Here are some reasons that maintaining a good, but moderate level of physical fitness may help:
Being overweight can prevent pregnancy
Having too high a BMI (body mass index) can lead to problems getting pregnant and staying pregnant. Obese patients have an increased risk of suffering miscarriages; and having polycystic ovarian syndrome (or PCOS), which can which cause infertility. Overweight women have a lower IVF success rate; and many clinics will insist that your BMI be normal before starting IVF treatment for you.
Being underweight can prevent pregnancy
On the converse side , being underweight also has a negative impact on your ability to get pregnant. This is because not enough estrogen is produced in women who are underweight, something that could negatively impact any attempts at getting pregnant – naturally or through IVF or other alternative fertility treatments.
Exercise During IVF
Harvard Medical School Researchers conducted a study on the relationship between exercise and IVF and surprisingly found that exercising too much could reduce IVF success rates . Strenuous exercise (such as running or other high impact activities) decreased the likelihood of IVF success. If you do need to exercise during IVF, it's best to focus on lower impact exercises.
Healthy Bodies Promote Success
It all boils down to being as healthy as you possibly can to improve your chances of successful IVF. Being unhealthy, whether you’re overweight, underweight, can all contribute to having an unsuccessful experience with IVF. Instead, women who are trying to conceive should focus on moderation and can achieve this by engaging in low-impact exercises such as walking or easy yoga, having low stress levels, and maintaining a healthy and nutritious diet .
This is all common sense advise - but because you are going through IVF , this is a great opportunity to optimise your health, because you likely to be highly motivated !
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Sign in nowBeing overweight, underweight, being anemic, overexercising, not exercising, eating unhealthy food, eating high glycemic index food, not taking folic acid, TSH value marginally higher (not within 1-2 range), having a stressful life, nutrient deprivation, not drinking enough water, not having enough sleep, caffeine, alchohol....whatelse????. I am fed up of this list! But one thing is for sure, this IVF journey has kept me healthy.
The only reality is that more younger you are the more easy it is to conceive (whether in a bedroom or via IVF). I have heard enough stories (from my gynaecologist sister) about woman who conceive with a hemoglobin level of 6, with high TSH values, with their uterus sutured several times due to multiple caesarians, etc and etc conceive very easily and carrying baby to term and the only common feature among them is they are all young, very young (less than 25 years).
I look around and see most young woman conceiving and carrying a pregnancy to term without any problem, even if they are overweight or underweight, whether they eat healthy or not!
YOUNG EGGS PROMOTE IVF SUCCESS!- this is the only well-known truth as far as IVF is concerned.
All other things are just speculations! But even if they have no proof, if those speculations help us to maintain a healthy body and mind they are most welcome :)