| Many couples do not realise that their diets can | | | | creates a need for insulin. These peaks and troughs |
| actually be harming their chances of conception. | | | | can cause insulin resistance which, in turn, can lead to |
| Researchers at Havard University have confirmed | | | | infertility. |
| what many experts already knew-that diet has a | | | | Fats |
| significant impact on your fertility. There are a | | | | The relationship between dietary fats and fertility is |
| number of foods to avoid during IVF treatment and | | | | sometimes overlooked. Some fats, such as |
| these may sound familiar. | | | | polyunsaturated fats are beneficial and can actually |
| Carbohydrates | | | | improve fertility by reducing inflammation and |
| Processed, refined carbohydrates can have an | | | | increasing sensitivity to insulin. On the other hand, |
| adverse effect on fertility as they disrupt insulin | | | | artificial trans fats and saturated fats are definite |
| which, in turn, can cause hormonal imbalances. One | | | | foods to avoid during IVF treatment as they can |
| study indicated that it was not just the quantity of | | | | increase the risk for developing ovulatory infertility. |
| refined carbohydrates eaten, but women who ate | | | | Non Organic Foods |
| low or high amounts of carbohydrates were equally | | | | Wherever possible you should avoid foods which |
| affected. Women who eat white rice, processed | | | | have been produced using herbicides, fungicides and |
| breakfast cereals are at higher risk of ovulatory | | | | insecticides as these are believed to disrupt the |
| failure than those who eat beans, whole grains, fruits | | | | hormonal system by introducing quantities of |
| and vegetables and dark, wholemeal bread. | | | | hormone-mimicking substances into the body. Very |
| Refined Sugar | | | | often, Xenoestrogen, a synthetic form of estrogen is |
| Fast burning sugar should be one of your top foods | | | | given to crops and fruits as a form of insecticide to |
| to avoid during IVF treatment. This can cause | | | | stop pests from reproducing. Unfortunately, it can |
| extreme levels of high and low blood sugar, causing | | | | disrupt the human reproductive system and foods to |
| glucose imbalances. Unlike slow-burning carbohydrates, | | | | avoid during IVF treatment certainly include any |
| refined sugar provides a "rush" of energy which | | | | treated with this chemical. |