7 Signs It May Be Easy For You To Get Pregnant
For most people, fertility is a bit of mystery until they begin seriously trying to get pregnant. But despite the many medical conditions and surprises that could make reproducing naturally difficult, there are also lots of little hints you can look out for that may besigns of fertility.
"Its hard to say [if] someone can feel fertile," Mache Seibel, M.D., Ob/Gyn, founder ofdr.mache.comand member of Harvard Medical School Faculty, tells Bustle. Still, there are lots of ways your body may be communicating to you that it will be easy to get pregnant, if you do decide to try.
Even if you're not ready to have kids yet, but may like to someday, it can be worthwhile to understand your fertility prospects so you can best take care of your gynecological health. A lot of issues that can cause female infertility may also cause other health problems down the line. Plus, if you're not ready to have kids, knowing that you're potentially very fertile may help keep you motivated to have safe sex and use protection. So keeping an eye on the signs your body gives you is important at any stage in life.
Here are eight signs it may be easy for you to get pregnant, according toexperts.
1. You Have A Very Regular Cycle
Having regular cycles, even when you're off of hormonal birth control, is agood sign of being fertile."Women with wonderfully regular 28 (plus or minus a day or two) cycles arelikely to conceive," Felice Gersh, M.D., author, founder, and director of theIntegrative Medical Group of Irvine, tells Bustle. "Regular cycles are powerful
evidence of regular ovulation a definite prerequisite to being fertile." if youare curious to learn more, talk to your doctor, but having regular cycles isdefinitely a good sign.
2. You Feel Well In General
Having generally good health on a whole is a plus when it comes to fertilityas well."Feeling very well is a very good indicator that you indeed are well andhealthy," Dr. Gersh says. Studies have indicated that struggling with mental
health could make getting pregnant more difficult. So if you're coming froma place of emotional strength, and not dealing with many outside healthproblems, you may find it easier than some to get pregnant.
3. You've Never Had A Pelvic Infection
While there are some chronic conditions that can cause infertility, having ahistory of infection may make getting pregnant harder as well. Because ofthis, if you haven't dealt with any pelvic infections, you may be more likely
to conceive.Of course, a history of pelvic infections is part of a larger equation. If you have regular periods, never had a pelvic infection, and know when your fertile days are, your age is the only limiting factor towards normal
fertility," Juergen Eisermann, M.D., a South Miami, Fla.-based fertilityspecialist at Floridas IVFMD, tells Bustle. If you're concerned about any ofthese factors, it's worthwhile to bring any questions up to your OB/GYN.
4. You Have Other Signs Of Regular Ovulation
If you have regular periods, but are still looking for more signs that it mightbe easy for you to get pregnant, it might be worthwhile to pay attention toovulation.
"Signs that you are regularly ovulating [include ...] symptoms such as wateryvaginal discharge (before ovulation) followed by thicker cervical mucus andbreast tenderness (after ovulation)," Dr. Lucky Sekhon, fertility specialist
in Progyny's Provider Network, tells Bustle. If you notice your body goingthrough these changes, there may be a higher chance you'll conceive quickly.
5. You Don't Smoke Cigarettes
Studies have shown that cigarette smoking has a negative impact on fertility.So if you've never smoked, you are already giving yourself a leg up when itcomes to getting pregnant.
"Cigarette smoking has been shown to accelerate the loss of eggs over timeand is associated with shortening a womens reproductive lifespan," Dr.Sekhon says. So just by keeping away from cigarettes, you've likely already
boosted your chances of getting pregnant.
6. Your Periods Aren't Extremely Heavy
While everyone's period is different, your chances of getting pregnant maybe related at least tangentially to your flow.
"Women with very heavy periods may have fibroids, which are benigntumors that can alter the architecture of their uterus and interfere withembryo implantation and a growing pregnancy," Dr. Sekhon says. So ifyou've never dealt with fibroids, or particularly heavy periods, you may bemore likely to get pregnant easily.
7. Your Periods Aren't Extremely Painful
For a lot of these signs of fertility, the hints that it may be easy for you to getpregnant is more about the absence of symptoms, rather than the presenceof anything in particular. In this case, not having particularly painful periods
is another plus.
"Very painful periods can signify a condition called endometriosis, wherethe tissue that normally lines the uterus, is found outside of uterus (mostoften in the pelvic cavity or ovaries) where it can cause pain, scarring andinflammation," Dr. Sekhon says. Making sure you regularly see yourOB/GYN, and keeping track of your period symptoms, can keep you moreinformed about whether or not you're dealing with this or other chronic
gynecological conditions many of which may impact fertility.
While being unable to get pregnant is not at all a personal failing, andmodern medicine is making it easier than ever to have biological childreneven if you struggle with fertility, it still can be good to know where youstand when it comes to one day trying to conceive. You can have kids anyway that's right for you, but no matter what, it's still a good idea to be intune with your body. Paying attention and going to the doctor regularly mayhave some really important ripple effects.
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