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Live webchat: Trying to conceive
By Monica Stylli on 10/08/2007 01:02:05
Fertility expert Lesley Foster answers your questions on trying for a baby.
Many women worry about their ability to conceive with one in six couples experiencing difficulty in falling pregnant. Surprisingly this isn’t due to high rates of infertility – new research suggests that the main cause is quite simply having sex
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Mums conceive to get a head start at school
By Monica Stylli on 22/10/2007 11:52:17
New statistics show an increase in births registered in the month of September.
to fertility monitors to help them conceive a September baby.There are even examples of heavily subscribed prep schools allocating places on a ‘first come, first served’ basis for children whose names are registered with them at birth, giving those born
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A Child Against All Odds: Choosing Children
By Monica Stylli on 15/11/2006 11:43:02
Dr Winston's latest documentary series follows the lives of couples using extraordinary scientific methods in order to conceive.
hope to those who have experienced difficulty conceiving amongst other issues.'Choosing Children' focussed on the stories of three couples - Gill and Ian, who lost a child to a rare genetic disease and want to avoid it happening again, Glenn and Andrea
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New report links obesity to maternal deaths
By Monica Stylli on 04/12/2007 16:02:35
More than half the women who died during or after pregnancy between 2003 and 2005 were overweight.
that they should try and obtain a healthy weight before conceiving.
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Baby Boom Britain
By Monica Stylli on 11/04/2007 02:10:03
New research by Yell.com reveals top 10 baby hotspots in the UK.
or Robby?The research suggests that July was the peak time for babies being conceived last year, which coincides with the end of the World Cup and the UK festival season. As a result, Spring 2007 could see an explosion of ‘Owens’, ‘Robs’ and ‘Bobbies
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High-calorie diet and gender
By Monica Stylli on 21/04/2008 14:19:27
Can your diet at the time of conception influence the gender of your baby?
breakfasts might increase the odds of conceiving a boy. 740 first-time pregnant women in the UK were asked to provide records of their eating habits during the early stages of pregnancy.56% of mothers-to-be with the highest energy intake at the time
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BioCheck Fertility test for women
By Monica Stylli on 15/11/2006 01:41:15
There are many useful home-tests you can get, via Test in Private, including this quick and easy fertility test for women.
.Fertility tests look for your levels of Folicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) in your urine, as FSH is vital in helping you to ovulate and successfully conceive. Even if you regularly have a period, it is possible to have an anovulation.The BioCheck comes with two
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Smoking and conception
By Monica Stylli on 29/04/2010 17:39:29
Don't wait until you're pregnant to give up smoking - quitting can improve the chances of conception for women and men. Here's how it affects conception, and ways to quit.
risks of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome or 'cot death') is the mum smoking during pregnancy.If you feel ready to stop smoking, don't worry that everyone will presume it's because you're pregnant or trying to conceive. Quitting smoking is a major
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