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You’ve been tracking your cycle to see when you’re most fertile, but here’s another way to schedule your babymaking sex. It’s far more romantic—and fun—than a fertility monitor. Does it work? Well, let’s just say it can’t hurt! READ MORE»
Pregnancy-seekers have long trekked to fertility shrines and landmarks for some “divine” conception help. These days, more couples are trekking to fertility clinics instead, but that doesn’t mean that the traditional and historic sites aren’t still fascinating. . . and perhaps an excuse for a fun getaway. READ MORE»
More and more spas these days are offering a lot more than massages and mud baths. Many are also offering fertility-boosting treatments that range from acupuncture to fertility yoga. And that’s not all. An increasing number of fertility and wellness centers across the country are creating spa-like settings and adding spa treatments to their menus of options. So women (or couples) who have tried unsuccessfully to conceive—and who may be a bit stressed from the effort—may appreciate a spa getaway with benefits. READ MORE»
You’ve been tracking your cycle to see when you’re most fertile, but here’s another way to schedule your babymaking sex. It’s far more romantic—and fun—than a fertility monitor. Does it work? Well, let’s just say it can’t hurt! READ MORE»
No matter where you are in your journey to parenthood, holidays can be a time of great joy, but also great stress. We asked three expert counselors who work with women who are trying to conceive to share their best tips for getting through the holidays happy and stress-free. READ MORE»
Teenage girls make lots of promises to each other, promises that often get lost in the journey to adulthood. But when Katie told her BFF Mandy—who’d been treated for a rare childhood cancer—that someday she’d have a baby for her, she really meant it. READ MORE»
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You’ve only been trying for a few months, but you’re already starting to get annoyed rather than excited when you see a pregnant woman. Or you’ve been trying a lot longer. . . and you can’t even bear to look. Here’s how to get over it until it’s your turn.
Eileen Garvin of Susanville, California, became a client of a fertility clinic the way most women do—she was referred there by her ob/gyn.
Everyone knows about maternity leave, but sometimes women need to take time off before a baby arrives. If you’re having fertility treatments or trying to adopt, here’s what you should know to get the time off you need. Whether—and when—to tell your boss that you’re undergoing fertility treatments or arranging an adoption depends a lot on your relationship with your supervisor. While most workplace experts caution against revealing too much personal information, how do you explain being late for work because of blood tests and ultrasounds, and then needing to get home for hormone injections? Or what if you must travel abroad to bring home a baby, and then want three months to bond with your adopted child?
In an effort to attract patients and compete against the more-than 400 fertility centers providing IVF nationwide, fertility clinics today routinely...
As kids, we all learned about the birds and the bees. But we probably didn’t learn enough about fertility to know how babies can be conceived when nature doesn’t work perfectly.
When a couple is having trouble conceiving or carrying a pregnancy, sometimes a “third party” is enlisted to help. These women—egg donors and surrogates—are giving one of the greatest gifts of all. Find out why they do it.
By now you’ve probably heard of Clomid, the most commonly-used fertility drug in the United States. But do you really know how it works and what the possible side effects can be? If fertility drugs are your next step in the attempt to get pregnant, then here is a quick rundown of the seven medications your doctor is most likely to prescribe.
No one wants to hear a doctor utter the dreaded word “infertility.” But couples can use the diagnosis as an opportunity to learn the skills they...
