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What to Do First

From the moment that you find out you’re pregnant you’re filled with excitement. But now is also critical, so be sure your nine months start off on the right foot.

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How To Choose an Obstetrician

An obstetrician and father offers insights into choosing the right pregnancy care.

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When to Announce You're Pregnant

The test is positive and you can’t wait to let everyone know. But maybe you should...

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Pregnant? Your First Physical Clues

Soon after you get that positive test result, your body is going to feel different.

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Figure Out Your Due Date

From the moment you get the good news, you’ll start wondering when your baby will make her big...



Get Pregnant

Hormones and their Role in Fertility

Most women, until they’re trying to conceive, probably think of hormones—if they think of them...

Fertility and Your "Other" Biological Clock

When women talk about their biological clocks, they’re usually talking about how age affects the...

Tantric Sex

The phrase “Tantric sex” may set off strange images in your mind of exhausting marathon...

The Path to Getting Pregnant

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

Boost Your Fertility

Sleep: The Key to Conceiving?

Besides the obvious, there’s one other thing you have to do in bed to make...

7 Exercises to Prepare Your Body For Pregnancy

Get a fit pre-pregnancy body that will benefit you throughout your nine months, childbirth, and...

Feng Shui For Fertility

Ever wonder if your home might be affecting your chances for conception?  An ancient Chinese...

The Fertility Benefits of Drinking Water

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

Fertility Concerns

Vasectomy (and Reversal)

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Sexually Transmitted Infections

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DES Exposure

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Genetic Abnormalities—Klinefelter’s Syndrome (Men)

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Infertility

How to Get Pregnant with the IVF Super Cycle

Things have changed since most of us learned the facts about menstruation in school health...

Create Happy Holidays

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

Planes, Trains, and Fertility Clinics

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

Generous Donations: Egg Donors and Surrogates

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