A high BMI over 25 kg/m2 can affect egg quality in women and sperm quality in men. Obesity: The incidence of obesity is increasing worldwide.Women can also freeze their eggs at a younger age and married women can undergo embryo freezing to increase the chances of having a healthy child later in life using their own preserved gametes or embryos. This needs to be kept in mind when the couple is planning to start a family. After 35-40, there is a decline in sperm quality in men too. Although the impact of age is far more significant in women, it doesn’t leave the men unaffected either. Delayed marriages and child-birth can impact her chances of conceiving later on in life as the biological clock slows down. It may not always be possible before the age of 30, to put these priorities aside and plan a family. In today's day and age, education and career are as important for women. Therefore, a woman’s chances of conceiving reduce as age goes by. After 30, there is a faster decline in the quality and quantity of eggs. By the time she gets her first period the number is already reduced to 4,00,000 and this goes on throughout life. A girl's ovaries contain about 20,00,000 eggs at birth, and right from birth this number starts decreasing. Women cannot make eggs, they can only store eggs that their body already contains when they are born. Unlike men who produce sperm on a daily basis throughout life, women are born with a fixed number of eggs and this number starts declining right from birth. Age: The single most important determinant of a couple’s chances of conceiving is the age of the female partner.So, if you are trying to conceive, now is a good time to quit smoking and stay healthy. The good news is that quitting smoking reverses these effects on fertility and within a year of quitting, the fertility potential is restored back to normal. It is not just active smoking but even passive smoking can have a negative impact on men and women. It also increases the woman’s risk of miscarriage and ectopic pregnancies. There is a faster progression of women to the menopausal status. In women, smoking impacts the egg quality and quantity as there is an accelerated atresia of oocytes which means the faster depletion of an already declining egg count. In men, it leads to low sperm count, low sperm motility, a higher percentage of abnormal sperm, and increased sperm-DNA fragmentation and these factors can contribute to lower chances of conceiving.
It causes infertility in both men and women. It is not only bad for the lungs and heart but even for reproductive health. Cigarette smoke contains up to 4,000 harmful chemicals that are dangerous for the body. Smoking: It is a known fact that smoking causes cancer.In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Sulbha Arora, Clinical Director at Nova IVF Fertility in Mumbai, revealed 6 factors that tend to cause hormonal imbalance and take a toll on one’s fertility. Watch out for these 6 lifestyle habits that disrupt hormones and impair fertility (Photo by Jeremy Doddridge on Unsplash) One of the leading causes of poor health today is an unhealthy lifestyle but did you know lifestyle habits including our activity level, what we eat and drink, what we breathe and how much we sleep, tends to impact various aspects of our health and fertility is no exception? Lifestyle choices impact fertility in both men and women but certain factors can be modified to enhance overall well-being.
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