FERTILITY HEALTH
We believe that good preparation for treatment can influence your chances of success and for this reason we advise:

Weight Control

Keep your weight within the normal Body Mass Index (BMI) range as closely as possible. You can calculate this by using the table below:

BMI 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35

Height
(inches)

Body Weight (Pound)
58

91

 96 100 105 110 115 119 124 129 134 138 143 148 153 158 162 167
59 94 99 104 109 114 119 124 128 133 138 143 148 153 158 163 168 173
60 97 102 107 112 118 123 128 133 138 143 148 153 158 163 168 174 179
61 100 106 111 116 122 127 132 137 143 148 153 158 164 169 174 180 185
62 104 109 115 120 126 131 136 142 147 153 158 164 169 175 180 186 191
63 107 113 118 124 130 135 141 146 152 158 163 169 175 180 186 191 197
64 110 116 122 128 134 140 145 151 157 163 167 174 180 186 192 197 204
65 114 120 126 132 138 144 150 156 162 168 174 180 186 192 198 204 210
66 118 124 130 136 142 148 155 161 167 173 179 186 192 198 204 210 216
67 121 127 134 140 146 153 159 166 172 178 185 191 198 204 211 217 223
68 125 131 138 144 151 158 164 171 177 184 190 197 203 210 216 223 230
69 128 135 142 149 155 162 169 176 182 189 196 203 209 216 223 230 236
70 132 139 146 153 160 167 174 181 188 195 202 209 216 222 229 236 243
71 136 143 150 157 165 172 179 186 193 200 208 215 222 229 236 243 250
72 140 147 154 162 169 177 184 191 199 206 213 221 228 235 242 250 258
73 144 151 159 166 174 182 189 197 204 212 219 227 235 242 250 257 265
74 148 155 163 171 179 186 194 202 210 218 225 233 241 249 256 264 272
75 152 160 168 176 184 192 200 208 216 224 232 240 248 256 264 272 279
76 156 164 172 180 189 197 205 213 221 230 238 246 254 263 271 279 287
                                   

BMI Categories:

Underweight: less than 18.50

Normal weight: 18.50-24.90

Overweight: 25.00-29.90
 

1. Healthy Eating

Eating food in as natural a state as possible i.e. avoid processed foods, chemicals and additives. Avoid alcohol, drugs etc; for more information please see the websites below:

http//www.pregnancyfoodguide.org/images/pregnancy_food_guide.pdf

and

 http//fertilityfactor.com/fertility_diet.thml

2. Acupuncture:

Used a complementary form of therapy for women undergoing other fertility treatments, acupuncture has been proven to be especially beneficial. In particular, studies have shown that acupuncture definitely increases the rate of pregnancy in women undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF). A German study done in 2002 ( Paulus WE, Zhang M, Strehler E, El-Danasouri I, Sterzik K. Influence of acupuncture on the pregnancy rate in patients who undergo assisted reproduction therapy. Fertil Steril. Apr 2002;77(4):721-724) showed that of the 80 women who underwent IVF and received acupuncture, 34 women got pregnant, a success rate of 42.5%. Of the 80 women involved in the study who did not receive acupuncture, only 21 (26.3%) became pregnant. Moreover, another recent American study involving 114 women showed that 51% of those who had IVF became pregnant as compared to only 36% of the women who had IVF alone. Acupuncture on the day before and morning of embryo transfer has been proven to increase implantation rates. See the website below:

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16600232

The acupuncturist recommended by our patients and staff is Dr Anjali Sharma at Ethos Body and Mind Clinic. The acupuncture clinic is situated about 20 minutes by taxi/rickshaw from Delhi IVF. Dr Sharma is an experienced and skilled practitioner in acupuncture for fertility related problems. She follows strict ethical guidelines and the clinic’s fees and charges are the same for everyone and very reasonably priced.

The clinic’s website is:

Website   : www.ethoshealthcare.com

Email       : contactethos@yahoo.com, contactethos@gmail.com

Telephone : +91 1165428666
 
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