Sunshine always puts us in a good mood - but, as it turns out, our daily dose of Vitamin D could do us a lot more good than we thought!
"The doctors should ask [women trying to boost their fertility] if they want to go to Lanzarote"
Yup, health experts have revealed that taking a holiday in the sun and topping up your tan could increase your chances of becoming a mother by a third.
After conducting a major study over six years, they found that women were more likely to conceive when the sun was shining - and those trying IVF were more likely to be successful if they had a big old dose of sunshine the month before.
This is apparently down to the hormone melatonin, which is stimulated by sunshine, and is already know to influence the reproductive cycle.
Vitamin D (also fuelled by sunshine!) is also thought to affect the quality of the eggs produced.
Speaking at European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology’s annual conference in Lisbon, Dr Frank Vandekerckhove explained: "In a world where reproduction is becoming increasingly medicalised, sunshine could be a simple way of boosting fertility."
He added: "The doctors should ask [women trying to boost their fertility] if they want to go to Lanzarote.
"Lower stress could mean better outcomes too."
Professor Charles Kingsland, of the Hewitt Fertility Centre at Liverpool Women’s Hospital, added: "We get bogged down and seduced into thinking that in order to get pregnant we need to be taking various pills, potions and creams to aid our fertility.
"Often all that is needed are the basics; namely, good diet, no smoking, reduction in alcohol, relaxation, sunshine and being happy and positive.
“Oh, and, finally, occasional sexual intercourse."
We guess that’s an extra reason to book a trip abroad, then!