I’ve received a lot of questions on infertility in the past coiple of days. I guess because one of our 5 minute shows which aired on DSTV earlier in the week was on low sperm count and infertility. So, I’ve reproduced two of these questions and provided answers.
Q: My wife and I have been trusting God for the fruit of the womb. How can we go about it medically?
Q: Good morning doc, I want to thank you so much for your assistance through this page. Please what kind of food do I need to take to increase my fertility? I will be trying to get pregnant by the end of October. Thanks.
A: First, trying to have a baby is only recognized as an issue after one full year of trying, for most people. So, mothers-in-law and sisters-in-law and all other concerned citizens who start looking at the ‘bride’s’ tummy a few weeks after a wedding, please back off 😀 Now, this one full year means that give or take, there is regular (on at least 3 days of a week), unprotected (without condoms or any barrier method of contraception) sexual intercourse and that this intercourse ends with the ejaculation of a sufficient amount of semen. So, if your husband stays in Kaduna and you live in Lagos and perhaps only see once a month, you may not qualify to be classified under infertility.
Other lifestyle habits that can help a couple in their conception journey include:
Healthy choices in terms of diet (practice portion control, eat lots of fruits and veggies etc), keeping a healthy weight (try and stay within your BMI), exercising most days a week for at least 30 minutes, manage your stress etc Folic acid supplements are also great as they help protect baby from defects in their neural tubes (spinal cord)
Having sexual intercourse closer to the time of ovulation may be helpful in increasing chances of pregnancy. Does this also increase the chances of having a baby boy or girl? Despite ‘claims’ that male chromosomes swim faster, there’s no guarantee that having sexual intercourse on any particular day, ovulation or otherwise, increases the chance of pregnancy with either sex. This matter is solely in God’s domain except sex selection is done as can happen for some IVF patients.
Stay off alcohol and smoking, reduce stress and if you can, have your babies before the age of 30 years for both men and women. For women, you have a bigger population of eggs which are healthy and for men, the sperm are also healthy and swim as fast as they should.
For more on this topic, please click on the links below:
Daily Health Tips: Should I Pop Vitamins When I Am Pregnant?
Daily Health tips: Why Can’t I Have A Baby If The Doctors Have Said Nothing Is Wrong With Me?!
Good night, y’all 😀
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Thank you very much Doctor. You have indeed enlighten me in no small measure.
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