Fat, Carbs and the Science of Conception

I have a daughter who is 11-1/2 yrs old i had her when i was 33. I also have a 3 yr old who I had when I was 42! yes ...Before my husband and i decided we would have another child, I worked out and excercised for a whole year before we started on working on our second one. In fact I got pregnant the same month we tried to have a baby! so you see...being fit and eating healthy does have a bearing on getting pregnant to a point.

I have a daughter who is 11-1/2 yrs old i had her when i was 33. I also have a 3 yr old who I had when I was 42! yes ...Before my husband and i decided we would have another child, I worked out and excercised for a whole year before we started on working on our second one. In fact I got pregnant the same month we tried to have a baby! so you see...being fit and eating healthy does have a bearing on getting pregnant to a point.

hey evolutionist. your comments are insensitive! you obviously have no empathy for people who are well deserving of having children but for whatever reason are having issues with fertility. i'm assuming you don't have children and if you do, i pray for them.

Hey Evolutionist,
You are so ignorant. This is to help people that are struggling with infertility. Not to help everyone to have a baby. You clearly do not understand what this article is about. Your comments are very insensitive.

Wonderful, research to show people how to make more babies, just what this world needs,...another baby

I will be willing to help women believing in natural healing (homeopathy) to conceive. I need volunteers. I have had exceptional success in treating hypertension, diabetes and non_Hodgkin's lymphoma

Homeopath Dec. 11, 2007

I would love to help any volunteers who want to be come pregnant with homeopathic remedies. I have no record in this field but have been successful in diabetes, hypertension and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. And of course, I have done all this gratis.

I have been trying to get pregnant for 5 years now...but I blame it on too much exercise. I have been an avid runner for 10 years and have not had a period (naturally) for that amount of time. I am more careful with my diet now and get plenty of "good fats," and I have also gained 20 pounds, which I hate, but which are good for my body. I just don't think I'll be able to reverse 10 years of no periods...I want to be optimistic, but even the doctors I see (and I've seen a ton of them) aren't opitmistic. So my husband and I recently adopted a baby, and if I never have my own children naturally, I think I'll be okay with that.

You cannot always CHOOSE, regardless of diet, if you will have PCOS or other fertility issues. Just because you are vegan and got pregnant easily means nothing.

Not surprising at all. I conceived very easily for both of my pregnancies. I am a vegan who exercises daily. I can't remember the last time a white grain or trans fat was in our house. I think most health problems can be solved with diet changes.

Interesting, informative but ask me if I want to see a picture of a naked pregnant lady on the cover or keep it on my coffee table? Not!

This article is interesting and imformative but ask me if I want to see a picture of a naked pregnant lady on the cover of the magazine or keep it on the coffee table? Not!

One other factor that is important that the study did not mention was age. What age groups did the study incorporate? Age plays a HUGE factor in determining egg quality. Alot of the information shows that a woman's ability to conceive (i.e egg quality)decreases after the age of 40 and moreso after the age of 43.
What about the use ofalternative therapies such a acupuncture or chinese herbs? many people believe that these treatment modalities increase egg quality and fertility as well.Talk about something we don't know!

One important factor seems to have been omitted from the information provided. Age. What age were the women in the study featured in this article. That has a HUGE effect on fertility. How were these populations broken down by age or were they? Research indicates that fertility i.e egg quality greatly decreases after the age of 40 and even further after the age of 43. One could do all of this and still not be able to conceive.

Like many of you I too suffer from PCOS. My doctor put me on Metformin to start with, and if that didn't help he was also going to add Clomid after 6 months. I also started following the glycemic index (so hard at first). I lost some of the weight and I felt a whole lot better and not like my body was out of whack. I then read an article about caffeine and fertility, so I started cutting caffeine out of my diet. Within a month of cutting out caffeine I finally ovulated and got pregnant (it took a total of four months since I was diagnosed) I don't know if it was the Metformin, the dietary changes, nixing the caffeine or a combination of everything, but it worked. I'm currently pregnant with my first child. I am hoping that I do not develop any PCOS side effects during my pregnancy, like gestational diabetes or hypertension.

Sorry, I posted twice...I didn't think the first on worked! :)

I was not surprised. This article states the obvious; a good diet and exercise will help with your health. What I don't agree with is that it will restore your fertility. As a PCOS sufferer with a BMI of 22, who has always eaten as described in the article and who exercises 4-6 times per week (including having run four marathons), I was offended that they simplified fertility so much. Yes, the things they suggest in the article may help your general health, therefor helping fertility, but it isn't a given. This article made it sound like we bring infertility upon ourselves. I think I, and PCOSers like me, are proof that much of it is genetic. The only thing this article was missing to help 'cure' infertility was to say we should all go on vacation or adopt.

As a PCOS sufferer who has always eaten as described in this article and has always exercised 4-6 times per week (including running four marathons), and has a BMI of 22, I take offense at this article. It simplifies the problem making it seem that with a few simple steps it can be eliminated and that we bring this syndrome upon ourselves. I believe the PCOSers like myself, are proof that there has to be a genetic link. I appreciate what was trying to be accomplished with this article, but I wish it would have explained that infertility can, and often is, much more complex than eating right and exercising!