"Even if youre not a big fan of seafood you probably know that adding more fish to your diet httptime.comusdietaryguidelines can do a lot of good from improving your heart health to lowering inflammation. Now according to scientists at the University of Colorado there is even evidence that the healthy fat can boost your chances of getting pregnant. The study presented at the American Society of Reproductive Medicine annual meeting httpscientific.asrmcongress.org was in mice so more research needs to be completed before omega  foods or supplements become part of treatment for infertility. But Dr. Malgorzata SkaznikWikiel an obstetriciangynecologist who led the study is encouraged. She worked with a group of mice that are genetically bred to have healthy ratios of omega  fatty acids. These mice are born with the ability to bathe cells and tissues in omega  fats so the team then looked at their egg development in the ovaries. What she found The mice with the higher levels of omega  fatty acids seemed to have more precursors to egg cells than control mice with lower levels of the fat meaning they had a larger reserve of eggstobe. These could then mature into a healthy egg that is fertilized and can lead to a live birth. When the ovaries were examined even further SkaznikWikiel also found that the quality of the eggs were better among the animals with higher levels of omega s. Higher quality eggs improves the chances that the egg will be fertilized and develop into a live pup. Based on this study it looks very encouraging that omega s can potentially improve fertility says SkaznikWikiel. Our study shows that there may be some relationship between dietary factors and things like egg quality so one idea may be recommending supplementation with omega s to improve fertility. Exactly how the healthy omega  fatty acids are helping the ovary to produce better quality eggs isnt clear yet. But other studies SkaznikWikiel has done with mice suggests that these fats may lower levels of inflammation that can adversely affect ovarian function. More studies need to replicate and confirm the role that omega  fatty acids might play in fertility but for now SkaznikWikiel says that there isnt much harm in consuming more omega  fats. Some people who are predisposed to bleeding problems may be at higher risk of hemorrhages with high doses of omega s but those cases are relatively rare. There may also be other benefits linked to omega  fatty acids for the fetus as well in helping nerve development  thats why many prenatal vitamins include forms of omega  fats. We hope in the future to have more answers to be able to say firmly that yes omega  fatty acids are the way to go for women hoping to get pregnant she says. But even without that firm answer at this point I dont see the harm in supplementing."