If you’re trying to get pregnant, you may want to examine your diet. Studies show that eating certain foods enhance the potential for conception. As you consider infertility treatment, here’s some information on the connection between what you eat and your chances for getting pregnant to help you adjust your meals. 

How Food Consumption Affects Fertility

Whether you’re male or female, overeating impacts your fertility rate and your infertility treatment program. Overweight women who lose just 5% of body fat see fertility improvement. Men who are overweight or obese tend to have fewer and less mobile sperm than their healthy-weight counterparts.

Underweight women with body mass indexes below 18.5 may not ovulate regularly or their periods might stop completely. Research studies also show that drinking sugar-sweetened sodas and energy drinks leads to lower fertility for both genders. 

Diet Choices to Increase Female Fertility

Along with infertility treatments, a healthy diet can improve your conception chances. Eat fresh fruit and vegetables, iron-rich foods such as spinach, eggs, beans, and fish containing omega-3 fatty acids for 90 days or more before trying to conceive. Additionally, taking a prenatal vitamin that contains extra folic acid and Vitamin B12 helps boost conception prospects.

Diet Choices to Improve Male Fertility

Men who want to produce stronger, healthier sperm should eat more fresh fruits and vegetables as a natural way to boost their vitamin, mineral, and antioxidant levels. Reducing the intake of fast food, processed meats, and foods with saturated fats leads to better quality semen.  

If you want to improve your chances of getting pregnant, talk to the team of fertility doctors at Pacific In Vitro Fertilization Institute. As Hawaii’s first in vitro fertilization clinic, they’ve provided expert medical advice and guidance since 1985 to patients throughout Honolulu. Couples turn to these skilled and compassionate physicians for diet information, fertility testing, and infertility treatments. They’re also happy to discuss options for LGBT individuals and couples. Visit them online to see the full list of their services, and call (808) 946-2226 to schedule a consultation today.