Fertility Facts You Need to Know! | Dr. Asima Ahmad

Name: Fertility Facts You Need to Know! | Dr. Asima Ahmad
Uploaded: 2024-12-13T17:00:42+00:00
Duration: 59 s
Channel: Claudia von Boeselager
Description: In this segment Dr. Asima Ahmad emphasizes the importance of a comprehensive pre‑conception health check for anyone planning a fertility journey. She…

13 Dec 2024 · 1 min

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In this segment Dr. Asima Ahmad emphasizes the importance of a comprehensive pre‑conception health check for anyone planning a fertility journey. She advises evaluating overall health status, including body‑weight range, chronic medical conditions, and any current medications. The focus is on understanding how these factors may affect the quality of eggs or sperm and, if the individual will become pregnant, how they could impact fetal development. By addressing these issues before trying to conceive—through weight management, treating chronic illnesses, and ensuring medication safety—prospective parents can optimise their fertility potential and create a healthier environment for a future pregnancy.

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As you're getting ready for your fertility journey, again, I think the biggest thing is looking at your overall health, right? Where are you? You know, are you in a healthy weight range? Are you— do you have any chronic medical conditions? And especially if you do, are you taking any medications? How are those medications when it comes to being able to use your eggs or sperm to grow your family? Do they affect your eggs or sperm? If you are the person who is going to get pregnant, can Can they potentially affect the baby? Those are all that, like, focusing on those things beforehand can not only help you optimize your fertility as you're starting that journey, but also create a situation where you're, it's, it's almost like preconception planning where you're trying to create an environment where if you are the person who's gonna get pregnant, that, that baby can also be healthy. Because if you're healthy and you're, you're doing it in a way where you're taking medications that are safe or treatments that are safe, for you and the baby that will create a healthy pregnancy overall.