Put yourself in this situation. You have a wonderful career, a supportive, loving husband and you are in your mid-20s. You are finally in a place where you want to start a family by having a baby. You start trying to get pregnant but then one year passes, then two, and then five years. You are not successful. You have not been able to get pregnant with your child. This is when you will start asking yourself why you are not getting pregnant. You might think that there is something wrong with you.
What is the answer? It could be yes, but it could also be no. This question is on the minds of many women who find themselves in a seemingly endless waiting game when all they want is to become pregnant. Society doesn't help at all, when the expectation is still for women to have children and live the life of a mother. To some extremely conservative people, a woman who cannot have children is seen as not fulfilling her purpose in life. In extreme cases, some women are alienated from their families and communities because of this one simple issue. Different explanations exist for the inability to conceive. A few of these reasons are listed below:
-Drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes - It is no secret, and studies have been completed to prove the fact, that drinking and smoking interfere with the ability to become pregnant. The reason for this is alcohol and smoking decrease the amount of estrogen in a woman's body. Nutritional levels needed to prepare the body for pregnancy can be affected by the chemicals in alcohol and cigarettes. By the same token, a man's sperm count is reduced by excessive drinking and smoking, and this can cause problems when a woman is trying to become pregnant.
*Use of contraceptive pill- Many women nowadays are using the most affordable and most accessible method of contraceptive, and these are pills. This is usually taken by women who want to control their number of children. And when the time comes that they are now ready for pregnancy, they encounter difficulties. Why is this so? Pills have effect on one's system and if you did not take it for a long time, it might be that your body is still undergoing hormonal changes that reacted once you are taking the pills again.
~A lot of stress: The fast paced society that we live in can be very hard to keep up with. There is a lot of stress that comes along with a busy working life. Lifestyle diseases affect people in First World countries because of the major stress that people have to deal with. Many women cannot get pregnant because of the stress in their lives. After a long day of work a lot of couples do not want to have sex because they are too tired. And when the itch to make love actually hits the couple it probably is not the right time in the ovulation cycle. When a woman is at the peak of her ovulation cycle it is the best time to have sex.
*Age- As the woman grows older (let's say 35), the eggs and hormones necessary for fertilization may be lesser. This is also true for men who are in their 40's, causing male infertility. Remember, a woman's age will not only affect the frequency of the ovulation but also its quality.
-Medical Problems - Thyroid conditions and undiagnosed diabetes are two fairly common health conditions that can make getting pregnant even more difficult. - 33375
What is the answer? It could be yes, but it could also be no. This question is on the minds of many women who find themselves in a seemingly endless waiting game when all they want is to become pregnant. Society doesn't help at all, when the expectation is still for women to have children and live the life of a mother. To some extremely conservative people, a woman who cannot have children is seen as not fulfilling her purpose in life. In extreme cases, some women are alienated from their families and communities because of this one simple issue. Different explanations exist for the inability to conceive. A few of these reasons are listed below:
-Drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes - It is no secret, and studies have been completed to prove the fact, that drinking and smoking interfere with the ability to become pregnant. The reason for this is alcohol and smoking decrease the amount of estrogen in a woman's body. Nutritional levels needed to prepare the body for pregnancy can be affected by the chemicals in alcohol and cigarettes. By the same token, a man's sperm count is reduced by excessive drinking and smoking, and this can cause problems when a woman is trying to become pregnant.
*Use of contraceptive pill- Many women nowadays are using the most affordable and most accessible method of contraceptive, and these are pills. This is usually taken by women who want to control their number of children. And when the time comes that they are now ready for pregnancy, they encounter difficulties. Why is this so? Pills have effect on one's system and if you did not take it for a long time, it might be that your body is still undergoing hormonal changes that reacted once you are taking the pills again.
~A lot of stress: The fast paced society that we live in can be very hard to keep up with. There is a lot of stress that comes along with a busy working life. Lifestyle diseases affect people in First World countries because of the major stress that people have to deal with. Many women cannot get pregnant because of the stress in their lives. After a long day of work a lot of couples do not want to have sex because they are too tired. And when the itch to make love actually hits the couple it probably is not the right time in the ovulation cycle. When a woman is at the peak of her ovulation cycle it is the best time to have sex.
*Age- As the woman grows older (let's say 35), the eggs and hormones necessary for fertilization may be lesser. This is also true for men who are in their 40's, causing male infertility. Remember, a woman's age will not only affect the frequency of the ovulation but also its quality.
-Medical Problems - Thyroid conditions and undiagnosed diabetes are two fairly common health conditions that can make getting pregnant even more difficult. - 33375
About the Author:
Natasha Marryat runs the Why Can't I Get Pregnant blog where she blogs about pregnancy issues. Hop over to her blog to learn more about trying to get pregnant.
