An Overview of the Causes of Infertility

It is estimated that one in six couples experience infertility. Infertility is defined as the failure to conceive after having had regular unprotected intercourse over 12 months. The causes of infertility are varied but studies have found that around 40% of the problems related to infertility are related to the female, 40% to [...]

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Get Your Body Ready for a Baby

If you are thinking about getting pregnant in the near future, it pays to get your body right for conception before you actually conceive.
For women, it pays to visit your GP for a general health check up. Women should also start taking folic acid supplements and make dietary adjustments so the food consumed contains lots [...]

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How to Maintain Balance Whilst Trying to Conceive

It is easy to lose focus of every other aspect of life when trying to have a baby. For many people ‘baby-making’ becomes the sole driver of their lives obscuring everything else (sometimes even the most important part of it all: the relationship). In this area of your life, as in any other area balance [...]

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Trying to Conceive – How to Handle the Highs and Lows of Getting Pregnant

Trying to conceive is a time filled with many highs and lows. This is true especially if pregnancy doesn’t happen right away. What emotions can you expect from the tying to conceive roller coaster? How do you deal with these emotions? I have had every conceivable emotion related to trying to conceive and can give [...]

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