Summer
on the Gulf Coast can be tough on the psyche! First, there's the
heat, which adds up to physical discomfort (and a lot of bad hair
days!) and your year's highest electric bills. Then, there's the
feeling that everything has slowed to a crawl (might be that
sweltering heat!) – and that could feel like a burden or a relief.
Many of my patients have chosen summer as their go-to time for
getting pregnant, for all of these reasons.
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If
your plan to get pregnant includes the use of assisted reproduction,
you can also plan for the process to take up your time in ways that
are different from the “old fashioned” path to pregnancy. Even if
you're not seeing a fertility specialist because of infertility, the
various kinds of techniques – from the simplest to the most complex
– require at least a little bit of time and attention before and
after the actual “conception event”.
And
that “lazy hazy feeling” of summer could be just what some women
need to boost their body's natural fertility. I know you've heard
“Just relax!” and feel yourself do exactly the opposite! No, just
relaxing is not the key to pregnancy, especially for a lot of women
with particular infertility-causing disorders. But it is true that
your body's so-important endocrine system functions best when you're
not feeling keyed up, tense, and on-the-go. When your hormones are
flowing in the right order and level, your chances at getting
pregnant are boosted with and without fertility treatment.
So
for a lot of people, taking summer vacation time to get pregnant
makes the most sense.
And
for those who are feeling the brunt of the electric bills right now, Houston Fertility Center always offer summer discounts on several fertility services.
When
you add up the possibilities – with treatment discounts and a
little more downtime on your hands – it could be that a Spring-time
baby is in your future.
