Avoid totally, if one can. For women, more than 2 units/week is detrimental.

Try to be within the healthy range BMI(body mass index) of 20 to 25. (BMI = Body weight in kgs/height in meters squared (for eg: wt is 76 kgs and height is 1.55 mt BMI = 31.6)

Temp. of the tests must be lesser than the body temp. If one wears tight fitting underwear made of synthetic textile, temp inside the scrotum goes up and that is known to be detrimental for sperms. Hence, one should wear moderately fitting underwear made of 100% cotton fabric.

Remember that biological time clock is ticking non-stop. Medical technology can not halt this. This fact should be kept in mind before planning for a family.

Woman is fecund around the time of egg release which happens around 14th day in a normally cycling woman having a 28 day cycle. It is a known fact that in men more than 5 days of sexual abstinence will leave many of the sperms dead. Hence, it is advisable for the couple to have intercourse from 5/6th day of menses up to 9th day (to empty the old stock of sperms) and abstain for about 3 days (to let new sperms be generated). They can have intercourse from 12th day onwards every alternate day at least to cover the released egg. Sperms are viable in women's body for about 24 to 48 hours

One should avoid surgical abortion and not undergo this at the drop of a hat. The inner lining of the uterus may get irrevocably damaged during surgical evacuation of uterus for removing products of unwanted conception. It is much safer to have medical abortion well within time using medicines.

For Infertility diagnosis, we strongly discourage curettaging the uterus to know the ovarian cycle status and activity. Nowadays, with Blood tests for FSH, LH, Progesterone and the availability of ultrasound scan, ovarian status can be assessed. Using hysteroscopy, Hysterosalpingogram (HSG) and laparoscopy, one can avail information about the health of the endometrium. In cases with suspicion of uterine tuberculosis, there is a need to curette the uterus for culture and histology examination. Especially repeated curettage damages the endometrial basal layer irreparably.

One should be aware about the occurrence of HIV and STD's (Sexually Transmitted Diseases). While for HIV, prevention is the only way out as there is no cure. STD's through medically treatable, may cause damage to the reproductive system. STD's like Chlamydia/Gonorrhoea can cause blockage of tubes and damage the lining of the womb making the women subfertile. So we emphasize that all preventive measures should be taken to avoid STD's and timely treatment in early phases can avoid infertility.

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