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Get Pregnant

The Path to Getting Pregnant

From the blissful simplicity of spontaneous, unprotected sex to the scientific complexity of in vitro...

The Yellow Body: Important for Menstruation...and Pregnancy

You’ve probably never heard of the corpus luteum (“yellow body” in Latin), but this tissue...

How to Decide You're Ready to Have a Baby

Five questions to ask yourself—and your partner—to be sure that you’ve picked the right time—and...

Talking Traps: How to Overcome Issues About Getting Pregnant

We’ve all heard that men are from Mars and women are from Venus. And we’ve all...

Boost Your Fertility

The Road Less Traveled: Alternative Fertility Treatments

Can alternative medicine help you get pregnant?

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 Sites

Pregnancy-seekers have long trekked to fertility shrines and landmarks for some “divine” conception help. These...

Folic Acid Snacks

Need a folic acid boost to your diet? Here are some tasty ways to get...

Fertility Concerns

Ulcerative Colitis

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Chlamydia

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Scarring

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The Uncommon Uterus

Sue DiMatteo and her husband Pat, of Wallingford, Connecticut, began trying to get pregnant in...

Infertility

Stopping the Fertility Clock With New Techniques

Egg freezing is 
just the beginning. 
New techniques—
some experimental, 
some already here—
are giving women 
more...

Do You Need a Fertility Consultant?

You may have seen ads for their services, or heard about them from a friend,...

Planes, Trains, and Fertility Clinics

Many babies are conceived right in their future parents’ bedrooms, but some couples voyage far...

How to Choose a Fertility Center

In an effort to attract patients and compete against the more-than 400 fertility centers providing...