The Best Lubes for Baby-Making
Keep your sex habits from messing with your fertility.
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Women's Health magazine is now answering questions about fertility in our monthly Ask Anything section. Here's April's Q&A:
Can the lube you use affect your ability to conceive? —Andrea, Sorrento, ME
Yep. Many lubricants are laden with spermicide; even common ones that aren't, including Astroglide and K-Y Jelly, are water-based products, which have been shown to slow down sperm movement in the vagina. Lubricants with a hydroxyethyl cellulose base—like Pre-Seed and ConceivEase—arefertility-friendly, though: They allow faster movement of the sperm. Mineral oil and canola oil can also serve as lubricants when trying to conceive.
—Sheeva Talebian, M.D., reproductive endocrinologist and fertility specialist at Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York
Have fertility questions? Send them to askanything@rodale.com or tweet them to @womenshealthmag with the hashtag #AskWH. And for answers to reader questions on various other topics, check out the Ask Anythingsection in the April 2015 issue of Women's Health, on newsstands now.
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