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Conception

How to Get Pregnant
Pregnancy

Trying to Get Pregnant? Test Your Fertility IQ

Every woman's experience with getting pregnant is different, and for some, the process can be both frustrating and challenging.
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Every woman's experience with getting pregnant is different, and for some, the process can be both frustrating and challenging. In celebration of its new Advanced Digital Ovulation Test, Clearblue recently hosted a fertility discussion with women's health expert Dr. Donnica Moore. While some of the conversation was a refresher in reproduction 101, Dr. Moore also brought up surprising facts and figures.

Many women are largely unaware of their own bodies' reproductive happenings, and may be struggling with conception because of a lack of understanding and not necessarily infertility issues. The benefit to using Clearblue's new product is that it identifies a woman's four best days to try to conceive during a cycle — twice as many as traditional ovulation tests can pinpoint. It's this knowledge of your own body's patterns that can ease the path to pregnancy.

We invite you to test your fertility IQ and see how your understanding of ovulation stacks up!

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Yoga For Fertility
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The Best Yoga Poses For Improved Fertility

Whether you've tried it all and are at your wit's end or are just at the start of the your quest to become pregnant, restorative yoga can have tremendous benefits to improving your chances at conceiving.
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Whether you've tried it all and are at your wit's end or are just at the start of the your quest to become pregnant, restorative yoga can have tremendous benefits to improving your chances at conceiving. In addition to its physical benefits, practicing yoga relaxes the mind and spirit. Try out any or all of these five recommended poses for improving fertility from Yoga Journal. Whether the results are instantaneous or not, their benefits are well worth the time.

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Reclining Hero Pose Legs-Up-the-Wall Pose Butterfly Pose Supported Bridge (or Half Wheel) Pose Wide Angle Pose
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Conception Using Donor Eggs
Pregnancy

Talking to Tots About Egg Donors

What's an egg between friends?
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What's an egg between friends? Conception is no simple matter of wham, bam, thank you ma'am. With the numerous ways to conceive a child these days (in vitro fertilization (IVF), artificial insemination, and fertility drugs to name a few), there are new issues accompanying these medical and scientific advances. Just as the story of the sperm donor with 150 biological offspring prompted discussion of how to talk to kids who were conceived with donor sperm, a new study published in Reproductive BioMedicine Online, takes on the sometimes tricky topic of talking to kids about their egg donor — especially when that person is someone they may know very well.

The study followed women who received eggs from friends or relatives, nothing anonymous about the process, and no money was exchanged in these so-called altruistic arrangements. At first, everyone is fixated on getting pregnant, but issues tend to arise later, when the child is older and there isn't clear consensus on what to tell the child. Typically, the donor wants to tell the child about the arrangement at some point, but often the recipient does not, making for some very awkward soccer games and birthday parties.

Would you ever take part in an arrangement like this? Or do you think it's just too complicated?

Tips For Increasing Fertility
Pregnancy

Want to Have a Smart Baby? Start Trying Today!

Every mama wants to give her baby the chance at life, and one way of doing so is to conceive in the month of December!
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Tips For Increasing Fertility

Every mama wants to give her baby the chance at life, and one way of doing so is to conceive in the month of December! According to a recent study by the British Institute of Fiscal Studies, babies born in September (thus conceived in December) are smarter than those born in August (or any other month). They're happier in school, do better on exams, ultimately perform better in life.

Want to give your baby those advantages? Here are a few things a hopeful mama-to-be can do to increase her chances of adding a baby to the family soon.

Get to Know Your Go Time Get to a Healthy Weight Quit the Habit Relax and Enjoy the Ride Appreciate That It May Take Time Try Alternative Medicine Try Conventional Medicine
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Myths About Preventing Conception
Sex

7 Myths About Preventing Conception

Whoops! Apparently, sex isn't just about making a baby.
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Myths About Preventing Conception

Whoops! Apparently, sex isn't just about making a baby. For couples interested in having sex for recreation not procreation, preventing conception is a top priority. Even with the many forms of birth control options available, plenty of folks still rely on antiquated, wholly disproved theories about how to stop that stubborn sperm in his tracks.

Do you know fact from fiction when it comes to preventing pregnancy? Or did you believe any of the following myths?

Ballons Can Double as Condoms You Can't Get Pregnant the First Time Jump! Parsley Coitus Interruptus Wash Those Sperm Away Toothpaste As Spermicide
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Conception Facts Quiz
Sex Facts

Mis-Conception: Test Your Baby Makin' Knowledge

Most people learn the basics of making a baby — what goes where — at a pretty young age, but there's a lot more to it.
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Most people learn the basics of making a baby — what goes where — at a pretty young age, but there's a lot more to it. The simple act of conceiving isn't actually that simple; there are numerous factors that can either increase or decrease a couple's chances. Whether you're trying to get pregnant — or trying not to get pregnant — knowing fact from fiction when it comes to conception is important. Take our quiz to find out how much you really know about getting knocked up.

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Joel and Julia Have Sex in Bathroom on NBC Parenthood
fertility

Fair For Fertile Couples to Do It Anywhere When Trying to Conceive?

Julia and Joel get busy in Adam and Kristina's bathroom on last night's episode of Parenthood!
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Julia and Joel get busy in Adam and Kristina's bathroom on last night's episode of Parenthood! When the youngest Braverman sister realizes she's ovulating during Max's chaotic birthday party, she and her husband sneak upstairs to take advantage of the fertile time frame. Since the couple has been trying to conceive a second child for months, Kristina is amused rather than offended when she accidentally walks in on them (and offers them the bed). What's your opinion of this behavior?

Fertility Apps For iPhones
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Babymaking 101: 5 Fertility Apps to Aid Couples in Conception

Conception doesn't just involve a night in the sack.
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Conception doesn't just involve a night in the sack. For some couples, getting pregnant can take significant planning. Women who are in the process of tracking their temperatures, cervical mucus flow, cervical positioning, and more can become bogged down with scraps of paper. These five apps will keep all of those numbers and notes in one location, as well as predict the dates you are most likely to conceive. Check them out!

FemCal Woman Calendar FemiCycle MyCycles i-Femion
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Do Men Worry About Fertility?
fertility

Waiting For Baby: Do Men Worry About Fertility Too?

Ticktock — it's always the woman's biological clock!
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Ticktock — it's always the woman's biological clock! Females as young as twenty worry about fertility these days, but it isn't often that you hear men voicing concerns about their sperm count, advanced age, or inability to get their partner pregnant. Is this because males don't have those worries or are they just less vocal about them?