What changes in my lifestyle may increase my fertility?

What changes in my lifestyle may increase my fertility?

Richard Paulson (Chief, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, USC) gives expert video advice on: Is it true that "relaxing" about my fertility will improve my chances?; What some myths about preventing infertility? and more...

The best way to increase fertility is to avoid infertility. So, the best way to make sure one's fallopian tubes do not become blocked is to try to avoid sexually transmitted disease by practicing safe sex. Women who do not ovulate because they have become overweight should try to lose weight and try to come down to a normal body size. Or, alternately, those who are underweight need to gain weight back into a healthy range to allow ovulation to occur. Other than that, the best thing to do is not to tempt the biological clock. There's no question that the risk of infertility increases with a woman's age. And, so, having children at a younger age is more likely to be successful than waiting to have them at an older age. Although, I would not say that means that women should try to have babies in their late teens or early twenties, as they used to several generations ago. Probably, late twenties or early thirties, is perfectly okay – from the perspective of the biological clock anyway – where the probability of infertility is concerned.