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Periods after birth
By Laura Lee Davies on 15/11/2006 00:49:38
When do periods return after the birth, and what will they be like?
One of the treats of pregnancy (as well the anticipation of a lovely baby, of course!) is that you don't have periods for months on end. However, you can't put them off forever, and when they return will probably be affected by how you are feeding your child.If you are breastfeed...
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Hormone hope for infertility
By Clio FitzHerbert on 16/03/2010 16:22:13
New hormone injection could help thousands of infertile women, scientists believe
, “reinvigorating the reproductive hormone system” and potentially restoring fertility, scientists found.Researchers at Imperial College London studied a group of 10 women with hypothalamic amenorrhoea – a hormonal disorder that prevents menstruation and affects
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Anovulation
By ThinkBaby on 20/01/2009 02:15:35
What it is and why it happens
groups:Natural life phasesTemporary influencesMedical conditions1. Natural life phasesThe onset of menstruation – when girls first start their periods they usually take some time to settle into a regular, ovulatory pattern and anovulatory cycles are quite
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Can you get your period when you’re pregnant?
By Anna Lewis on 24/02/2012 10:08:39
It might sound like a silly question, but trust us it’s not
.How your period worksThe inner lining of your uterus/womb is called the endometrium. The endometrium sheds during menstruation and in addition to endometrial tissue, your menstrual flow also contains blood and mucus from your cervix and vagina. When you get
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ThinkBaby glossary
By ThinkBaby on 19/08/2005 09:35:59
Commonly used terms and abbreviations on the site and what they mean
.Amenorrhea – Absence of menstruation for a prolonged period caused by stress, exhaustion, travel, illness, extremes of weight, dieting or hormonal contraceptives.Amniocentesis – An optional prenatal test to check on the health and development of your baby
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No period but a negative pregnancy test?
By Laura Lee Davies on 25/01/2010 10:30:02
Even regular women can have missed or late periods. What are the causes and when should you seek treatment?
One of the most frustrating problems when you’re trying for a baby, can be having a very late period. With the lack of menstruation, you patiently wait until a week after your period is due, only to get a negative test. Then you spend lots of money
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Fibroids and fertility
By Laura Lee Davies on 17/09/2007 02:41:06
Fibroids are benign growths which are common and do not necessarily affect conception or pregnancy, but it can be important to be aware of them.
successfully implanting in the womb.Although it is not known exactly what causes some women to develop fibroids, there is a link between hormones and their growth. Because fibroids develop after menstruation in a young female, and rarely grow after menopause
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Understanding your menstrual cycle
By ThinkBaby on 19/02/2009 01:13:37
Knowing your follicular from your luteal
The egg will live at most for 24 hours if it isn’t fertilised and will then be either be reabsorbed by the body or will be expelled along with menstruation. If the egg isn’t fertilised the corpus luteum will die at the end of its normal lifespan
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Aches and pains in the first trimester
By Kimberley Smith on 28/07/2010 01:03:56
Morning sickness, headaches, constipation, sore limbs, sore breasts and backache - those discomforts that make up those early pregnancy signs can be a real pain!
three months of pregnancy, particularly if this isn't your first baby. In the first couple of weeks of pregnancy you may experience an aching back, similar to that which frequently accompanies menstruation. After this the weight of your growing uterus
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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
into the womb and burrow into its lining. If your luteal phase (the phase between ovulation and menstruation) is fewer than 10 days long the lining of the womb may begin to disintegrate before a fertilised egg has time to implant and establish the pregnancy
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