Do you have frustrated due to finding difficulty in
conceiving? Delay in conceiving sometimes gives the pain to cause depression.
Sometimes, the sperm does not get a favorable environment and result in infertility.And
that environment is within you, your pH levels in pregnancy.
What is pH?
The pH denotes ‘potential of Hydrogen’ in the body fluid. It
is a measuring unit of acidity or alkalinity of the substances soluble in
water. The value of pH ranges between 1 and 14 with 7 as the neutral position
denoting neither acidic nor alkaline. The values under 7 represent the acidity
levels and that of above 7 represents alkaline levels. The level of acidity
increases as the value below 7 decreases. Therefore, value 1 expresses the most
acidic stage.
How does pH level help
fertility?
We often leave attention to the pH level of our body fluid.
The pH level of the body fluid has an immense role on the fertility. However,
the human body has the mechanism within it to endure the variations in the pH level,
though a major fall in the pH level causes a serious concern to the sperm
disallowing it to survive into suchacidic vaginal environment. The sperm favors
an alkaline environment instead of an acidic environment and thus the sperm thrives
if the pH level is higher than 7 or more. Before fertilizing an egg, a sperm
keeps on swimming through vaginal and cervical path before it reaches the
fallopian tubes. If the vaginal and cervical path does not favor a sperm with
an alkaline environment, the ejaculated sperm can’t reach the egg to fertilize
because the highly acidic environment destroys the sperm. The pH of the vaginal
path of a woman ideally ranges between 3.8 and 4.5 during the menstrual cycle
and it ranges between 7 and 14 which is an ideal non-toxic situation to an
ejaculated sperm to proceed to an ovulated egg and fertilize it and this is
happened during ovulation period due to luteinizing hormonal stream.
What are the causes of
raising body fluid’s pH?
Factors that affect the acidity level of vaginal and cervical
passage includes:
- Age
- Obesity
- Stress
- Dehydration
- Reduced or elevated hormone levels
- Use of certain medications
- Exposure to toxins of the environment
- Use of toxic lubricants for sperm
- Diet
No factor is less than the other but the diet is the most
ardent agent responsible to reduce the pH level. Pizza, burger, white sugar,
white flour, sugary drinks, junk food and processed food are highly acidic food
which can push our overall pH level of the body to the lower range. And if the
body pH level goes to the lower range, the mucus of the vaginal path is more
acidic and under such a situation a sperm can’t survive.
How can the vaginal pH
be examined?
There are many vaginal pH testing strips
available in the regular medicine store.Pregistry
suggests you buy such a strip and make a test during or close to ovulation to
get a better result. It is easy to access and you can examine the pH level in a
private place in your home. If the result is low, you should consult your doctor immediately.
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