If you're hoping to conceive then it's a good idea to brush up on those biology lessons of school and make sure that you understand your menstrual cycle and when your fertile periods within it are.And if you've found valuable advice here, or learnt

One site we're finding really useful at the moment is mymonthlycycles.com.Set out with useful information for all women, it has lots of in depth insight into fertility and products for testing plus reminders you can set up about your periods, it might be a useful addition to the ...

DurationA normal menstrual cycle can be anything from 24 to 36 days, not necessarily the 28-day cycle quoted in text books. Cycles can sometimes be even longer or shorter than these common boundaries, and even the most regular of women may sometimes

Should you give up your bike for your baby?  There are loads of health benefits to peddling, though you might be worried that cycling's not a safe exercise for you and your baby.  Medically, opinion is divided. There are plenty of health benefits

A personalised test for women undergoing fertility treatment may predict how likely your chances of success are after one failed IVF cycle. Around 75% of IVF cycles are unsuccessful and women who have gone through the difficult and draining

A specially designed sperm bicycle is making its way around the US city of Seattle, in an effort to drum up more sperm donors. The bike, which has a white fiberglass sperm fitted to it, is 10ft long and refrigerated to allow the safe transportation of sperm donations.The marketin...

of exercise, such as walking, cycling or gardening. The research claims that women doing moderate exercise for more than five hours a week were 18% more likely to conceive than women who did less than an hour a week.The results suggest that moderate physical

long you were on the pill, what kind of pill you were on and your general health. Some women start ovulating immediately and can fall pregnant on their first pill-free cycle, others may have to wait several months, a year or even longer before

The text book menstrual cycle with its 28-day length and 14-day luteal phase (post-ovulation phase) has days nine through fourteen, leading up to ovulation, as the optimal days for babymaking, and for some women that will generally be the case

Avent Express Steam SteriliserEasy to use, quick sterilising cycle, plenty of roomA bit on the bulky side Features: Electric sterilising unit taking up to six bottles or an Avent Isis breast pump plus bottles. Eight-minute sterilising cycle, stays