Sunshine can boost success rate of ivf by one-third

A researcher from Belgium has found that exposure to sunshine can help women become pregnant through in-vitro fertilization.

According to the New York Daily News, Dr. Frank Vandekerckhove, deputy head of the fertility clinic at University Hospital Ghent in Belgium, found that women who were exposed to more sunshine, less rain and higher temperatures one month before beginning an in-vitro fertilization cycle had better results.

During the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology's annual conference in Lisbon, in a presentation Vandekerckhove said sunny weather increased the chances of in-vitro pregnancy by 35 percent.

The weather at the time of conception made no difference, according to the study that included more than 11,000 women. "The month before is what's important, because that's when the egg is already starting to grow and mature," Vandekerckhove told.

He said that the reason could have to do with the melatonin and Vitamin D that come from sunlight.

Vandekerckhove's results apply only to women who used in-vitro fertilization. He said he plans to do more research on the correlation between sunlight and pregnancy.

Based on: chron.com

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