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Boost Your Fertility

By following a healthy lifestyle you are not only enhancing your fertility, but you are also preparing your body for pregnancy. Take the steps toward getting in good physical shape and increase your chances of conceiving.

your-health Health
Preconception health plays an important role in your fertility, so now is the time to be sure your lifestyle choices complement your goal of getting pregnant.
your-nutrition Nutrition
What you put into your body is not only essential to your good health, but also to your future baby's. Plus, there are certain foods that can actually improve your fertility.
your-fitness Fitness
When it comes to getting your body baby ready it's important to shape up, slim down, and strengthen your core muscles.
alt-med-sm Alternative Medicine
From Traditional Chinese Medicine to massage, various types of alternative therapies might help your fertility journey move a little more smoothly.

 

Get Pregnant

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...

Sex Ed: What You Need To Know To Make a Baby

Here’s everything they didn’t teach you in school about how to make babies the old-fashioned...

9 Ways to De-Stress Your Marriage

Modern stress comes at you from a lot of different directions, and trying to...

Male Fertility and the Sperm Saga

For fertilization (and pregnancy) to occur, sperm must travel from Point A—the male reproductive system—to...

Boost Your Fertility

Your Weight and Fertility

You may already know that weighing too much can dramatically lower your chances of getting...

Can You Drink When You're Trying?

It’s Christmas . . . or New Year’s . . . or Valentine’s Day, and...

Considering Your Family Tree When Trying to Conceive

You may have inherited your mom’s freckles, or your grandfather’s eyes—but do you know what...

The Road Less Traveled: Alternative Fertility Treatments

Can alternative medicine help you get pregnant?

Fertility Concerns

Alcoholism

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PCOS: A Leading Cause of Infertility

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)–in which the ovaries overproduce male hormones–is a leading cause of fertility...

Common Period Problems Keeping You From Getting Pregnant

Until you’re trying to get pregnant, you may not care if your period isn’t completely...

Chlamydia

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Infertility

Natural Cycle IVF: The Drug-Free Fertility Treatment

Sounds like a contradiction, but there actually is a “natural” version of the high-tech fertility...

Tips for Choosing a Sperm Donor

For couples who can’t conceive with the husband’s sperm, or single women who want a...

Generous Donations: Egg Donors and Surrogates

When a couple is having trouble conceiving or carrying a pregnancy, sometimes a “third party” is enlisted...

What to Do With Extra Embryos

Store? Destroy? Donate—to science or another family? More and more couples who’ve had a child...