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Common Fertility Myths – True or False?
With the journey of fertility & IVF an often complex and daunting one, knowing what’s right and what’s wrong in preparation for your treatment is key to ensuring you get the best outcome.
Find out if these common fertility beliefs are true or false:
Long abstinence Improves sperm equality.
False. Exactly the opposite is true! Long abstinence results in lower quality sperm as the ratio of immotile spermatozoa increases.
Alcohol has a negative effect on the male reproductive function.
True. Studies have shown that excess consumption of alcohol may adversely affect sperm quality and delay natural conception.
Smoking has a significantly adverse affect both on male and female fertility.
True. Smoking is a major limiting factor for a couple’s prognosis; it has a negative effect on the quality of both sperm and oocytes as well as the function of the uterus. Smoking will decrease success rates of all methods of assisted conception by 30% or more.
A healthy diet combined with moderate physical exercise improves your fertility potential.
True. An increasing number of studies confirm that lifestyle may have a significant effect on the probability of pregnancy.
Couples undergoing IVF treatment with an unhealthy lifestyle are less likely to see success in treatment.
Couples can improve their prognosis by adopting certain changes in their lifestyle, such as quitting smoking and losing weight, even for a period of just one or two months before their treatment!
Let the Sunshine Coast’s premier IVF Clinic, Coastal IVF, assist you with your pregnancy.
We are proud to be one of Australia’s most successful IVF Clinics based on pregnancy rates as a predictor of a successful outcome.
Contact us today to find out what you can do to get started on your journey.
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Feeling Loss – The emotions of infertility
Infertility affects 1 in 6 couples and often brings multiple, hidden losses—making it one of life’s most profound emotional challenges.
For these women and men fighting infertility, the experience and journey involves many hidden
losses for the individuals, their loved ones and society as a whole, including:
- Loss of the pregnancy and the birth experience;
- Loss of sharing your life and love with a child;
- Loss of a genetic legacy and loss of future contributing citizens to the next generation;
- Loss of the parenting experience;
- Loss of a grandparent relationship;
- Low feelings of self-worth;
- Loss of stability in family and personal relationships;
- Loss of work productivity;
- and Loss of a sense of spirituality and sense of hope for the future.
Because infertility often involves major personal life issues and decisions, it is often experienced as a private matter and is not ordinarily discussed
in public forums.
Infertility has a strong impact on self-esteem.
Suddenly your life, which may have been well-planned and successful, seems out-of-control.
Not only is your physical body not responding as expected but it feels as if your entire life is on hold.
Facing the disappointment of not becoming pregnant month after month can lead to depression for both you and your spouse.
The personal and often private nature of the infertility experience and journey contributes to the failure of the public, politicians, healthcare
professionals and the media recognizing infertility as a disease. This causes a lack of sound knowledge and available resources about infertility.
It is important that you don’t go through this alone & recognise infertility is not rare.
If you are concerned or not coping, speak with the team at Coastal IVF who provide support for many couples or individuals facing the same issues.
If you or someone you know is struggling with depression, please seek help and access resourced provided by Beyond Blue at:
https://www.beyondblue.org.au/
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