If you are going for IVF treatment, it means you can’t conceive naturally. Well, there is nothing to worry about as experienced team members are more than happy to help! To conceive a child and prevent miscarriage, you need to increase endometrial thickness. Consuming some of the common food items can do the trick for you. Once you can maintain a healthy diet plan, you can easily give birth smoothly, without relying on medicines that often.

More about Endometrium:

Before focusing on the thickness, it is mandatory to learn about endometrium and pregnancy. It is the uterus lining. Depending on the menstrual cycle, the body prepares the endometrium every month. It thickens to allow the embryo to implant successfully and receive the nutrition it needed. After the implantation, the lining gets wider with progressive pregnancy.

Our doctors will measure the thickness with ultrasound during IVF cycle monitoring. Uterine thickness varies based on the menstrual cycle phase and hormonal levels. During the period, it remains within 2 to 4mm. Before ovulation, it gets 5 to 7mm and during ovulation, it is expanded to 7 to 11mm. During IVF, any lining less than 8mm, is related to implantation failure and a lower pregnancy rate.

Foods to intake:

If you want to go through a smooth pregnancy journey, then focusing on proper food items to thicken the uterus lining is important. Some of the major food items are listed below for your reference.

• Foods with L-arginine:

This compound is found in protein-based diet plans like red meat, fish, soy, poultry and dairy products. This naturally occurring compound is known to open up blood vessels to improve blood flow towards the uterus. That step, in turn, helps in increasing the thickness of the uterine lining.

• Foods rich in vitamin E:

Vitamin E is considered to be a major nutrient available in nuts like peanuts, and almonds, in seeds like soybean and sunflower seeds, fruits like mango and in vegetables like spinach, avocado, beetroot and more. All these food items will play pivotal roles in thickening up your uterus lining.

• Adding more fruits to your diet plan:

Consuming fruits like pomegranate, orange, lemon, lime and watermelon will help in thickening up the lining of the uterus wall, which is indeed a necessity during pregnancy. These fruits have one thing in common. They produce nitric oxide. The nitric oxide will help in widening up the blood vessels for delivering more blood to the uterus and helps in building up a strong lining.

• Oily fish should be on your bucket list:

If you are a sucker for seafood, then try adding oily fish to your weekly diet plan at least 2 to 3 times. Oily fishes are known to have good sources of omega-3 fatty acids, which will help in improving blood flow to the uterus line. As a result, it helps in thickening up the endometrium.

• Now for the whole grains:

Adding more whole grains like seedy bread, dark brown rice, popcorn and even quinoa can help in improving the endometrium line. Whole grains are known to be power-packed foods, which are rich in protein, carbohydrates, antioxidants, fibre and vitamins.

Once you start increasing the whole grain intake, you will enjoy a greater chance of implantation after going through a round of IVF. Some of our doctors state that for every added serving of whole grains daily, the uterine line is increased by an average of around 0.4 millimetres. It is recommended to have at least 48 grams of whole grain daily.

The team from Femmenest is happy to help:

If you are planning to get introduced into the world of IVF, then our team from Femmenest is always there to help. With more than 18 years of experience backing up their services, you can expect the best results from our doctor. We will also provide you with the necessary details to ensure that you have a great pregnancy journey throughout. We will always be by your side to offer added responses when needed.