Health Tip: Raise Your Chances of Having a Baby
(HealthDay News) -- Infertility affects about 1 in 10 couples that are trying to have a baby, the U.S. National Institutes of Health says.
Advancing age is a prime cause of infertility, but there are other
factors that are more under a person's control, the agency says, including:
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Alcohol consumption.
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Smoking.
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Environmental toxins, including pesticides and lead.
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Certain medicines.
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Radiation treatment and chemotherapy.
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Stress.
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Poor diet.
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Being overweight.
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Sexually transmitted infections.
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