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  • What is the BBT Charting Tool?

    Looking for an explanation of our charting tool? Here it is! For step by step directions, read below and also click here. The Pregnancy.org Base Basal Temperature (BBT) Charting Tool is designed to help women pinpoint their ovulation as an aid in determining ovulation as a method of natural birth control.

  • Your Blood Type Might Affect Your Fertility

    It's not just vampires that are interested in your blood type. Your ovaries are, too! Certain blood types might affect a woman's fertility.

  • You CAN Get Pregnant with PCOS

    Polycystic ovary syndrome can rob you of your fertility. Fortunately, most women who are diagnosed with PCOS can go on to have healthy pregnancies.

  • Healthy Teeth Help Moms Get Pregnant

    The ability to become pregnant - to protecting the baby from premature birth, low birth weight, and even neonatal death, recent research shows that gum disease is a vital concern from conception through breastfeeding.

  • Regulating Cycles with Birth Control Pills

    QUESTION

    I have been on the pill for about 14 months now. I just stopped taking it about nine days ago, and my husband and I would like to conceive.

  • Trying to Get Pregnant and Over 40

    Hi I'm a 42-year-old women with a 24-year-old man. I would like to have a baby.

  • Understanding Your Menstrual Cycle

    Every woman has her own unique menstrual cycle. A cycle refers to the number of days from one period to the first day of the following period. If you understanding your cycle, you'll by ready for your period, you can predict ovulation, and you will recognize signs that might mean you're pregnant.

  • Love Your Butter, Baby!

    Butter helps make healthy babies! Butter boosts fertility! Butter helps keep us fit! Curious? Read more!

  • Infertility Roller Coaster

    The roller coaster ride really did mirror infertility treatment for me and many others. I would do something that terrified me, that wreaked havoc on my body and my mind for my child. I would take what I perceived as a personal risk for her. When I knew I couldn't handle the roller coaster anymore I chose another ride, hoping that different ride would work.

  • Top Ten Ways to Increase Fertility Through Nutrition!

    How exciting that specific foods can actually increase fertility! According to research at the Harvard School of Public Health's department of nutrition, women who followed five or more lifestyle or dietary recommendations reduced their risk of ovulatory infertility by as much as 80%.

  • What is the BBT Charting Tool?

    Looking for an explanation of our charting tool? Here it is! For step by step directions, read below and also click here. The Pregnancy.org Base Basal Temperature (BBT) Charting Tool is designed to help women pinpoint their ovulation as an aid in determining ovulation as a method of natural birth control.

  • Fertility and Conception Tips

    Hoping to get pregnant soon? You've come to the right place! Here's everything you need to know to maximize your chances of conceiving quickly and to get your pregnancy off to the healthiest possible start.

  • Counting Your Eggs: Can a New Test Predict Your Future Fertility?

    For women trying to determine how long they can postpone starting a family, a new fertility predictor, called Plan Ahead, may provide some insight into the length of their fertile lifespan, but does this test offer only false promises?

  • Love Your Butter, Baby!

    Butter helps make healthy babies! Butter boosts fertility! Butter helps keep us fit! Curious? Read more!

  • Breastfeeding and Birth Control

    For the nursing mother who wants to space her pregnancies, there are many birth control options to choose from. Each method offers advantages and disadvantages.

  • Trying to Conceive for Almost a Year

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I've been trying to get pregnant for almost a year and I went to the doctor and she said I was ok but I really think something is wrong with me. What should I do?

  • You CAN Get Pregnant with PCOS

    Polycystic ovary syndrome can rob you of your fertility. Fortunately, most women who are diagnosed with PCOS can go on to have healthy pregnancies.

  • Your "Real" Reproductive Age

    The beauty of STRAW is that you can get a sense of what stage you are in based on your menstrual patterns, symptoms, and the overall characteristics of a stage, rather than just a certain hormone range or chronological age. Looking at the whole picture makes it clearer that reproductive capacity is unique for each individual.

  • Fertility at Forty

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I am 40. I have a 20 yr old and I 5 year old. Before the 5 yr old was conceived I was told I could not have anymore children. After I had the 5yr old. I got the IUD. on 2-11-09 I had it removed.

    What are my chances in getting pregnant again? I wouldn't mind it. I am already a week late and happy.

  • Your Blood Type Might Affect Your Fertility

    It's not just vampires that are interested in your blood type. Your ovaries are, too! Certain blood types might affect a woman's fertility.