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Improve Egg Quality In Your 40s

Improve Egg Quality In Your 40s
We are all aware that trying to conceive can be a daunting task. As I approach 40, I am still interested in the possibility of having more children. So it is important for me to maintain healthy egg quality and there are three things that you can do to in order to improve it. So if that's something you want to to improve, keep reading! Go To Sleep The first one, it's perhaps the most important t...
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Getting Pregnant With PCOS

Getting Pregnant with PCOS
Getting pregnant with PCOS may present some challenges, but it is not impossible!  It is important to understand which type or category of PCOS you may fall into.  There are four types of PCOS that someone may fall into.  They include: Classic Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Classic Non-Polycystic Ovary Syndrom Non-Classic Ovulatory PCOS Non-Classic Mild PCOS If you aren't sure which ty...
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Implantation Cramping: Pregnant? Or Just Your Period?

Many TTC-ing moms want to know sooner rather than later if they’ll get that BFP test, and implantation cramping may be an early sign that they, indeed, will! But implantation cramping is tricky—not everyone experiences it and it can be similar to PMS cramps. In this post you’ll find more on: what exactly implantation cramping is what implantation cramping feels like how long implantation cra...
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How IVF Works

In Vitro Fertilization
In 1978, Louise Brown became the world's first baby to be born by in vitro fertilization, or IVF. Her birth revolutionized the field of reproductive medicine. Given that approximately one in eight heterosexual couples has difficulty conceiving, and that homosexual couples and single parents often need clinical help to make a baby, the demand for IVF has been growing. IVF is so common, that more...
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Five Fertility Myths Debunked

When you are thinking about having a baby or have decided to start to try, chances are you got on your laptop, tablet, or phone and started looking into ways to accomplish pregnancy quickly.  The problem is there is so much misinformation out there, it can be hard to distinguish the truth from the myths.  It seems like everyone and their mother have an input and know of some old wives tales to hel...
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3 Tips To Help Improve Your Fertility

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When you want a baby, you want a baby now.  The problem is that sometimes it doesn’t happen right away, nor is it that easy.  It can be discouraging seeing negative pregnancy tests month after month when all you want is to be pregnant.  While I cannot guarantee you will pregnant, I would like to discuss three tips to help improve your fertility. Surely, there are more things that you can do to enh...
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Best Foods for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

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I believe diet plays a very important role in our fertility.  While looking up information on PCOS I came across a video from Dr. Greger discussing the best foods for polyscystic ovary syndrome. He goes on to say that over the last two decades there has been increasing evidence supporting an important contribution from food-derived advanced glycation end products (AGEs), also known as glycotoxins,...
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Gearing Up For Ovulation

Even though we are two months into the New Year, some of us are still working on our New Year’s resolution and trying to conceive.  After months of temping, charting, and trying to get pregnant, you have a pretty good handle on when you are ovulating.  You might even recognize some of the signs that your body is gearing up for ovulation. Gearing Up For Ovulation Whenever our bodies are prepa...
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Does Marijuana Effect Fertility?

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A pretty popular question on birth forums in Colorado is: "does marijuana effect fertility?" Marijuana is the most popular recreational drug used among people of reproductive age.  So researchers at Boston University School of Public Health conducted a study on marijuana and its effects on couples trying to conceive.  With recreational marijuana being legal in eight states, it’s no surprise resear...
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