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  • Is it Possible to Still Get Pregnant While Having an IUD In Place?

    An IUD, or intrauterine device, is placed in the uterus to prevent pregnancy and can work for up to 10 years. Although the IUD is an effective birth control method, it is still possible to get...

  • How to Wait to Get Pregnant After Being on the Pill

    If you've recently stopped taking birth control pills or are planning to, you may become pregnant right away. If you'd prefer to wait a bit before getting pregnant, you'll need to choose another...

  • How to Discontinue Birth Control Pills

    Birth control pills, or oral contraceptives, are hormones taken daily to prevent pregnancy and regulate the menstrual cycle. Women may choose to discontinue the use of oral contraception when...

  • How to Pick a Sperm Bank

    When couples and single individuals need help conceiving, they may turn to a sperm bank. Sperm banks accept donated sperm and store it for use as necessary, and the men are paid for their...

  • How to Use Wild Yam Cream for Birth Control

    You may want to get away from the plastic devices and synthetic hormones of today's birth control and try something natural, based on ancient wisdom. Wild yam (dioscorea villosa) has been touted...

  • What to Expect With Fertility Testing

    According to the Centers for Disease Control, 7.3 million women in the U.S. have used infertility services. Factors relating to male fertility comprise about 50% of all issues, so it is important...

  • How Do Babies Form Inside the Womb?

    After a woman has ovulated and the egg has been fertilized, the resulting cell is known as a zygote. The zygote begins immediately to divide at a fast pace and implants itself into the uterus. The...

  • Can You Get Pregnant on a Mirena IUD?

    There is no contraception that is 100 percent effective in preventing pregnancy; however, there are multiple forms of birth control that greatly reduce chances of pregnancy. Only completely...

  • What Is Peritoneal Ovum Sperm Transfer?

    Peritoneal Ovum (or Oocyte) Sperm Transfer, often referred to as POST, is a fertility treatment method carried out by doctors in clinical settings. The method is used for women as an alternative...

  • What Should I Expect After Taking the Plan B Pill?

    Plan B is the brand name of emergency contraceptive pill that is produced and marketed by Duramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. It is available over-the-counter in the United States and can be purchased by...

  • How to Optimize Your Health Before Pregnancy

    You want to maximize your chances of giving birth to a healthy baby. One of the best ways to do this is making sure you are healthy before you get pregnant. Your health will directly effect the...

  • How to Live Through a Tornado

    Here is an article about how to live through a tornado. If you would like to know some actions you and your family can take to live through a tornado, please read this article.

  • How to Decide if a Homebirth is Right for You

    Many women these days are choosing to have a homebirth instead of giving birth in a hospital setting. Studies have actually shown that for healthy women with normal pregnancies, homebirth is...

  • How to Prepare Yourself for Pregnancy

    Having a safe and healthy pregnancy should start before your baby's conception. As a mother, I know the value of having healthy children. Being responsible before pregnancy, can help your body and...

  • What Can I Do to Speed Up Ovulation After Birth Control?

    When one is trying to conceive, the process of getting pregnant can become frustrating and emotional. There is no one hormone that is responsible for pregnancy, but several that release on a...

  • How to Avoid an Embarrassing Pregnancy

    Some women hang their heads in shame when they get pregnant "unexpectedly." They welcome sex, but what results from it is a shocker. Perhaps sex and/or baby before marriage is against...

  • DHEA Use in IVF Treatment in Patients Over Age 43

    For women battling age-related infertility, the road to pregnancy can be a rough one. Due to limited ovarian reserve, patients going through In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), a scientific process...

  • How to Know if you Are Pregnant – Pregnancy Symptoms to Watch For

    Trying to conceive a baby can be an exciting and stressful time in a couple’s life. What can be even more stressful is the possibility of an unplanned pregnancy. Whether or not you are hoping for...

  • Tips on Getting Pregnant After Using Birth Control

    When coming off of birth control, your fertility may not be restored immediately. It can take some time for hormones to reestablish a healthy pattern. A woman's menstrual cycle is punctuated by...

  • How to Understand the Importantce of Diabetes Diets

    Diabetes occurs when the body isn’t using glucose correctly, according to the Mayo Clinic. Glucose is responsible for making cells in the tissues and muscles, and is vital for proper body...

  • How Soon Can You Start Birth Control Pills After Giving Birth?

    When selecting a birth control option, post-pregnant women have additional factors to consider, especially if they are breast-feeding. As the most popular form of reversible birth control, the...

  • Is it Harder to Get Pregnant With a Low HCG?

    Human chorionic gonadotropin, or hCG, is one of the hormones necessary to maintain a pregnancy. It is produced by the cells of the corpus luteum; these cells form the basis of the placenta.

  • How to Get Pregnant Quickly Using at Home Ovulation Prediction Methods

    Through the use of ovulation prediction and basal body temperature, a couple can properly predict the most fertile times for effective intercourse. This helps a couple to become pregnant faster...

  • Stopping Birth Control & Symptoms

    Birth control pills and depo provera shots contain hormones that suppress ovulation and prevent pregnancy. These hormones may linger in a woman's system for a while after stopping the drugs. Also,...

