Statistics show that men\’s sperm motility is half what it was 50 years ago. Of course it’s not just men, it’s women too. Environmental pollution, accelerated pace, and unprecedented stress are taking a toll on our health. Our lives are getting better and better, but our living environment is getting worse and worse. Female infertility rates have quadrupled in the past 20 years, with an average of 1 in 8 women of childbearing age suffering from infertility.
Pregnancy requires a date between the egg and sperm, with the fertilized egg returning to the uterus as needed to implant. Needless to say about sperm, it is his business to prepare elite troops. What we have to do is provide normal eggs to ensure their smooth passage.
Premise 1: Normal hormone secretion in the body
Eggs usually contract in the ovaries as follicles. The maturation of follicles into eggs is a complex process that requires at least six hormones to work together, so the normal secretion of hormones in the body becomes a necessary condition for ovulation.
Preparation 1: Normal menstruation
Hormones control the menstrual cycle, so menstruation is a signal that hormones are normal. Dysmenorrhea, early or delayed menstruation, bleeding during ovulation, heavy menstrual blood clots, excessive or insufficient menstrual flow, are your body calling you: I can no longer guarantee normal fertility, come and take a look!
Work pressure and mental stress are most likely to cause menstrual disorders. Some people say that even Shanghai women can no longer stand it. In the face of the powerful reason of \”professional necessity\”, women are no different from men, working hard and staying up all night. If it doesn\’t affect work, many people will endure it and always comfort themselves, \”When I\’m about to get pregnant, I\’ll spend half a year taking care of it.\” Therefore, \”cycle\” has no concept of \”regularity\” at all. It could come in 15 days or 90 days. I don’t know when I ovulated, let alone whether I’m still ovulating now, so I completely follow the “menstrual period”.
Your best bet: If you have irregular menstruation for three consecutive months, you should see a doctor. We all know that regular menstruation is a guarantee of fertility, but it is too late to build a bridge by the river. A minor illness may be easy to treat at first, but over time it may become a serious illness. For example, inflammation of the fallopian tubes may be just a little bit of inflammation at the beginning. If not discovered and treated in time, the fallopian tubes will be completely blocked.
Errata: Menstruation does not necessarily mean ovulation. Anovulatory months are more common in adolescence or menopause, but can also occur in women of childbearing age. The main feature is almost irregularity. Sometimes it doesn’t come for a few months, but when it does come it will surge again.
Preparation 2: Maintain a standard weight
Skinny beauties are popular in this century, so millions of healthy women are on a diet. While visually popular, they run the risk of losing fertility. We can think of fat as \”sex fat.\” If there isn\’t enough in the body, the brain gradually limits production of a hormone called \”fat leptin,\” thus \”turning off\” the body\’s reproductive system. If the \”off\” time is too long, it may be difficult to gain weight in order to restore fertility in the future.That\’s too late. Frisch, a professor at the Harvard School of Public Health, said: \”If an adolescent girl is 1.6 meters tall, she must weigh at least 45 kilograms before she can have children in the future. A mature woman of the same height must weigh more than 50 kilograms in order to continue ovulating.\” \”
Being overweight is not a good thing either. Androgens are not unique to men. Women also have small amounts in their bodies, maintaining a considerable proportion with estrogen and are safe and sound. If a woman has too much fat, male hormones will increase, resulting in hormonal imbalance, causing ovarian disease and reducing the chance of pregnancy.
You\’re the best: Body fat is generally measured by body mass index (weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared). Doctors generally believe that women with a body mass index of 20-25 are of standard weight and have the strongest reproductive capacity. No matter what, you should eat regularly, make sure your weight fluctuates within 2 kilograms, and don\’t let the scale fluctuate up and down.
Prep #3: Control Anxiety Hormones
Women may be more tolerant of stress than men, but they are more likely to experience mood swings and anxiety when work is stressful, relationships are strained, or marital problems arise. According to research, when stress persists or occurs frequently, the body produces large amounts of an \”anxiety hormone\” called cortisone, which intensifies tension. Excessive secretion of multiple hormones breaks the original hormone balance, leads to endocrine disorders, and affects the ovulation ability of the ovaries. Among them, follicle-stimulating hormone levels increased significantly, which originally only appeared in middle-aged women.
Your best: Don’t try to deal with bad things with bad things. Smoking, drinking, and overeating are not good ways to reduce stress. If there are many ways to reduce stress, such as meditation, yoga, or simply keeping a stress diary, writing down stress on paper and staying away from yourself will allow you to evaluate stress problems more objectively and find solutions.
