When you're trying for a baby, it can be difficult to separate old wives' tales and superstition from biological insight and medical fact. You could be told anything by a well-meaning friend, like going on holiday will help you conceive, or that you must do an extreme form of yoga to help the sperm on its way to the egg.
Infertility, which is defined as struggling to get pregnant after 12 months of unprotected sex, affects one in seven UK couples. Rather than wasting your time with gymnastics and taking a weekend break every time you ovulate, you could instead try taking folic acid supplements, reducing alcohol consumption and other elements of a healthy diet to boost your fertility.
But what about all the other superstitions? Reproductive health expert at Twoplus Fertility, Dr Michael Eisenberg recently busted the most common reproductive myths - and gave his advice to trying couples.
