspects of their lives on hold from weddings, vacations, to buying a new home. In midst o all these managing infertility has also become challenging. People need to take special precautions rather than worry about it. A healthy lifestyle amidst COVID-19 can help you take control of an uncertain time. Many women can benefit from a diet and lifestyle reset. Eating fertility boosting foods and managing stress can help get you in the best shape possible for your next cycle and help you regain some control in a time that feels out of control. 

Junk food and carb-heavy “comfort foods” might feel good in the short term, but in the long run you’ll want to focus on foods that support your fertility. Here are some tips: 

1. Eat fresh, seasonal fruits and vegetables: Eat generous amounts of vegetables and moderate amounts of fruit try including vegetables, fruits, salads, beans and cereals in your diet. I tell all my patients to get colorful when

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

Your Lifestyle Affects Your Fertility

Lifestyle factors are the modifiable habits and ways of life that can greatly influence overall health and well-being. Lifestyle affects fertility depends on things you are doing in your life for example the urban populace of our country has an easy access to high-calorie packaged foods such as burgers, chips and colas which affects their overall health as they are not taking proper balanced diet. Moreover, people in cities follow a sedentary lifestyle with little or no physical activity and a predilection for gizmos such as video games, computers are to blame for infertility. Let us explore following lifestyle habits that hamper your motherhood:

Age:

Women are born with a specific number of eggs, which declines with age. After a certain age, it becomes difficult for one to plan pregnancy naturally and might require the help of a fertility expert to get pregnant. The ideal age for pregnancy is the mid-to-late 20s. If you want

Tips to fight with male infertility

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By Dr. Anubha Singh 

Infertility as we all know is unable to conceive but being unable to make your wives pregnant is known as male infertility. Earlier infertility is considered as women’s problem but many researches have been done in the past which says that men are equally responsible for being infertile.  Today your profession and lifestyle plays a vital role in your fertility like if: 

• You sit on chairs for longer period of time as it can overheat your testicles  
• You place laptops over your lap for longer time; working laptops prompted a greater increase in scrotal temperature — around a 5 degrees Fahrenheit increase (or about 2.7 degrees Celsius) resulting in low sperm count and unhealthy sperm too  
• You wear too tight pants or under wears as it damages the testicles; causes low sperm count and can cause infertility in men  
• You are expose to pesticides or some industry toxins then also chances of catching up infertility are high  
• You smoke or drink too much alcohol  
• You had any past tumors or cancer,  
• And if you are stress which directly affects your fertility are few factors that contributes to male infertility 

So here are few essential tips for men to help to fighting infertility: 

1. Give up drinking and smoking: 

Even if you see a doctor he/she will give first advice to quit smoking and drinking as it badly affects the sperm count. The harmful ingredients in tobacco smoking can kill sperm cells. On the other hand alcohol does you no good either. If you consume too much alcohol then it can reduce libido and affect sperm quality not only this it also destroy the quality and structure of sperm too. 

2. Stay away from stress: 

Do away with stress from your life as it interferes with the sperm-producing hormones making it difficult to make your wife pregnant. To combat stress