Boosting Fertility While Breastfeeding
The best method of boosting fertility while breastfeeding is charting – basal body temperature, cervical mucus and periods, if applicable. read more
View ArticleCan I Conceive While Breastfeeding?
You can conceive while breastfeeding though you are less fertile during this time. You may notice irregular periods or a complete lack of periods, called lactation amenorrhea, for up to one year...
View ArticleCharting Fertility While Breastfeeding
Keeping a fertility chart is the perfect way to get to know your new body, especially if you plan on trying to conceive soon after giving birth. Your fertility chart will likely include daily basal...
View ArticleDoes Ovulation Change While Breastfeeding?
Your ovulation cycles will change while breastfeeding. The pituitary gland releases prolactin when you breastfeed. Prolactin stimulates milk production. read more
View ArticleIs Breastfeeding Preventing Me from Getting Pregnant?
Some women experience lactation amenorrhea while breastfeeding. Amenorrhea is the cessation of your monthly period. Hormones associated with breastfeeding affect reproductive cycles. read more
View ArticleBreastfeeding and Natural Child Spacing
There is a theory that the female human body will naturally space pregnancies, only allowing conception when the body is ready for another fetus. The theory depends heavily on cessation of ovulation...
View ArticleDo I Have to Stop Breastfeeding to Get Pregnant?
You do not have to stop breastfeeding to conceive, but conception is harder for some women while breastfeeding. Prolactin (breast milk stimulating hormone) may suppress ovulation making it difficult to...
View ArticleThe Basics of Conception: For Men
Infertility affects men and women almost equally, but women tend to be more versed on the concepts that affect fertility and the process of conception. read more
View ArticleType 1 Diabetes and Your Fertility
Although I often struggle with maintaining consistent blood sugar levels, I do not suffer from diabetes. Because blood sugar is such an issue for me though, I often wonder what unforeseen effects...
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I Want A Baby - Conception: Getting Pregnant - Trying To Conceive
For many couples getting pregnant and trying to conceive is easy. However, for others getting pregnant can take a long time and they have to resort to reproductive technology.read more
View ArticleCoping with Fertility Postponement
Women are choosing to put off motherhood until later in life, typically the mid to late 30s. Researchers from Italy recently examined the coping styles and issues these young women deal with when they...
View ArticleFertility Concerns After an Ectopic Pregnancy
Fertility can be a complex and difficult issue for many women. After an ectopic pregnancy there are often additional concerns that have to be addressed. These are physical, but they're also mental and...
View ArticlePersonality and Fertility Collide
When it comes to having children, your personality may play an important part in success, according to researchers in Norway.read more
View ArticlePrenatal Exposures and Anti-Mullerian Hormone in Female Adolescents
A long list of studies have been published linking paternal and maternal habits prior to and during pregnancy with fetal and child health outcomes. Researchers recently published another study showing...
View ArticleIVF and the Vatican
John-Henry Westen, editor-in-chief of the online news site LifeSiteNews, recently visited the Vatican to find out if the Catholic Church will ever sanction in vitro fertilization (IVF) as an accepted...
View ArticleContraception and Fertility Awareness Among Women With Solid Organ Transplants
According to researchers in Nebraska and New York, female transplant patients are not adequately informed about fertility issues, contraception and chance of pregnancy after solid organ transplant....
View ArticleContraception and Fertility Awareness Among Solid Organ Transplant Women
According to researchers in Nebraska and New York, female transplant patients are not adequately informed about fertility issues, contraception and chance of pregnancy after solid organ transplant....
View ArticleIncreasing Awareness of Fertility Issues May Prompt Some Couples to Conceive...
A new study has shown that women who are more knowledgably about age-related fertility issues have started to move their ideal pregnancy ages up, even though they may not be at risk of impacted...
View ArticleNew Book Explores Biological Clock ‘Big Lie’
Baby bumps are one of the hottest fashion trends in Hollywood these days. Celebrities are sporting them at trendy shops, upscale restaurants, and on the red carpet as award season reaches the height of...
View ArticleStudy: Some of the Many Things We Just Don’t Know About Making Babies
Last March (2013), a group of researchers at the Yale University School of Medicine turned the tides of the online flow of information. They used the internet to find out what American women of...
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