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| Fertility Basics The fertility essentials you need to know—from charting your monthly cycle to understanding your hormones—for maximizing your chances of getting pregnant faster. |
![]() Are Your Eggs Fresh Enough to Get Pregnant?They're inside you when you’re born, and gone by menopause. But how much do you really know about... |
![]() The Changing Fertility SeasonsIs there a “right” time of year to make a baby? Obviously, every couple has to decide that... |
![]() Your Menstrual Cycle, Your FertilityA typical menstrual cycle is 28 days long, with menstruation occurring on day 1. |
![]() The Path to Getting PregnantFrom the blissful simplicity of spontaneous, unprotected sex to the scientific complexity of in vitro fertilization…and everything in... |
![]() Hormones and their Role in FertilityMost women, until they’re trying to conceive, probably think of hormones—if they think of them at all—as pesky... |
![]() Eggs, Fertility, and Age: How It WorksThe life cycle of an egg is complex, but knowing how your eggs age can help you to... |
![]() Male Fertility and the Sperm SagaFor fertilization (and pregnancy) to occur, sperm must travel from Point A—the male reproductive system—to Point B—the female... |
![]() Fertility VocabularyYou may sometimes feel that you need a medical degree to understand the biology of conception and the... |
![]() Timing is Everything When You're Trying to ConceiveWhat do women most want to know when they’re trying to conceive? |
![]() The Yellow Body: Important for Menstruation...and PregnancyYou’ve probably never heard of the corpus luteum (“yellow body” in Latin), but this tissue that’s produced—and discarded—by... |
![]() Your Three Fertility CyclesYou may think you've just got one monthly cycle controlling whether or not you conceive every month, but... |
![]() Boy or Girl: Can You Get Pregnant and Choose Your Baby's Sex?Heads a girl, tails a boy. For most couples, the odds of predicting the gender of their child... |
![]() Menstruation and FertilityHave you ever wondered why women menstruate, and why periods occur approximately once a month? Find out what... |
![]() Fertility and Your "Other" Biological ClockWhen women talk about their biological clocks, they’re usually talking about how age affects the ability to have... |
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Boy or Girl: Can You Get Pregnant and Choose Your Baby's Sex?Heads a girl, tails a boy. For most couples, the odds of predicting the gender... |
Sex Ed: What You Need To Know To Make a BabyHere’s everything they didn’t teach you in school about how to make babies the old-fashioned... |
Fertility VocabularyYou may sometimes feel that you need a medical degree to understand the biology of... |
Talking Traps: How to Overcome Issues About Getting PregnantWe’ve all heard that men are from Mars and women are from Venus. And we’ve all... |
A Three-Month Guide to Getting PregnantYour three-month get-ready-to-get-pregnant guide. |
How Food Can Impact Your FertilityImagine a diet that measures its success by how much weight you gain. Baby weight,... |
Can a Vegan Diet Help You Conceive?New research has found that eating less meat and more fruits and vegetables may improve... |
Fertility SpasMore and more spas these days are offering a lot more than massages and mud... |
HyperthryroidismBack to Fertility Diagnosis Reference Guide Quick Jump A B C D E F... |
Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseBack to Fertility Diagnosis Reference Guide Quick Jump A B C D E F... |
Blood Clotting DisordersBack to Fertility Diagnosis Reference Guide Quick Jump A B C D E F... |
Genetic Abnormalities—Congenital Bilateral Absence of the Vas Deferens (CBAVD) (Men)Back to Fertility Diagnosis Reference Guide Quick Jump A B C D E F... |
Pregnancy EnvyYou’ve only been trying for a few months, but you’re already starting to get annoyed... |
How to Keep Moving Forward When Trying to ConceiveCouples on the road to parenthood can avoid burnout by anticipating detours in advance and... |
How to Choose a Fertility CenterIn an effort to attract patients and compete against the more-than 400 fertility centers providing... |
Stopping the Fertility Clock With New TechniquesEgg freezing is just the beginning. New techniques— some experimental, some already here— are giving women more... |