Food which is very pungent in taste, for example garlic, does have the ability to cross through the amniotic fluid.

You should gain weight gradually during your pregnancy, with most of the weight gained in the last trimester.

An eight-year study of more than 18,000 women, found eating lots of easily digestible carbs increases the odds of ovulatory infertility, while choosing slowly digestible carbs that are rich in fiber can improve fertility.

For a man, excessive alcohol consumption (two to four drinks per day for over two months) can diminish fertility and for a woman, even moderate drinking can make it harder to get pregnant.

Causes of male infertility may include enlarged veins in the testes can increase blood flow and heat, affecting the number and shape of sperm.

Many women with fibroids have no symptoms. If you do have symptoms, they may include heavy or painful periods or bleeding between periods , feeling 'full' in the lower abdomen, urinating often, pain during sex, lower back pain, reproductive problems, such as infertility, multiple miscarriages or early labor.