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Age: Age & lifestyle choices, like smoking, drugs & excessive alcohol use, may impact sperm production.

Avoid: Avoid excessive caffeine. Limit yourself to a small/medium cup of coffee and minimize sodas.

Avoid: Avoid using lubricants when trying to conceive, even water-based ones.

Do: Do tell your doctor you are pregnant before you take any medications.

Keep: Keep an accurate calendar of your menstrual cycle to predict ovulation days.

The: The rule of thumb is that lubricants like KY can interfere with sperm mobility.

Use: Use ovulation predictor kits if you have regular cycles; or see a rei to find why you're irregular.

Ovulation: Ovulation predictor kits are very good in tracking ovulation when trying to conceive.

Infertility: Infertility is 40% related to the female, 40% to the male, and 20% is unexplained.

Infertility: Infertility related to anovulation can be treated with clomid, (clomiphene) femara, tamoxifen, & injectable meds.

The: The goal of reproductive surgery is to restore normal anatomy and function to reproductive organs.

Coping: Coping with infertility can be just as difficult as coping with a chronic illnesses.

Couples: Couples can meet with a counselor experienced with infertility issues to reduce stress & depression.

If: If you are over 35 and trying to conceive, six months is the recommended limit.

One: One of the difficulties with pcos patients is that their ovaries are very difficult to stimulate.

Support: Support groups like resolve are available with information and forums to help cope with infertility.

Trying: Trying to conceive requires patience. If you get stressed it will impede your progress.

Weight: Weight loss can improve fertility for women with pcos, and lowers the risk of diabetes.

It: It is a misunderstanding to say that a low afc or low amh indicates that you are 100% infertile.

Timing: Timing of intercourse in relationship to ovulation does not affect sex of your pregnancy.

Timing: Timing sex in relation to when you ovulate has no effect on having a boy versus having a girl.

A: A chlamydia test once a year is recommended for women under 26, and may reduce infertility chances.

Although: Although good health is essential: excessive diet and exercise may be detrimental.

Careful: Careful monitoring of pcos patients during fertility treatment is necessary to prevent ohss.

Some: Some types of birth control are more reliable than others. Be consistent with each always!

A: A hysterosalpingogram is part of an infertility evaluation to test if the tubes are open.

A: A pelvic ultrasound is done to assess the uterus, the ovaries, and look for adnexal abnormalities.

A: A semen analysis needs to be done to make sure there is no male factor infertility.

Acupuncture: Acupuncture can safely be used prior to and while undergoing fertility treatments.

An: An endometrial biopsy is done cycle day # 26-28 to see if the uterine lining is developed adequately.

Fertility: Fertility specialists (rei) don't just offer ivf (in vitro fertilization) - there are other options.

Infertile: Infertile women need their hormone levels checked on cycle day 2-3 to see if they are normal.

Start: Start with a basal temperature chart so you know when you're ovulating and get a good ovulation kit.

Tubal: Tubal anastomosis is appealing to those who desire reversal & aren't comfortable with doing ivf.

Don't: Don't have sex too frequently when you are fertile. It can lower sperm count & make conception hard!

For: For him... Avoid hottubs, saunas, and tight-fitting underwear... Higher temps reduce sperm counts.

For: For the male, boxer shorts are better than briefs. And keep the laptop off your lap.

Do: Do relax. Don't get too upset or anxious about it.

Keep: Keep menstrual diary, use ovulation kits, have sex day before and day of ovulation.

Try: Try different sexual positions. Also time your activity with your time of ovulation.

Reduce: Reduce stress. Know your ovulation cycle. Enjoy sex without pressure of expectations of success.

If: If at first you don't succeed, try, try again (but this time use an ovulation predictor calendar).

Do: Do your best to relax, stress only makes it more difficult.

Before: Before you try to get pregnant, make sure that your vaccinations are up to date.

If: If you need to lose weight, try to get to a healthy weight before you become pregnant.

Do:: Do: limit the amount of alcohol you drink when trying to conceive.

