There is much the couple themselves can do before trying to become pregnant by using medical treatments.

The first is to focus on one’s own lifestyle. All intoxicants, tobacco, alcohol and drugs affect fertility in both women and men. Another reason to adopt regular and healthy living habits well before beginning treatment is that they can promote the success of the treatments.

Sometimes a woman can get pregnant if she loses some weight. A weight loss of a few kilograms can help reproductive hormones act more effectively. Being either overweight or underweight can lead to ovulation disorders.

The impact of psychological factors is still mainly unknown, but they should not be dismissed. A pregnancy can sometimes begin just when the time is right not when we attempt it.