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Robin and George have been health conscious for a long time, and have looked for ways to eat right as part of this commitment.  They have often heard from the alternative health sources that dairy products are bad.  Now that they are trying to conceive, they are wondering why dairy is pushed so much as […]

Carmen is looking at an ovulation calculator online (aka fertility days calculator), but it asks for the length of her luteal phase.  What is that? She has barely even started marking her period on the calendar, after not paying any attention to it for many years.  But now she wants to get pregnant, and after […]

Julia is very frustrated with her lack of success with trying to conceive.  She has been using an Ovulation Predictor Kit (OPK) every month, the urine LH stick type.  She tests positive, and knows this is the time she is most likely to get pregnant.  But still nothing in several months.  Now what? Yes, you […]

Steve has done 3 sperm tests (semen analyses) as recommended, just to be sure.  He can hardly believe it.  Can he really have a fertility problem?  All three tests indicate that he has a low sperm count.  Now he is wondering how to increase sperm count, a subject he never contemplated before. He has always […]

The first 2 simple steps to success in trying to conceive are: 1. Learn to understand your menstrual cycle and 2. Maximize your health

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.

By Veronica Tilden Denise has figured out that there is way more to an Ovulation Calendar than just putting her dates into the online version and getting back an estimate for her most fertile days. She is having fun writing down all of the little details related to each menstrual cycle and learning about her […]