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Deciding to Adopt

Considering adoption? Here’s what you first need to know before becoming a “forever family.”
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Top 10 Adoption Myths

Adoption has become an increasingly appealing and acceptable way to build a family, but myths about the...
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Adopted and Biological: Families With Both

Some families are made up of parents with their biological children, and other families are composed of...
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The First Steps: Adoption Basics

Adoption is an act of courage and love.  It’s a decision that needs to be born of clarity...
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Understanding the Adoption Process

Domestic versus international? Targeted (private) or via an agency? Open, semi-open, or closed?

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Adoption Options for Military Families

Between armed forces regulations and frequent travel, military families lead a different lifestyle than many Americans. When these...


Get Pregnant

How Cervical Mucus Helps Predict Your Most Fertile Days

Get over the gross-out factor and learn how to use cervical mucus to let you...

Fertility and Your "Other" Biological Clock

When women talk about their biological clocks, they’re usually talking about how age affects the...

Tantric Sex

The phrase “Tantric sex” may set off strange images in your mind of exhausting marathon...

Your Three Fertility Cycles

You may think you've just got one monthly cycle controlling whether or not you conceive...

Boost Your Fertility

Rubbed the Right Way: Fertility Massage

For couples looking for an edge in dealing with fertility—or just a way to relax...

Why Your Doctor Needs to Know About Your Fertility History

It may be tempting not to reveal absolutely everything to your doctor—or even to lie...

The Fertility Benefits of Drinking Water

Whether you walk 30 minutes on the treadmill, bike 15 miles through town, or swim...

Which Medicines Could Affect Your Chances of Getting Pregnant?

Many over-the-counter and prescription drugs can affect your chances of conceiving. Don’t overlook these fertility-robbers that...

Fertility Concerns

Sperm: Low Sperm Count

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Motors & Manhood

Your guy never picks up a vacuum? Maybe you should give him a break. A...

Your Thyroid Gland, Your Fertility

The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland in your neck. You probably don’t even know it’s...

Luteal Phase Defect

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Infertility

The Power of Pets When You're Trying to Conceive

They’re not just “child-substitutes.” Pets are companions, stress-relievers, and practice dependents. And they may be...

How to Be the Best Fertility Patient

You’ve got a lot invested in your quest to be a parent: time, money, and...

Pros and Cons of International Fertility Treatments

Sometimes the journey to pregnancy takes a woman far from home and, increasingly, to other...

The Pressure to Get Pregnant

You want a baby...badly. But there may be another woman who wants your baby almost...