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Fertility Tools
All of your trying-to-get-pregnant essentials.

downloads_sm Charts and Checklists
Track, monitor, chart, and check-off: four helpful downloads to get you through your getting-pregnant journey.
ovulation calculator Ovulation Calculator
Determine when you're most likely to conceive by calculating your menstrual cycle and ovulation days.
BMI calculator BMI Calculator
Measure your Body Mass Index (BMI) to see where your range falls—a key element for fertility.
video_sm Fertility Videos
Tired of just reading about fertility? Get up and move! We've got special exercises and massage moves designed by fitness and fertility experts to help you relax, get in shape, and prepare your body for pregnancy.
conceive-on-air Conceive On-Air Podcast
Conceive On-Air is a weekly podcast that offers information and emotional support to women contemplating starting or expanding their families, whether by natural conception, assisted reproductive technologies (ART), or adoption.
playlists-sm Fertility Playlists
Music can set the mood, help you relax, and make you feel happy—all things associated with trying to get pregnant. These playlists will help you through your journey to conceive, whether you need a pick-me-up during your two-week wait or something romantic for an evening with your partner.
contests-giveaways-small Contests & Giveaways
Register for a chance to win our web-exclusive giveaways. And don’t forget to check back for new contests that’ll help you score free fertility enhancing, family-building goodies.
50-best-sm Top 50 Companies 2009
Our third annual listing of the most fertility- and adoption-friendly workplaces in America.
 

Get Pregnant

How Birth Control Could Affect Your Fertility

By the time you’re ready to think about starting a family, you may already have...

Eggs, Fertility, and Age: How It Works

The life cycle of an egg is complex, but knowing how your eggs age can...

Male Fertility and the Sperm Saga

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

Fertility Vocabulary

You may sometimes feel that you need a medical degree to understand the biology of...

Boost Your Fertility

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...

It's Kitchen Time: Recipes from Cooking to Conceive

Conceive’s newest book aims to boost your fertility with healthy recipes that were developed based...

Getting Pregnant in Your 20s, 30s, and 40s

Whatever your age, learn the most pressing fertility concerns for your decade and what you...

Your Pre-Pregnancy Weight Matters When Trying to Conceive

Lose a few or gain a few to increase your chances.

Fertility Concerns

Crohn's Disease

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Genetic Abnormalities—Congenital Bilateral Absence of the Vas Deferens (CBAVD) (Men)

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Fibroids and Fertility

These benign uterine growths are incredibly common and usually harmless. But when they threaten fertility...

Secondary Infertility

Most couples assume that if they were able to get pregnant easily the first time,...

Infertility

Getting Pregnant with Donor Eggs

If you’ve decided to use an egg donor, you’re not alone. More than 11 percent...

Taking the Fertility Drug Clomid

Information and day-to-day changes for women taking one of the most commonly used fertility drugs....

Do You Need a Fertility Consultant?

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

Fertility Treatment Options for Military Families

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