Premise 2: Egg quality is good
The quality of your eggs is guaranteed by your youth index. Primordial germ cells are stored in a woman\’s ovaries from birth, mature under the stimulation of hormones every month, and are excreted from the body in turn. The healthier a woman is, the less likely her eggs will develop chromosomal mutations. Not only will you be able to conceive as desired, but your risk of future miscarriages will also be reduced.
Be Prepared: Stay Young
An experiment has been done abroad: in vitro artificial insemination, the eggs of women over 40 years old and the sperm of young men are the first group, the eggs of women under 30 years old and the sperm of men over 50 years old are the second group, and the eggs of the second group are The success rate was significantly higher than the first group. It can be seen that female fertility is more affected by age than male fertility.
The age at which eggs mutate is certainly an issue, but the surrounding environment is a key factor. Faster growing cities have more pollution. Car exhaust, industrial fumes, computer radiation and chemicals are all deadly irritants. Working women are inevitably tired when they are in this situation. physical fitnessThe overall level decreases, the chance of egg chromosome mutation increases, and the adverse effects of infertility are particularly obvious.
Under such turbulent environmental pressures, we must protect ourselves. Biological age is not equal to biological age. You can be 35 years old but maintain the physical condition of a 28-year-old; or you can be 28 years old but work 14 hours a day and eat three meals a day as a wanderer. If you are so overdrawn, your physical condition may have reached the age of 35. age. If you always cherish yourself modestly and prudently, and stick to the \”rules\” no matter how busy you are, your youth index will be much higher than expected for your age.
Your best: We can guarantee it in two ways. The first is to strengthen the immune system. Timely exercise, regular meals, and ensuring sleep are the basic principles. The second is to reduce pollution, try to eat organic vegetables and fruits, and put some green plants around, such as placing a cactus that can absorb radiation in front of the computer.
Premise 3: Vaginal environment suitable for sperm activity
After sperm enters the female body, its quality and activity are the basis for its movement, and the female internal environment is the booster for its movement. Normally the vaginal pH is
4~5, which is weakly acidic and is not conducive to sperm activity. Only when women secrete enough alkaline substances during orgasm can sperms move forward bravely in a weakly alkaline atmosphere.
Preparation: Improving the relationship between the sexes
Traditional Chinese medicine places special emphasis on emotions during sexual intercourse. One of the \”seven losses\” in ancient sexual taboos is to avoid \”annoyance\”. \”Shen\’s Gynecology Collection\” says: \”When two emotions are happy, all the meridians arrive, Tiangui and the essence of men and women come together, and they enter the Ren channel to form a fetus.\” \”Wan\’s Gynecology\” also says: \”Worry Anger, sadness and fear will lead to infertility during intercourse and infertility. \”When two people are in harmony and affectionate towards each other, alkaline secretions in the female vagina will increase, neutralizing the pH of the vagina to facilitate sperm movement and facilitate pregnancy.
If you expect too much about the success of \”creating a human\”, you will be anxious, and the steps of the two parties are not in sync with each other during passion, especially if the woman does not feel pleasure, or has experienced miscarriage and is worried and nervous about sex. These negative emotions will cause Qi and blood. In reverse disorder, the vaginal acidity is higher, sperm motility is poor, and the chance of pregnancy is reduced.
It’s best for you: Manage your intimate relationship well. Husband and wife do not seek the same body but the same heart. Leave some time for each other every day to communicate with each other about the things they encounter during the day and the emotional changes in their hearts. The two parties can develop a common hobby that they can enjoy together.
Three essentials for pregnancy
\”Threatened abortion\” and \”fertilized egg underdevelopment\” are not scaremongering by doctors, but due to the increasing childbearing age, environmental stimulation, and physical decline. The chance of spontaneous abortion among urban pregnant women is increasing, reaching 15-20%. Carrying a full-term pregnancy and giving birth naturally, which was originally a natural thing, turned out to be fateful.
The fetus has to live in the mother\’s body for 10 months. Everything it needs depends on the mother\’s body, including a warm \”house\” to sleep in, adequate nutrition to eat, and the healthy body of the fertilized egg itself. .
Essential 1: Mild uterine environment
The fetus lives in the uterus and absorbs nutrients from the mother\’s body through the umbilical cord. If the blood supply to the uterus is blocked or the living environment is not comfortable, the fetus may abort.
