I don't think you can PM when you are under a certain amount of posts. I forgot you were new. I'll just post it here.

If you use a search engine and put in transfats & infertility you will find lots of info on the link between the two. I can't remember how I even came across this info as it's not widely known for some reason.

They don't really know why too many transfats in your diet can cause inftertility but it seems to be the case in some women. It's believed that this is the reason that many women suddenly get pregnant after being on a strict diet even after many years of unsuccessful TTC. It's though that just 2% of your calorie intake being transfats can cause issues. For each 2% in excess of that raises the risk further.

As little as 4 grams of it a day can be a problem.

I didn't go on a strict diet and I didn't lose weight. I just basically cut transfats out from my diet as best I could.

Trans fats are in many margarines - but only minute amounts are in olive oil spread. It's in butter. I switched to olive oil spread. I always cook with olive oil anyway.

It's also in most store bought biscuits, cakes, slices, donuts and other such items. It can be in lollies and ready made meals. It is often in fast food.

A lot of products now list the transfats content on the back of the nutritional panel now so it is easier to work out which things to avoid. On some products it's listed as hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oil or shortening. Avoid things that have these ingredients listed on them unless the amount is very small. Some labels don't specify what type of fat the saturated fat is - I avoided those items.

At first it can seem a little daunting but once you know what to avoid it's really easy. It only took I think about 2 or 3 months of eating this way for me to start falling pregnant. Transfats are also bad for your heart so that's another good reason for changing your diet.