Conceiving / Getting Pregnant

Family planning is an important part of a couple’s relationship. And if you know you want to have a child, you may have certain reasons to time when your baby arrives. Whether it’s work or personal obligations or a desire to have a certain star sign, you can plan, but ultimately, it’s out of your […]

While the exact causes of roughly a third of all fertility problems are still a medical mystery, there is much modern medicine understands and is able to do about known reproductive dysfunctions.

Fertility charts and ovulation calendars are the stuff of Hollywood sitcom puns or the real life nightmare of those coping with infertility problems. Yet couples having difficulties conceiving are not the only people who stand to benefit from the use of a simple fertility chart.

Planning to have a baby is more than tossing out the birth control. The efforts put in to preconception planning are repaid a million fold when you have a healthy baby.

Whether planning her first pregnancy or her fourteenth, every woman should address a few preconception needs in order to achieve the healthiest pregnancy possible.

Trying to Conceive If you’re trying to conceive, struggling with infertility, or need to know what to do to get your body ready for pregnancy, this section will give you the information you need. From Taking Charge of Your Fertility, Preconception Preparation, Fertility Charts, Infertility Treatment, Fertility Fixes for Men and Women, to wondering Are […]

Using home pregnancy tests can be an emotional and confusing process. For anyone that has been struggling to get pregnant, the anxieties that arise during the 5-10 minutes you have to wait until you get your results are nerve-racking. Questions are dancing around your mind and they don’t seem to have any readily apparent answers. […]

If you’re experiencing infertility, you might worry that there’s nothing you can do. You might feel hopeless, as if your dreams of becoming a parent are crumbling to dust. There’s no need to jump to conclusions, however. A lot of infertility cases can be treated; even if they can’t, there are other ways you can […]

It is not uncommon to have trouble becoming pregnant or to experience infertility. Infertility is defined as not being able to become pregnant, despite trying for one year, in women under age 35. For women over 35, infertility is defined by an inability to become pregnant after six months of trying. Pregnancy is the result […]

Being aware of your menstrual cycle, ovulation, and the body changes during this time can be key to helping you plan or avoid a pregnancy. Take a look at this article to help you better understand your menstrual cycle and the changes you’ll experience during it. Key Points There are two parts to the menstrual […]