Ways to Boost Fertility? Help Please . Posted: 11-04-05 23:03pm
Hi I want to try having a baby, anyone
know ways to icrease fertility? Like
which sex positions higher chance
conceiving? Or maybe having sex every
other day works? Please give me some
advice thanks. Also how early should u
start taking prenatal vitamins? Thanks
very much.
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sami_1982
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Joined: 13 Dec 2003 Posts: 200 Location: Australia
Dear Friend Posted: 11-05-05 00:17am
My partner and I are also trying to have a
child, we are in a lesbian relationship
though. We have started going to a ivf
clinic. You should start taking folic
acid 3 months before trying to conceive
ok. And you can also get ovulation kits
from your local chemist. They work best
to tell you when the time is right.
Ovulation usually occurs on the 12 day of
your cycle, thats what we were told by our
specialist. When you next have your
period that is day 1.. From the first
bleed count 12 days on. Then use the
ovulation test kit. If you are ovulating,
then you have 36hrs of your most fertile
time to try and conceive. As you already
know female sperm lasts 7 days and male
sperm only lasts 3 days in the uterus
before dying. In that time if there is an
egg present you will get
pregnant.Otherwise. If you have been
trying for a few yrs already go see your
gp and go see a gynocologist to see what
is the matter. It may be something simple
and you may need to be put on a drug that
can help you relese eggs each month. At
our clinic though they say that if you
havent fallen pregnant within 6 months of
full on trying they class it as a
fertility problem and you can get help.
Best of luck to you.
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nnclyn
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Posts: 136
Posted: 11-05-05 07:32am
Hi!
I'll try and answer some of these
questions for you........
1. Nutrition: cut back on any drinking,
quit smoking. Start taking a daily
vitamin that is higher in folic acid.
Prenatal vitamins are a good way to go!.
2. It used to be that dr's thought sex
every other day was your best bet, however
they are now finding (through studies)
that there is no big benefit to every
other day vs every other day. This is
true if the man has good sperm quality.
3. After an iui, dr's will have the
patient elevate her hips so that the
insemination will be angled. So you may
want to try elevating your hips after
intercourse for 20 minutes.
4. I also recommend a good ob/gyn work
up. This helps make sure that you are as
healthy as you can be. A pap smear can
help make sure that there are no viruses
in your way of conceiving.
5. If you have been trying for more than
six months, for sure go for a check up.
Also have your partner's sperm analysis
done so that you know for sure what you
are working with.