Preparation: Don’t let the uterus be too cold
Traditional Chinese medicine has a concept – \”uterine cold\”, which simply means \”cold uterus\”, which will affect conception and the fetus in the uterus Live in peace. But the \”uterus\” in Chinese medicine not only refers to the \”house\” where the baby is conceived, but also refers to a variety of organs including the uterus, ovaries, and appendages and their functions.
Blood is the foundation of a healthy female body. Only with blood can a female be healthy and beautiful. The most important thing for blood circulation is timing. Only when the rise and fall of the blood are regular can pregnancy and fetus be achieved. If the blood Qi encounters cold evil, it will damage the Yang Qi of the uterus, cause the blood to stagnate, cause the uterus to be weak and cold, and the fetus will be prone to miscarriage. Symptoms of uterine cold include delayed menstruation, dark menstrual flow, blood clots, excessive leucorrhea, and nocturia. These women need to condition their uterine environment before preparing to become pregnant.
You’d better: In addition to seeing a Chinese medicine practitioner, there are two dietary remedies you can try at home.
Mugwort leaves and ginger eggs: 10 grams of mugwort leaves, 15 grams of ginger, 1 bowl of water and fry until half a bowl of residue is removed, 1 egg is shelled and stirred, cooked in soup and taken once a day.
Deer antler wine: 3 grams of velvet antler, 30 grams of yam, 500ml of white wine. Slice the antler and yam into slices, put them into a gauze bag, tie the mouth tightly, put them into a wine jar, then pour in white wine and let soak for 7 days. Take 10ml each time, 2 times a day.
Must-have 2: A competent endocrine nanny
The fetus is snoring happily in the womb, and a security guard must stand at the door to ensure that the baby\’s happy life is not disturbed. . This is generally the job of the nanny, the ubiquitous endocrine system.
Preparation: Reduce stress and ensure emotional stability
Some hormones are powerful supports during pregnancy, the main one being progesterone. It is secreted from the ovulation period to thicken the endometrium in preparation for the implantation of the fertilized egg. It is secreted in large quantities during pregnancy to help us relax the muscles throughout the body. The relaxation of abdominal muscles slows down digestion and allows for more complete nutrient absorption; it expands blood vessels and lowers blood pressure; more importantly, it relaxes the uterine muscle layer to prevent excessive uterine contractions.
During pregnancy, the tension caused by the pressure of work and life aggravates the body\’s muscle contraction, and emotional fluctuations also affect the endocrine system more significantly than usual, causing insufficient secretion of progesterone and causing the uterus to contract too fast, until it is mistakenly The fetus squeezes out of the \”uterine gate\” as a foreign body.
You\’d better: In addition to regular visits to the hospital to test hormone levels, mental recuperation is an important part of health care during pregnancy. Traditional Chinese medicine advocates the mentality of \”the bright moon shines on the river and the gentle breeze blows on the hills.\” Decompress yourself at the right time and adjust your situation. The health of mother and baby during pregnancy is more important than anything else.
Essential 3: Maternal nutrition supply is normal
The fetus lives in the womb, and its nutrition depends entirely on the mother. The mother\’s body digests and absorbs fully, and the fetus getsIn order to fully develop and grow, if the mother\’s body does not absorb it well, the fetus will be undernourished and there will be a risk of miscarriage. Preparation work: Reduce overeating two types of spicy food: Spicy food can cause gastrointestinal disorders, stomach discomfort, constipation, etc. If the fetus grows after pregnancy, it will affect the digestive function of the pregnant woman, not to mention poor digestion. This will aggravate the symptoms of pregnant women and also affect the supply of nutrients to the fetus.
Excessive high-sugar food: Regular consumption of high-sugar food may cause sugar metabolism disorders and even lead to potential diabetes. If you are pregnant, you are prone to gestational diabetes due to the increased intake of mother\’s milk. This not only endangers the health of the pregnant mother, but also endangers the baby inside her body, and may even lead to the loss of the baby.
You\’d better:
1. Change the pH in the body through diet to create an environment suitable for sperm activity. Eat more foods rich in calcium and magnesium, such as salt-free dairy products, beef, eggs, peanuts, walnuts, and almonds; more alkaline foods rich in potassium and sodium, such as various juices, sweet potatoes, potatoes, and chestnuts .
2. Supplement vitamins. Folic acid and other vitamin deficiencies are closely related to fertility. At present, it is recommended in China to take folic acid 3 months before pregnancy, but in fact most women need folic acid, but pregnant women need more. If the folic acid, other vitamins and minerals in a woman\’s body are always in sufficient condition, you are like a car with a full tank of gas, ready to start at any time.
