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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 […]

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 […]

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

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.