Women who wish to conceive may do best by avoiding foods with
trans fats as a recent study claims that taking trans fats even
in small quantities can have significant effects on fertility.
In the study, American researchers from the Harvard School of
Public Health linked trans fats to fertility problems. Of the
18,500 women studied who were attempting to conceive, 438 women
faced ovulatory problems. The researchers concluded that trans
fats could raise one’s likelihood of developing fertility
problems even by 70 per cent. But they are unsure as to the
exact process by which trans fats affect fertility. Meanwhile,
British scientists from Sheffield University have developed a
test that could tell a woman how quickly her biological clock is
ticking. The blood test calculates the number of eggs in a
woman’s ovaries and determines whether her fertility is on a
downward spiral. This test, named Plan Ahead is the first
fertility test to bring together pituitary hormone FSH and
ovarian hormones inhibin B and AMH, as