Health Tips
What Raises Your Risk for Infertility? - 3rd April 2016
Both men and women:
Excess alcohol use
Smoking
Older age
Men:
Environmental toxins, including pesticides and lead
Health issues such as diabetes, hormone problems, or kidney disease
Certain medicines
Radiation treatment and chemotherapy for cancer
Women:
Stress
Poor diet
Being over- or under-weight
Sexually transmitted infections
Health problems that cause hormonal changes, such as polycystic ovary syndrome or primary ovarian insufficiency
Adapted from U.S. Office on Women’s Health