Do:: Do: keep exercising and maintain a healthy weight when trying to get pregnant.

Don't: Don't pursue aerobic exercise, it's a physiologic stress and decreases pregnancy chances.

Don't:: Don't: smoke while trying to conceive. This decreases fertility rates for men and women!

Don't: Don't drink excessively, do take prenatal vitamin daily, don't smoke, do eat healthy foods.

Always: Always follow your doctors directions and change only with consultation.

Don't: Don't transfer 2 embryos when 1 embryo will be just as (or almost as) successful.

Don't: Don't try to be too aggressive with ivf embryo transfer and get multiples.

Think: Think you may be pregnant? An HCG blood test is needed to confirm, even with a positive home test.

Just: Just have sex 2-3 times weekly and enjoy not having to worry about it.

Ovulation: Ovulation occurs 14 days prior to menses, so counting backwards can help you to plan for next cycle.

Maximize: Maximize male fertility with sex or ejaculation about every other day during fertile time.

Make: Make sure you get tested for an accurate diagnosis before treatment.

Try: Try not to stress out when trying to conceive. Be patient, have faith, seek help when needed.

Seek: Seek stress reduction in the form of walking, meditation or yoga.

IVF: Myth: ivf is the last treatment you should consider. Fact: it may be the first treatment to consider.

IVF: Ivf allows us to freeze eggs or embryos for cancer patients before cancer treatment.

Practice: Practice safe sex to prevent std which can affect fertility potential later.

Prevent: Prevent neural tube birth defects by replenishing your Folic Acid stores; take 400mcg/day before try.

Men: Men should avoid smoking, alcohol, heat (sauna, hot tub), extreme exercise, drugs for fertility.

Progesterone: Progesterone is a critical hormone of pregnancy, therefore used frequently because safe.

Save: Save your fertility by not smoking at all or using alcohol more than 1 per day.

Get: Get a fertility check of amh, fsh, antral follicle count if you plan to delay pregnancy.

Donor: Donor sperm is safe and effective, but slightly lower success than a natural conception.

Transfer: Transfer a single embryo after ivf whenever possible for safest pregnancy outcome.

Vasectomy: Vasectomy reversal decision should include evaluation of female partner for fertility potential.

Vasectomy: Vasectomy reversal is very successful but success drops with years since vasectomy.

Many: Many fertility treatments are available, and some may even be covered by certain insurance plans.

Fibroid: Fibroid surgery can help fertility but likely only for largest or those in uterine cavity.

IVF: Ivf stimulation management is critical to achieve the best egg quality.

Removing: Removing endometriomas (ovarian endometriosis) is probably harmful to fertility.

PGS: Pgs (embryo chromosome screening) can improve the choice of embryo for transfer but it is expensive.

Clomid (clomiphene): Clomid (clomiphene) and Letrozole are almost equivalent medications, but Clomid (clomiphene) has the slight edge.

Most: Most IUI cycles have a success rate of less than 20%/cycle and often as low as 5-10%.

Trying: Trying to conceive: if you are 35 or older & haven't conceived after 6 months, see a specialist.

Trying: Trying to conceive: infertility issues could lie with the man, the woman, or both.

Trying: Trying to conceive: if you are diabetic control blood sugar levels before becoming pregnant.

Trying: Trying to conceive: Clomid (clomiphene) is a fertility medication that helps some couples to conceive.

Trying: Trying to conceive: daily use ovulation predictor kits can be used by women with irregular periods.

Trying: Trying to conceive: have sex prior to ovulation to increase chances of sperm and egg union.

When: If trying to conceive, focus on having fun with your partner. Avoid worrying about getting pregnant.

Chances: Chances for conception may drop as much as 29% if significantly overweight.

Don't: Don't smoke, use recreational drugs or excess alcohol. Be healthy before conception.

For: For the greatest protection against birth defects, start prenatal vitamins when you start trying.

Try: Try to be at your best health before and while you are attempting to conceive.

Keep: Keep track of your cycle lengths. Plan having well timed intercourse. Relax.