You may not realize that the food you put in your mouth can affect your ability to conceive. You may not realize that the food you put in your mouth affects your ability to conceive.If you and your partner have been trying to conceive, it could be an overly-emotional and frustrating process if you're not seeing any results.Infertility is the inability to get pregnant, even though you and your partner have been having frequent unprotected sex for at least six months to a year. As you may know, as you age your chances of conceiving begin to decrease. According to Resolve, the National Infertility Association, one in eight married couples has trouble getting pregnant or sustaining pregnancy.Before heading to your doctor to begin invasive testing, you might want to try your own fertility treatments by switching up your diet. You may already know how much food can affect your emotional, physical and mental health, but it could also be affecting your ability to make a baby.What are the foods you should be avoiding?Jamie Grifo, MD, PhD, discusses the foods you might be eating that can affect your fertility.