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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

Ways to Spice Up Your Baby-Making Sex

Trying to conceive can sometimes turn intimacy into a chore rather than a pleasure. But baby-making...

Top 6 Sex Tips for Conceiving

You might have spent most of your life (and an excruciatingly embarrassing high school...

How Kissing Can Help You Conceive

Playful, platonic, passionate, or parental, kisses transmit a surprising amount of information. In fact, they...

9 Ways to De-Stress Your Marriage

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

Boost Your Fertility

Making Babies: A Proven 3-Month Plan for Maximum Fertility

In this excerpt from the brand new book, Making Babies (Little Brown, 2009), a noted...

How Your Past Could Affect Your Fertility Today

Can former lifestyle and health problems affect your fertility today?

Why Men Need to Exercise With Caution: 3 Fertility Concerns

If there’s a hard-core jock in your life—or even just a weekend warrior—find out how...

The Fertility Benefits of Drinking Water

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

Fertility Concerns

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Miscarriage: The Hardest Loss

Almost no one sees a miscarriage coming.  And for couples who've struggled to become parents,...

Fertility Diagnosis Reference Guide

Fertility Diagnosis Reference Guide If you’ve just received a medical diagnosis, or you’re concerned...

Seven Most Common Miscarriage Causes

Early pregnancy loss is so common that many obstetricians consider these miscarriages a normal part...

Infertility

Getting Pregnant with Donor Sperm

Generally speaking, it’s not a situation anyone really pictures themselves in. But one day you...

Create Happy Holidays

When you’re trying to have a child, holidays can be full of joy and anticipation...

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...

Third Party Reproduction and the Law

Third-party reproduction dates back to at least the Old Testament, points out the American Fertility...