| The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention | | | | suffering from chronic disease such as diabetes. An |
| recognize preconception care as an important factor | | | | opportune plan will not only help you to improve your |
| of health care for all women of reproductive age, | | | | chances to conceive, but also reduce the risks |
| developing educational programs to improve both | | | | associated to your condition that could be harmful for |
| preconception health and pregnancy outcomes. | | | | your developing baby. |
| Some of these programs are aimed to reduce the | | | | If you are under a birth control method, talk to your |
| misuse of alcohol and to quit smoking, although | | | | doctor and allow from one to three months before |
| women are also taught to understand the problems | | | | assuming something is wrong if you cannot get |
| associated to obesity, acquired immunodeficiency | | | | pregnant. It takes a few months for your |
| syndrome (AIDS), human immunodeficiency virus | | | | reproductive system to retake its normal ability to |
| (HIV), intimate partner violence, and exposure to | | | | conceive. |
| occupational hazards, among others. | | | | The intake of a diet rich in folic acid is another of the |
| Most women in America and around the world do not | | | | factors contributing to increase your chances for |
| realize that such factors affect their reproductive | | | | pregnancy. Prenatal vitamins also serve as a |
| health and childbearing. If you want to get pregnant, | | | | prevention for birth defects and most doctors |
| a change or improvement in your lifestyle can | | | | recommend the daily intake of a multivitamin with |
| contribute to conception and also reduce pregnancy | | | | folic acid throughout your pregnancy. |
| risks. | | | | Fertility can be monitored in different ways, including |
| Prenatal care is often out of a woman's plan when it | | | | measuring your basal body temperature (BBT) or |
| comes to conceiving. Since the early moment when | | | | keeping track of your fertile period by means of an |
| you and your partner begin to make plans for your | | | | ovulation chart that determines when is the right time |
| future baby, prenatal care must take place. | | | | for having sexual intercourse with increasing chances |
| A change of habits and a visit to your doctor to | | | | of getting pregnant. |
| design your birth plan are just two of the basic steps | | | | Eating well, avoiding caffeine, alcohol and |
| towards a successful and happy pregnancy. Even | | | | xenoestrogens drugs, as well as including folic acid, |
| though you can take care on your own empirically, | | | | vitamin C, zinc and calcium in your diet, contribute to |
| the visit to a professional care will be always | | | | increasing your chances for pregnancy, although you |
| rewarding. | | | | can just begin by trying different sexual positions so |
| Planning pregnancy is also useful when you are | | | | extra semen leaks to your reproductive system. |