Family Planning

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...

The low-hormone birth control pill is an option for preventing unplanned pregnancies. The low-hormone pills also have other benefits in addition to preventing pregnancy.

A short article giving tips about what you should do to get pregnant easier and quicker.

Oral birth control pills are a popular method of contraception. The purpose of birth control pills is to lower fertility by altering a woman's hormone balance so she does not ovulate.

Any difficulty becoming pregnant after using birth control pills depends largely on a woman's menstrual cycles and hormone production. Generally speaking, taking the birth control pill will not...

Home pregnancy tests enable a woman to find out in the privacy of her own home if her family will be expanding. There is no longer a need to wait for a doctor's appointment to confirm a pregnancy....

If you are trying for a baby or if you think that you might possibly be pregnant you may be wondering how soon to take a pregnancy test. A home pregnancy test measures the amount of HCG (a hormone...

Follicle Stimulating Hormone, or FSH, is a hormone produced by your pituitary gland to prompt your ovaries to produce an egg each month. If your ovaries are not in optimal health, your pituitary...

If you are using a form of birth control and also suspect that you may be pregnant, you may wonder if birth control has an effect on the results of a pregnancy test. The concern of women is that...

All forms of hormonal birth control work to stop a mature egg from being released during ovulation. With no egg, there can be no fertilization and no pregnancy. For years, birth control pills were...

Pregnancy is one of the most complex processes that women will ever experience. What starts off as a microscopic union between sperm and egg grows into a living, breathing child in the short span...

While you may think that it's possible to conceive any time of the month, there are some definite days of the month when you are more likely to get pregnant. Women are most fertile during the...

Do you think you are pregnant? If you spot a couple of theses symptoms and your period is MIA, it may be time to head to the drug store or your OB-GYN.

There are many different types of birth control. Then each type has several brands as well. With so many options it can be difficult to understand which is better for you. The best approach to...