Few Things you should avoid when pregnant - Gynecologist in Noida

No one enjoys giving up things they like or having an interest to do. But if you are trying to conceive, there are quite a few things you should NOT do that can complicate or hamper your chances of getting pregnant. Below are the things that help you to improve your pregnancy. Your doctor may have already advised you not to do things during your pregnancy. Here we will let you know the things you should avoid while you are pregnant.

Time to quit smoking

It would have been better if you have already quite smoking. According to studies, smoking is not only detrimental to your health but it is also harmful to the baby. It has been observed smoking increases the risk of miscarriage and leads to ectopic pregnancy. Infact, females addicted to smoking have wrecked havoc to the fertility. The exposure of smoking leads to spontaneous abortion, pre-term births, low-weight full-term babies, and fetal and infant deaths. Your partner should quit smoking too.

Cut back on caffeine

Consumption of large amount of caffeine is connected to infertility. Some studies suggest, you should not consume more than 200 mg of caffeine. It includes all sources of caffeine like coffee, tea, chocolate and soft drinks. You have to also make sure that you are not consuming enough soda that can impact on your heath. During pregnancy, it is important for you to switch to a drink that does NOT contain caffeine.

You should not drink Alcohol

Your lifestyle habits can have long term effects on your fertility. There is an increasing evidence that says even the small amounts of alcohol can reduce your chances of conception. During pregnancy, consuming alcohol has negative effect on your developing baby. In some cases, it has been found, the baby born from an alcoholic mother has congenital birth defects leading to severe retardation and other abnormalities.

Avoid high-mercury Fish

Fair amount of fish may not have any problems but for healthy pregnancy, cut back on your consumption of high-mercury fish (tuna halibut, swordfish). Fish concentrate methylmercury, which can affect the developing child’s brain and nervous system. So avoid it, and increase your chances of a healthy pregnancy.

Live stress-free

Depression is an illness that affects the thinking of a person. Sometimes pregnant women don’t realize they are under depression.  Depression during pregnancy can lead to miscarriage, delivering before the due date (preterm), giving birth to a small baby (low birth weight). It’s important to live a stress free life to maintain your healthy pregnancy

Tea During Pregnancy – Gynecologist in Noida

Benefits of Drinking Tea During Pregnancy

Drinking herbal teas during pregnancy is certainly a wise choice when compared with caffeinated beverages.
Caffeinated drinks have a diuretic effect, reduce nutrient absorption and deplete the adrenal glands.

Meanwhile, herbal teas hydrate, provide easily assimilated nutrients and feed the body during pregnancy. They are also packed with antioxidants and vitamin C which helps lower your anxiety and stress levels. Various types of herbal teas can also reduce morning sickness symptoms and even prepare the uterus for labour!

The Safe Tea List

1. Ginger Tea
2. Nettle Tea
3. Raspberry Leaf Tea
4. Dandelion Leaf Tea
5. Peppermint Tea
6. Rooibos Tea

Teas To Avoid During Pregnancy

According to research, caffeine consumption during pregnancy (particularly over has 200mg) has been directly linked with reduced birth weights. According to this study:

“Caffeine is rapidly absorbed and crosses the placenta freely. After ingestion of 200 mg caffeine, intervillous blood flow in the placenta was found to be reduced by 25%. Cytochrome P450 1A2, the principal enzyme involved in caffeine metabolism, is absent in the placenta and the fetus.”

BMC Central has published research this year (2013) which again produced results showing that caffeine is implicated with low birth weight. They found that for a baby expected to be of average birth weight (3.6kg), it equated to a loss of 21-28 grams per 100mg of caffeine consumed per day. Caffeine also extended the length of pregnancy by 5 hours per 100mg of caffeine per day, however if you’re also a coffee drinker the news is even worse! Coffee was associated with an even longer pregnancy – 8 hours longer for every 100mg of caffeine per day.

This research illustrates the importance of keeping an eye on your caffeine consumption during pregnancy. For this reason, teas that are particularly high in caffeine should be restricted while you are pregnant.

- Inputs from Dr Priyamvada Senior InfertilitySpecialist, Genesis IVF

What is Infertility?

What is infertility?

Infertility means not being able to get pregnant after one year of trying. Or, six months, if a woman is 35 or older. Women who can get pregnant but are unable to stay pregnant may also be infertile.

Pregnancy is the result of a process that has many steps. To get pregnant:

A woman must release an egg from one of her ovaries (ovulation).
The egg must go through a Fallopian tube toward the uterus (womb).
A man's sperm must join with (fertilize) the egg along the way.
The fertilized egg must attach to the inside of the uterus (implantation).

Infertility can happen if there are problems with any of these steps.

Infertility facts

• Infertility means not being able to become pregnant, within certain parameters.
• Infertility is a common problem of about 10% of women aged 15 to 44.
• Infertility can be due to the woman (33%), the man (33%) and by both sexes or due to unknown problems (33%), approximately.
• Infertility in men can be due to varicocele, low or absent sperm count, sperm damage or certain diseases.
• Risk factors for men's infertility include alcohol and drug use, toxins, smoking, age, health problems, medicines, radiation, and chemotherapy.
• Risk factors for women's infertility include ovulation problems, blocked Fallopian tubes, uterine problems, uterine fibroids, age, stress, poor diet, athletic training, and those risk factors listed for men.
• Aging decreases a woman's fertility; after age 35 about 33% of couples have fertility problems; older women's eggs are reduced in number, not as healthy and less likely to be released by the ovary – the woman is also more likely to have a miscarriage and other health problems.
• Women under 35 should try for a year or 6 months if 35 or older to become pregnant before contacting their doctor if they have no health problems.
• Doctors use the histories of both partners and may run tests such as sperm studies, ovulation tests, ultrasound, hysterosalpingography, or laparoscopy.
• Infertility may be treated with medicine, surgery, artificial insemination, or assisted reproductive technology, based on the couples test results and other factors.
• There are multiple medicines that may be used to treat infertility in women.
• Intrauterine insemination is artificial insemination where a woman is injected with sperm into the uterus.
• ART (assisted reproductive technology) is when a woman's eggs are removed, mixed with sperm to make embryos that are placed back in the woman's body; it's successful about 11% to 39%, depending on the woman's age.
• There are several types of ART; in vitro fertilization, Zygote transfer, Gamete transfer and intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
• Surrogacy (the woman's male partner sperm is used to fertilize another woman egg and that other woman carries the fetus to term and the infant is then adopted ) is a way for some couples to obtain a baby.
• A gestational carrier is a woman who has an embryo placed in her uterus, carries the fetus to term and gives the baby to the couple (or responsible persons) that produced the embryo.

Dr Priyamvada SeniorInfertility Specialist, Genesis IVF