The age of fertility. . . it\’s a question that plagues women older than 30 and younger than 16. The likelihood of getting pregnant decreases significantly when a woman reaches age 30 and reaches 5% when she gets to 45 years of age. Interestingly the age at which the percentage of women who suffer from […]
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Have you ever been friends with someone who has been trying to conceive for years? Eventually the couple turns to adoption and are either in the process of adoption or immediately after the child comes home and the woman becomes pregnant. \”Relax and it will happen\” is advice that is often given to women who
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As more and more couples are putting off family-planning until the woman has established her working career, the results have been an increased number of women who want to have children but are now struggling with issues of infertility. The process of having a baby seems to be natural and normal, and for some couples
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Getting the right answer to the question \”am I pregnant?\” is important to the future health and wellness of your baby. If a woman thinks she is pregnant she often wants the correct answer as quickly as possible. In past years women had to seek the advice of their obstetrician or primary care physician to
Infertility testing is a serious concern for many couples because the diagnosis has the potential to dramatically alter the life plan and dreams that you always imagined. However, using today\’s technology and advanced medical practices, the prospect of infertility is not as bleak as it once was. Prior to seeing a reproductive specialist or obstetrician
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Folic acid, which is sometimes called folate, is a part of the vitamin B complex vitamins.primary development of a baby the federal government actually enriches orange juice and other grain products with folic acid in order to help ensure an adequate amount of this vitamin in the bodies of childbearing women. (1) Repeated studies have
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Many couples find a happy ending with an unplanned pregnancy but physicians and obstetricians are now urging couples to plan ahead for between six and 12 months prior to conception. Most of us take the process of procreation for granted. It seems natural and practically automatic, but the idea of consciously preparing for conception is
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Fertility is really no different. Interestingly farmers, ranchers and animal scientists know more about how nutrition affects the fertility in their cows and chickens than physicians and researchers know how it affects reproduction in humans. Using information from the Nurses Health Study, a long-term research project using 18,000 women looking at the effects of diet
Having a baby may seem like one of the most natural and normal things for a couple, especially in the early years. But it is actually a complex process that requires the coordination of hormones, health, wellness and the fortuitous meeting of egg and sperm. Having difficulty conceiving can actually make the pregnancy journey more
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Once a couple has decided to have a baby, each month brings with it anticipation and potential frustration. For those couples who have practiced six to 12 months of preconception planning further waiting even longer can be more frustrating. In these instances trying to conceive can turn from excitement to anxiety and even stress. Reproductive
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