Best Conditions For pregnancy

                  Giving your baby the best start in life means getting your own health sorted well before you become pregnant. Your general well being, and any medication you're taking, can all affect your chances of having a healthy pregnancy. 

It's worth making adjustments to your lifestyle too, such as eating a balanced diet and taking more exercise.

Many people think that to get pregnant a man has to have intercourse with his female partner at the best period of a month. But, unfortunately it is not that simple. Though the above statement is not 100% wrong, in reality, there is an awesome play of nature, human psyche, the mathematics of probability, biology, chemistry and last but not the least, the spirituality included in God's will, are all interlinked in the process of getting pregnant.

Statistics say that when all conditions are in a good form, the chance for a woman to get pregnant in a month is about 15 to 25 percent. For a woman to get pregnant in all probability under the best conditions, first, consider the basic requirements, timings and the act:

1. Basic Conditions:

There are 2 basic conditions, which they are:

First, health of the woman. The woman must have attained puberty and she better be under about 35 years of age and must not have reached menopause stage , age should be above 20yrs. Her monthly periods must be regular and her ovaries must be producing eggs systematically. She should not have any other present or past health problems that can affect her physical and mental condition - her natural biological functions of becoming a mother.

Second, health of the man: The man must have crossed puberty, must have a well developed sex organ that has proper erectile function, must produce enough count of sperms that have mobility in his semen. He should not have any other present or past health problems that can affect his physical and mental condition - his manliness or the capacity of healthy sperm production.

2. Timing

A woman have a normal 28-day menstrual cycle which ovulation takes place approximately at the mid period - about 14 days before the next menstrual discharge. The egg produced in one of the 2 ovaries reaches a woman's uterus via fallopian tubes. It waits for the arrival of male sperm for the next 24 hours.

Taking averages and probabilities into consideration in a normal menstrual cycle, if a hassle-free intercourse takes place between the 12th day to 16th day after previous last day menstrual discharge,there is a good possibility for the woman to get pregnant.

3. The Act

The physical intercourse has to take place without much of tension in a normal and natural way in the above mentioned conducive period. Ideally, the man and woman should keep their organs clean before intercourse.

The ejaculation should take place fully inside, deep in the vaginal passage; Ideally, the woman's posture must be such (facing upwards) that it receives the discharge without allowing it to flow out and it is conducive for the sperms to find their way into the uterus though the cervix passage. It is recommended that the woman keeps lying in the bed for about 15 to twenty minutes after intercourse, facing upwards, thighs together but relaxed, knees raised up with toes touching the rear of the theighs. This is to facilitate the ejaculated semen to reach the cervix and travel down into the uterus. The woman should not wash her vaginal passage immediately after intercourse.

Out of the millions and millions of sperms produced in an ejaculation, actually just one sperm is good enough to cause pregnancy. The sperms have a life of about 24 hours normally and the healthier ones swim up through the passage and reach up into the uterus and one such successful sperm joins with the egg and fertilization takes place.

When every element involved in these complex operations works out well, a successful pregnancy takes place.

But as said in the beginning, things are not always too straight forward or simple. Umpteen factors - the timing, physical conditions, mental conditions (like worry, anxiety, tension), biological conditions, changes of timings in the biological rhythm, influence of medicines, reasons of sickness and health problems - all these can influence the process of getting pregnant. 


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Pre-pregnancy check-up

Your check-up is an opportunity to talk through any health concerns or worries you may have. 

Your doctor or nurse will probably ask you about: 

• Your health and lifestyle.


• Your eating habits.


• Any problems with your periods.


• How much exercise you do.


• Whether your job involves working with hazardous substances.


• Your wellbeing, for example, whether you are suffering from depression, or have done so in the past.

If you're overweight, with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher, your doctor will recommend that you try to lose weight. Losing weight may increase your chances of conceiving and will mean that you'll have a healthy start to your pregnancy. 

If you're underweight, talk to your doctor about healthy ways to increase your BMI. You're more likely to have an irregular menstrual cycle if you have a low body weight. If you're missing periods, you won't release an egg (ovulate) during each cycle. A healthy BMI is between about 19 and 25. 

Your doctor will also want to know about any existing health conditions you may have, such as: 

• diabetes
• asthma
• high blood pressure

It will be helpful if your doctor also knows about: 

• Any genetic conditions in your family. Tell your GP if you have a family history of Down's syndrome, sickle cell disease, thalassaemia or cystic fibrosis, so she can arrange further support and advice.


• Your contraception. Most contraceptive methods, once you stop using them, shouldn't affect how long it takes to conceive. But if you've been using the contraceptive injection, it may take up to one year after your last injection for your usual fertility to return.

Your doctor may also ask about any terminations, miscarriages or ectopic pregnancies you've experienced. You may find it hard to go over painful memories. Try to bear in mind that knowing about what's happened in the past will help your doctor to ensure you get the best care. 

Medical tests 

It depends on your circumstances and general health. Your doctor may suggest you have any of the following tests: 

Blood tests 

If your doctor is concerned you may be anaemic, she'll advise you have a blood test. 

Depending on your ethnic background and medical history, you may also have a test for genetic disorders such as sickle-cell anaemia, Tay-Sachs disease andthalassaemia. 

If you're not sure whether or not you're immune to rubella, you'll be offered a blood test to check for sure. 

Screening tests for STIs 

If you're concerned, you can ask your GP for screening tests for sexually transmitted infections, including: 

• hepatitis B
• chlamydia
• syphilis
• HIV

You can have these tests done at your doctor's or at a genito-urinary medicine (GUM) clinic. Having treatments for STIs before you conceive can greatly increase your odds of a successful pregnancy. 

Cervical smear 

Check when you last had a cervical smear test, and book in for one if you're due to have one within the next year. Smears aren't normally done during pregnancy. This is because pregnancy can cause changes to your cervix, making the results difficult to interpret.