A couple is not considered clinically infertile until they have had at least 1 year of unprotected sex without conceiving a child. Unfortunately, each year thousands of couples discover that they are, indeed, infertile. The most common reaction that a couple has once they discover they are unable to conceive is to suspect that there is a problem with the woman. Through studies and statistics, doctors have discovered that male infertility is as common as the fertility that is … [Read more...]
So, have you heard the one about how if a man drinks Mountain Dew it will lower his sperm count significantly enough to keep him from being able to get a woman pregnant? How about the one that says if you're a woman and you do jumping jacks after sex, the sperm will just fall out and this will keep you from getting pregnant? The fact is conception myths have been around since ancient times. Remember the one about the stork bringing babies? Well that is just another example of an … [Read more...]
IVF treatment (or in vitro fertilization) is a process where eggs are fertilized by sperm outside the body and then later implanted in a woman. The entire process of IVF treatment requires a lot of preparation, and if you aren't well versed in what it entails, it can be quite confusing and maybe even somewhat scary. Fortunately, understanding step-by-step what actually happens during IVF treatment can go a long way towards making things easier for you. … [Read more...]
Getting pregnant isn't always as easy as you might think. Perhaps you've experienced this firsthand already and you're simply not getting pregnant as quickly as you thought you would. There are any number of factors that can influence how quickly you get pregnant -- such as stress, pesticides, and even your body fat percentage. You may think help to get pregnant is too complicated, but this is not true. The video below highlights 10 tips on getting pregnant faster. These are simple things that … [Read more...]
If you're smart enough to want to plan for your pregnancy ahead of time, then you realize that there are several things you should do before you start trying to get pregnant. Then, after you become pregnant, there are a whole host of other things that you should start doing.Here are some of the ways that you will need to modify your day-to-day life... … [Read more...]
Most of the time when we think of infertility or trying to conceive we think of women. However, women are only half the equation when it comes to getting pregnant.Male infertility comes into play as well. According to the Book Of Odds: Women are more likely to have problems with fertility. The odds a woman 15-44 has ever had a problem becoming pregnant or carrying a pregnancy to term are 1 in 8.47. For men of the same age, the odds of ever having experienced a fertility problem are 1 in … [Read more...]
Did you know that what you eat when you're trying to get pregnant is just as important as what you eat when you're pregnant? That's right, science has shown there are certain foods that can actually help to boost your fertility. So, if you're trying to get pregnant, it would be in your best interest to add a few of these foods to your diet. The following 4 foods are discussed in the video below. Eating a little bit of each of them will help you increase your chances of getting pregnant: … [Read more...]
Infertility is something that about 10% of couples deal with when trying to become pregnant. It can be frustrating and upsetting when you're trying to conceive and find that for some reason you aren't able to. Many doctors are now saying that part of the problem is how polluted our environment is. Another doctor, Dr. Oren Hasson an evolutionary biologist, has a bit of a different take. Dr. Hasson believes that it is evolution that has turned our bodies against us forcing men to create … [Read more...]
There's nothing worse than having a miscarriage. It makes you feel really horrible. The good news is it is still possible to conceive, even if you've had a miscarriage!The goal is to improve your odds of conceiving after a miscarriage in these ways:Stop smoking if you smoke.Make sure you take a folic acid supplement that has at least 400 mcg.Limit (or eliminate altogether) caffeine and artificial sweetners.Limit the amount of seafood you eat because of the high mercury levels found in some … [Read more...]
There are a lot of different kinds of home pregnancy tests out there, and all of them have an accuracy of about 97%. To make it easier when deciding among all the choices in home pregnancy tests out there, the video below provides some great tips: … [Read more...]