  • Hints to Help Get Pregnant

    Couples who are looking to get pregnant often think that simply engaging often in sexual intercourse should do the trick. While this works for many, others need additional help getting pregnant....

  • How to Stay Pregnant

    So you're finally pregnant. Congrats! Now you need to stay pregnant!

  • How to Use Contraceptive Gels

    For women who don't like or can't use hormonal birth control methods such as the pill, vaginal ring or patch, contraceptive gels are an alternative. Available over-the-counter without a...

  • Family-Planning Clinics in Newcastle

    In early history, couples have resorted to coincidence, luck, traditional practices and prayers for family planning. Many couples wanted fewer children or to put longer gaps between pregnancies,...

  • How to Decide on an Appropriate Method of Birth Control

    How to choose an appropriate method of birth control.

  • What to Expect With Egg Donation

    Egg donation is a process in which a woman decides to voluntarily donate her eggs to another woman who cannot become pregnant with her own eggs. The donated egg is fertilized through in vitro...

  • How to End Infertility After Many Attempts

    A married couple was trying to have a baby. I gave them this advice and, lo and behold! She got pregnant! It is wonderful to join in love and know that your DNA is combining in a new life and...

  • How Do the Levels of Hormones in Mirena Compare to Those in Birth Control Pills?

    If you are looking for a birth control method, you have several options. However, not all hormonal birth control methods give the same types or levels of hormones. There are several differences...

  • Nonbarrier Methods of Birth Control

    Nonbarrier methods of birth control include methods that don't present a physical barrier when having sex. Male and female condoms, diaphragms and the cervical cap are all examples of barrier...

  • Use of Metformin for Fertility

    Metformin---also known by the brand names Glucophage, Fortamet, Glumetza and Riomet---is a prescription medication used to regulate type 2 diabetes. Doctors also prescribe metformin to stimulate...

  • Risk of Stroke With Birth Control Pills

    The relationship between birth control pills and stroke has been studied for decades. Most women can use oral contraceptives safely, but certain conditions increase the risk of serious side...

  • How to Reduce Birth Control Side Effects

    Whether you are on Yaz, Yasmin, Ortho Evra, Nuva Ring, Seasonale, Seasonique, or Depo Provera, chances are that you have experienced uncomfortable and often frustrating birth control side effects....

  • How Does Birth Control Affect Women?

    Birth control has been used for centuries to prevent pregnancy. With different methods available, including birth control pills and condoms, the risks of unwanted pregnancies are continuing to...

  • Does Medicaid Cover Tubal Reversal?

    Tubal ligation is elective surgery performed to sterilize a woman. The fallopian tubes are sealed so she cannot become pregnant. Reversal of this surgery is possible for some women who wish to...

  • How to Prevent Cystitis from Birth Control

    Cystitis is irritation of the bladder, according to the Mayo Clinic. Sometimes the source of the irritation is a bacterial infection, called a urinary tract infection or UTI. Cystitis has many...

  • Early Ovulation Symptoms

    Ovulation occurs when an egg is released from the ovary. This is the only time a woman can get pregnant, as it is the only time an egg is able to be fertilized by male sperm.

  • Life After the Implanon Implant

    Implanon is a type of hormonal contraceptive for women that protects against pregnancy for up to three years. It is a small implant that is inserted under the skin of the arm. Impanon carries...

  • How to Get Birth Control Without a Prescription

    How to Get Birth Control Without a Prescription, or how to get birth control over the counter, without your parents knowing, if you are underage.

  • How to Plan for the Sex of Your Baby

    The Billings Method of Ovulation is a method of natural family planning invented by the Catholic church to aid couples in better controlling the amount of children conceived. The Billings method...

  • What Is Sperm Washing?

    When couples are having trouble conceiving, they often turn to fertility treatments like intrauterine insemination (IUI). Sperm washing, the removal of unhealthy sperm and debris from semen, is...

  • How to Implement a Natural Family Planning Method

    Natural family planning involves charting and studying the woman's fertility cycle and using this information to either avoid or achieve pregnancy. This is an effective form of birth control when...

  • How to Go Through the Process of Umbilical Cord Blood Banking

    Umbilical cord blood is rich in stem cells that are useful for treating conditions such as leukemia. Cord blood collection is painless and risk-free. The use of cord blood replaces the need for...

  • What Are the Birds & Bees?

    The birds and the bees is a colloquial term referencing the talk between parents and children about human sexuality. It is also the title of a song made famous by Dean Martin.

  • How to Donate Eggs for Transplant

    Donating your eggs for transplant takes time and requires a very intensive background check. There are several steps you must take to be approved for donation, and you can be turned away due to...

  • Birth Control & Smoking Risk in Young Women

    Combining smoking with any method of birth control that uses the hormones estrogen and progesterone increases the risk of blood clots, heart attack and stroke. This risk exists for younger women...

  • Male Fertility Pills Tips

    While there are many options for women who are suffering from infertility, male fertility options are considerably more limited. If a semen analysis has returned with a low sperm count, you may be...

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