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Julie is trying to conceive, and wants to be able to identify the signs of ovulation. The most reliable signs that occur before ovulation include changes in cervical mucus, changes in the cervix, ferning of the saliva, and hormone changes most commonly detected with an ovulation predictor kit.

Maria is excited to find an online ovulation calculator as a fun way to help predict when she will ovulate. She just needs to know the length of her menstrual cycle and the date on which her last menstrual cycle began. She doesn’t have to do anything more, it will calculate for her and give the projected date of ovulation. Then she’ll have an idea when her most fertile days are likely to be.

Sandra likes having a way to track all of the information related to her menstrual cycle.  This helps her to understand  the rhythms of her body and predict her most fertile days. She is a visual person, and artistic, and enjoys being creative.  An Ovulation Calendar is perfect for her. The best way is to […]

Lisa wants to know, when are her most fertile days? They are the days just before and during ovulation. You can recognize that ovulation is coming by noting the presence of fertile cervical mucus, and testing for a positive LH surge. You will know that ovulation has passed when your basal body temperature rises. These basic three things will help you increase your chances of getting pregnant in this cycle.

Choosing to eat a special fertility diet is critically important. What you eat and the nutrition it provides may be the most important factor of all for your health and fertility. The most important factors are to eat plenty of foods that contain fat-soluble vitamins and minerals, and avoid processed foods and soy products. Eat raw dairy products, organ meats, shellfish and fish, egg yolks, grass-fed animal products and plants from mineral rich soils.

Good nutrition is absolutely important, but it does not necessarily come from prenatal vitamins. Supplements should never be taken to compensate for a poor diet. The nutrients to include in a fertility diet include the fat-soluble vitamins, folic acid and other B vitamins, vitamin C, minerals and the essential fatty acids.

Chris had a vasectomy while in a previous marriage, and now he and Tammy want children.  They have decided to proceed with a vasectomy reversal, assuming that it will be successful and they will get the family they dream of.  But Chris is wondering what is involved, and is not looking forward to it. Can […]

Greg is shocked to find he may have a fertility problem. When couples are trying to conceive and cannot, half of the time the man has a problem. Causes of male infertility commonly include low sperm count and varicocele.