Being overweight, or obese, for example, reduces both male and female fertility. In women, it can affect ovulation.Being underweight can also impact on fertility, particularly for women, who will not ovulate if they are severely underweight.
Smoking not only affects a person’s general and long-term health, it can also affect fertility and stress can reduce sexual desire, reducing the frequency of sexual intercourse. Severe stress may also affect female ovulation and can limit sperm production.
Nutrition – what people are eating – also has an impact on fertility. Many of us will be aware of the importance of folic acid for women trying to conceive, or that zinc is good for healthy sperm, but the role of nutrition in fertility goes beyond this.
Read more: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health-news/2009/05/25/healthy-eating-can-help-perk-up-fertility-91466-23702339/
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