Diet taboos for in vitro fertilization promotion

All alcoholic food and drinks, undercooked meat, eggs, milk/seafood, and foods that are known to cause allergies. Most of the other requirements widely circulated on the Internet, such as "no ice, no soy products, no cold fruits," are not universal and can be flexibly adjusted according to your own physique and habits. There is no need to impose too many shackles on yourself.

Don’t think that only white wine and beer are considered alcoholic. When a sister was trying to induce ovulation, she was greedy and ate two pieces of wine-filled chocolate. Later, her transaminase was slightly higher during the blood test. After being questioned by the doctor for a long time, she finally remembered that it was the pot of wine-filled chocolate. There are glutinous rice dumplings, pre-mixed sparkling water and even some alcoholic fruit teas. You have to pay attention to the ingredient list. The impact of alcohol on egg quality has been confirmed by evidence-based medicine. Even a small amount of intake may lead to empty follicles and reduced embryo quality. There is absolutely no need to take this risk.

As for raw pickled eggs, soft-boiled eggs, medium-rare steaks, etc., in fact, it does not necessarily cause problems if you touch them. I met a girl in the reproductive department who eats Japanese food all year round. During the ovulation induction period, she occasionally ate two bites of sashimi from regular stores. The final egg retrieval results were also very good, but Most doctors will still recommend that you endure it for two months. After all, although the probability of Listeria and Salmonella infection is low, once you get infected, it can range from diarrhea to severe diarrhea and the cycle will be canceled. The tens of thousands of dollars spent in the early stage and dozens of injections will be in vain. It is not cost-effective no matter what, right? If you are really hungry, it is not too late to wait until the bed is stable before you can indulge your craving.

Not to mention the allergic foods that I usually feel uncomfortable eating. Due to hormone fluctuations during the ovulation promotion period, my immunity will be weaker than usual. I usually only get a few small rashes from eating mangoes, but this time it may swell into a pig's head, and I will need to take medication. It is troublesome, so avoid it if you can.

After talking about things that must be avoided, let’s talk about those “pseudo-taboos” that have been rumored to be magical. The most exaggerated one I have seen is that someone made a list of more than 20 types of things that cannot be eaten, including watermelon, dragon fruit, and iced milk tea. In fact, it is completely unnecessary. For example, everyone says you can't eat ice. There is no such thing as "cooling food affects follicles" in Western medicine. As long as you don't have diarrhea when eating ice, it's absolutely fine to nibble on a popsicle and drink iced milk tea to promote ovulation in the summer. The three sisters around me who have successfully promoted ovulation all did it in the summer. They keep iced watermelon in their hands every day, and they all succeeded in the end. Of course, if you have a weak stomach and can get upset even if you drink room-temperature mineral water, then you should avoid touching ice. This depends on your individual constitution and there is no uniform requirement. Oh, by the way, there is also the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine here. If you usually have a cold uterus or suffer from pain that makes you unable to straighten your back, traditional Chinese medicine will generally recommend eating less cold foods during the ovulation promotion period. Both opinions are reasonable, and you can choose according to your usual physical condition.

There is also a widely circulated saying "Don't drink soy milk, it will affect hormone levels." I was confused when I first heard it. Soybeans contain phytoestrogens, which have a different structure from human estrogen. Even if you drink two or three cups a day, it will not reach the concentration that can affect the efficacy of ovulation-stimulating drugs. When I was doing ovulation promotion, the doctor also specifically asked me to drink more soy milk and eat some soy products to supplement protein. Of course, some Chinese medicine practitioners believe that if you have polycystic cysts and a high basic estrogen level, you should drink less black soy milk that is ground particularly thickly. You can also refer to this. There is no need to be afraid of ordinary light soy milk.

Oh, by the way, there is another reminder that is not taboo, but many people around me have stepped on it: after the follicles grow in the late stage of ovulation induction, the belly will be bloated. Don’t eat too spicy and oily food, and don’t overeat. My best friend was on the 9th day of ovulation induction. I was so happy that my follicles were about to mature, so I went to eat a very spicy butter hot pot. After having diarrhea all night, I almost thought that my follicles were going to fall off. I was so scared that I went for a B-ultrasound early the next morning. Fortunately, I was fine, but my diarrhea made me feel weak, so I suffered for nothing.

To be honest, ovulation stimulation is really not as delicate as everyone thinks. The core is to avoid those three types of foods that are clearly risky. How can you be happy with the rest? During the ovulation stimulation period, hormone fluctuations will make you easily irritable. If you can't eat this or touch that, holding in your stomach every day will affect endocrine, which is much more harmful than eating a few sips of iced milk tea. After all, doing in vitro fertilization is hard enough, but it can make you happy, which is more useful than any taboo.