Getting Pregnant

It is known that as much as one in six young couples face the infertility problems. There are many causes that lead to difficulties in conceiving a child and it is not always easy to find out who has the infertility issues in a couple.

Now expecting mothers will be able to tell if they are having a boy or a girl by using simple home test that predicts the gender of the baby as early as 10 weeks after conception.

Many couples trying to conceive ask if any particular food can help in conceiving a boy or a girl. According to the recent British study by the Universities of Exeter and Oxford, woman's preferences in diet can influence the sex of a baby. The key findings of the study included:

1. 1. High-calorie diet contributes to conception of boys. It was found that women who had boys had an average calorie intake of 2,413 daily. In comparison, women who had girls had 2,283 calories intake on average. Around 56 % of women who had high-energy diet in preconception period had boys.


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When is the right time to have another baby? Many couples, who plan to have more than one child, are often concerned about it. Age gap between children is a matter of a personal choice, financial considerations and health concerns. The decision when to have your next child will also influence the relationships within your family.

Many men and women know about the importance of healthy eating when trying to conceive and during pregnancy. However, some healthy eating habits can be harmful for your fertility and make it hard for you to conceive. What foods should you avoid or limit their intake if you are trying to conceive?

Are you trying to conceive? Then the quality of sex might play even more important role than timing ovulation, experts say.

Sexual satisfaction is often given the second place to calculations and fertility diets when it comes to conception. Many couples claim that their sex life become rigid, scheduled, with no fun when they are trying to conceive.

One of the most important things for getting pregnant is timing the most fertile time of woman's cycle. The day of ovulation is ideal for having sex in order to conceive. But it doesn't mean that you should only have intercourse on the day of ovulation in order to conceive. There are several factors that increase your chances to conceive:

Many women are concerned about future pregnancy long before they choose birth control pills. Can birth control pills affect woman's fertility? And how long should you wait after you stop taking the pill?

Scientists say that what we eat may improve our chances of getting pregnant juts as well as fertility treatment.

According to the recent study conducted by Dr Emma Derbyshire and her colleagues from Manchester Metropolitan University couples undergoing fertility treatment including intrauterine insemination and ovarian stimulation were 33 percent more likely to conceive, while those who switched to healthier diet habits had 32 percent more chances to get pregnant.

What are your chances of having a boy or a girl? Many parents-to-be are trying to conceive a baby of particular gender. Aside from old wives tales, several scientific studies suggested that odds of having a boy or a girl depend on certain factors, such as:

When a couple is trying to conceive, men and women try to do their best to get pregnant and have a healthy child. However, many of us still believe in numerous misconceptions surrounding the conception process. What are the most common myths about getting pregnant?

Scientists came up with a new and easy way to find out if a woman is fertile by developing a hormonal test that says how many eggs are left in a woman's body.

The test called anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) test determines the level of the fertility hormone that indicates if a woman has enough eggs left in the ovaries to get pregnant.

Many women face the problems of getting pregnant after the age 35. Apart from the fact that female fertility declines after 35 women have to deal with a number of health issues to conceive a healthy child. The most common problems of women over 35, who are trying to conceive, are ovulation disorders, Pelvic inflammatory disease, endometriosis, lower quality and quantity of eggs. There are many ways to improve your chances for conception if you are over 35

Women exposed to high levels of chemicals found in household items, have lower chances of getting pregnant, study says.

The scientists at University of California-Berkeley revealed that flame retardants called PBDEs, or polybrominated diphenyl ethers, found inside home in carpets, foam furniture, electronics, plastics and other items disrupt hormonal balance and lead to reduced fertility.

Couples, who are trying to conceive, make any efforts to boost the chances of getting pregnant. Knowing your most fertile days is important for successful conception and many parents-to-be use various tools to for this purpose. Here are the most popular devices used to improve your chances of getting pregnant:

While many parents-to-be claim that the most important thing is to give birth to a healthy child, most of us still secretly give preference to a boy or a girl. Is it possible to select the gender of your baby and what are the chances of having a boy or a girl?

If you want to get pregnant, but are still on birth control, you will need to discontinue using your contraceptive method. Many women, who use long-term birth control methods such as an IUD wonder if it can affect their fertility and when to remove an IUD before getting pregnant?

If you want to have a second child, wait at least 6 to 11 months before getting pregnant again to avoid common complications.

Dr. Sorina Grisaru-Granovsky, the author of the study at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, said that spacing pregnancies plays an important role in preventing numerous complications such as

Knowing when you are ovulating is very important if you are trying to get pregnant. Nowadays women can use a great range of ovulation detectors and predictors to know when they are most fertile. There are also many ways to get to know your fertile window using body signs of ovulation.

Men and women, who want to conceive a baby girl, may need to spend their holydays in tropics, a new study suggests.

Dr Kristen Navara at the University of Georgia analyzed the world-wide data of sex ratios in 202 countries during a 10-year period.