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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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Facing disappointments when trying to conceive
By Maria Meunnich on 27/01/2008 01:56:58
How to make those monthly let-downs more bearable during the baby-wait
contraception (and a few fall pregnant when contraception fails), for most couples there are at least several months of trying to conceive before anything happens, and some couples will have to wait years for a child. Coping with the disappointment of getting
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Ovulation problems and conception
By ThinkBaby on 23/07/2007 00:44:31
If you have any possible problems which hamper ovulation each month, these might affect your chances of conceiving
If you know you ovulate each month, especially if your cycle days are regular, then you will more easily be able to maximise your chances of conceiving by working out when you are most fertile. However, not all women have regular periods. That does
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TTC: other people’s pregnancies
By Laura Lee Davies on 06/05/2008 00:39:48
It can be hard to cope with other people’s pregnancy joy when you are still trying to conceive (TTC)
. (That isn’t always the case – many women don’t like to broadcast their attempts to the world and might well play down how long it has really taken them to get pregnant.)If we haven’t yet turned our own disappointment into feelings of guilt (that it
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What is an endometrial biopsy?
By ThinkBaby on 26/07/2007 01:39:05
Giving your womb a health check can be an important part of a medical investigation into your chances of conceiving
If you are finding it difficult to get pregnant, your doctor will probably discuss your gynaelogical history with you. He or she might also discuss getting your womb examined, this is called an endometrial biopsy.What is an endometrial biopsy
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Investigating infertility - where to start
By ThinkBaby on 27/09/2010 01:35:31
Do you have a fertility problem, when should you seek help and are you doing everything you can to try to conceive?
Knowing when to seek helpGetting startedOnce you have been trying to conceive for over twelve months, or six months if you are over 35, your doctor should be open to helping you start investigations into whether there is a problem, and what it might
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Infertility – an overview of common causes
By ThinkBaby on 08/07/2009 01:03:05
There's a wide variety of reasons why couples may have difficulty conceiving - it's just as likely to be a male problem as a female problem, and doesn't necessarily require medical intervention
Infertility is something of a misnomer, as it suggests that there is no chance of conception taking place at all, which is only true for a small percentage of couples. More commonly 'infertility' is used to refer to difficulties in conceiving
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The official definition of 'infertility'
By Laura Lee Davies on 11/04/2007 01:42:12
Three months? A year? Or more? How long do doctors wait until they will diagnose 'infertility'?
unprotected sex.What can you do when you have been trying for some time?Around one in every seven couples will have some difficulty getting pregnant. That includes those who do still successfully conceive, but only after several months. Although it can
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Treating blocked fallopian tubes
By ThinkBaby on 10/10/2007 01:30:07
Infections and other gynaelogical conditions can affect your fallopian tubes, but how does this affect conception?
.However, there is treatment which can be successful in repairing the tubes for successful conception.What causes blocked fallopian tubes?If you get a sexually transmitted disease like chlamydia, the infection can cause inflammation or scarring of the fallopian tube tissue
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Trying for a baby for 12 months - what now?
By Laura Lee Davies on 03/10/2008 01:00:13
If you have been trying to get pregnant for 12 months or more, what can you do next, and who should you talk to?
the ThinkBaby article How long does it take to conceive? and you will see that the odds are that, as a couple, you are perfectly normal and certainly not alone in needing a few months to get pregnant. Even if a year has gone by, there is no need to give up
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