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       Good: What You Should Be Doing Now If You Want a Healthy
       Pregnancy Later 
   DIR By: jannyluv
       Date: September 10, 2016, 11:03 am
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       In your 20s, it probably feels as though pregnancy is some
       vaguely far-off thing, and odds are, you spend a lot of time
       trying not to get pregnant. After all, it’s increasingly common
       to delay those years of Pampers and play dates, putting your
       education and career first. But what happens when, years down
       the road, you finally decide you want to have a baby? Is there
       anything you can do now to prepare for later?
       First, the good news: Most of what you can do now is based in
       good, old-fashioned common sense, says Dr. Carol Anania,
       fertility expert and founder and partner of Fertility Solutions.
       That means you should stop smoking as of yesterday because of
       the toxic effect it has on eggs, maintain a normal body weight,
       eat a healthy diet, and limit your alcohol consumption. “Bad
       habits can accelerate the aging process in terms of ovarian
       reserve,” she says.
       In other words, if you spend your 20s and early 30s eating well,
       exercising regularly and avoiding smoking and lots of drinking,
       you have a better shot at getting pregnant later on.
       But on the flip side, it seems like all of those things our own
       mothers freak out about are real, and can cause problems down
       the line. Along with skipping things like gummy bears colored
       with Red No. 3 or diet soda enhanced with artificial flavoring,
       you should get rid of those Teflon pans already and nix foods
       with higher pesticide exposures. That means avoiding the
       so-called “Dirty Dozen” of fruits and veggies, including
       non-organic apples, strawberries, grapes, celery, and spinach.
       Dr. Martin Bastuba, the founder of Male Fertility & Sexual
       Medicine Specialists in San Diego, adds that women should stay
       away from caffeine “if possible.” But is that possible? If you
       can’t get by without downing four lattes a day, it might be wise
       to find a way to cut back.
       So why do the chances of conception drop as you get older?
       “Women make no eggs in their lifetime,” Dr. Bastuba says. Though
       you’re born with quite a few (most women start with around two
       million), by the time puberty rolls around, you’re left with
       approximately 440,000 eggs, enough for about 440 periods. And
       when you’re all out of eggs? That’s when menopause hits.
       Here’s another important thing to remember: There are genetic
       factors at work here as well. Some women drink alcohol and
       coffee like caffeinated, drunk fish; smoke like little chimneys;
       and then get pregnant in their 30s without a hitch.
       But you shouldn’t play roulette with your fertility. And that
       means asking the tough questions the next time you see your
       OB/GYN—like reviewing your family medical history, determining
       your immunity to rubella and chicken pox, and even seeing how
       fertile you are through any number of tests.
       The simple—but difficult—truth is that some women are
       predisposed to pregnancy, and some are not, though measures like
       IVF and egg freezing are helping more women than ever start
       families.
       “Some women can lose all their eggs by the age of 25 because of
       genetics, while some women may be fertile into their 40s,” Dr.
       Bastuba says. “A very general rule of thumb for women is to
       determine when their mother achieved menopause” and figure that
       you’ll go through menopause around the same time, “plus or minus
       five years.”
       Though it’s easy to feel panicky when considering all of
       this—which is likely the very reason so many of us don’t
       consider it until the time comes—there’s no need to worry. When
       in doubt, consult your OB/GYN and discuss your options, but in
       the interim, just eat well, exercise, and do everything vicey in
       moderation.
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