How can men and women optimize their fertility?
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- As a man, how do I cope with infertility or the prospect of it?
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While the specifics of you and your partner’s reproductive health will need to be determined by a fertility specialist, you can start making changes to your lifestyle to enhance fertility.
WOMEN
Women can do a number of things to optimize reproductive health:
- Get plenty of rest
- Exercise, but not excessively
- Reduce stress
- Maintain a healthy weight
- Maintain a healthy diet and stay hydrated at all times
- Eat organically and avoid certain foods and toxins
- Stop tobacco and drug use (even some medications and over-the-counter drugs)
- Limit alcohol and caffeine intake
- Take a multivitamin, particularly a prenatal vitamin for those planning for pregnancy
MEN
Men can do a number of things to optimize reproductive health:
- Avoid “wet heat” environments, such as hot tubs and saunas
- Get plenty of rest
- Exercise, but not excessively
- Reduce stress
- Keep a healthy weight
- Maintain a healthy diet and stay hydrated at all times
- Eat organically and avoid certain foods and toxins
- Stop tobacco and drug use (particularly marijuana and anabolic steroids)
- Reduce alcohol and caffeine use drastically
- Take vitamins, particularly a multivitamin and vitamin C
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