Infertility
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A woman’s fertility is very important when she is trying to achieve a pregnancy or trying to prevent one. The rest of her life the thought of her fertility hangs on the periphery of her consciousness. It’s not a real concern or thought that passes through her brain. Possibly once a month she’ll be reminded that a pregnancy is possible but unless she is actively trying to prevent one or achieve one this thought passes through quickly.
It is during those times when trying to get pregnant or prevent a pregnancy that taking charge of your fertility is important. The first step to taking charge of your fertility is to understand your menstrual cycle. Each menstrual cycle a woman’s body gets ready to conceive a baby. There is a point in each month that you are more fertile than at other times.
The most fertile time of the month is the middle of the menstrual cycle. Taking charge of your fertility means being able to predict these dates using several techniques. This way you can either avoid or have intercourse, depending upon your goals.
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The health burden of escalating overweight and obese adults is well documented in the medical literature as well as well communicated to the public. Attention is commonly focused on the association of obesity with chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and hypertension. Although the problems with obesity and infertility are as well documented they aren’t as well known. Infertility caused by obesity reduces the ability of both men and women to conceive a child spontaneously or without medical intervention.
Infertility caused by obesity is usually defined by a woman who has 30% or greater of her weight made up of fat tissue. While the rates of US citizens who are overweight and obese are rising so also are the infertility rates. They do not always correlate completely but obesity and infertility appear to be linked.
