Because your partner is providing half of the material needed to create your baby, his health is important as well. Doctors don't do preconception checkups for men, but there are steps your partner can take to help improve your odds of conceiving and having a healthy pregnancy.

Men who wish to become fathers should stop smoking and drinking alcohol. They should also reduce or eliminate their exposure to hazardous chemicals in the workplace. To maximize your chances of conception, your partner may want to take steps to maintain a proper temperature in his testes, such as not wearing tight underwear and limiting the use of a laptop computer directly on his lap. Increased heat can lead to sperm defects, so maintaining a proper temperature is key.

You should also talk to your partner about his use of hot baths, hot tubs, or saunas. High temperatures can inhibit the ability of sperm to function. Fortunately men make sperm constantly, but constant exposure of the testicles to high temperatures may reduce fertility.