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Simon Fishel
Care Fertility
How can I prepare for IVF treatment?
Simon Fishel lists some of the ways that you can prepare for IVF treatment, including losing weight, exercising, quitting smoking, and cutting down on alcohol.
Transcript
I'm also asked what can I do? What can we do going through our IVF cycle? Hopefully you'll be well advised in advance if there genuinely is something that you can do. For example, if you happen to be very much overweight, you will be strongly advised to try to reduce weight before going through your cycle because it can reduce your success rates. If you smoke, if you drink a lot, all these lifestyle issues will be discussed with you. If you have a what we might call a irregular lifestyle and you have let's say a regular body weight, for example, and you feel pretty healthy, there really isn't much that you can do that can affect the process. Many couples ask me, it's a very common question, surely there's something I can do to make it more successful. You will be advised if you can. Most of the time, if it's within the regular norms of a regular lifestyle, we'll just have to let nature take its course.