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Charting basics - recognising your fertile phase
By ThinkBaby on 06/05/2007 in Baby making - the science bit
Your fertile phase can fluctuate from cycle to cycle, but charting ovulation/fertility indicators will help you know when's what
of these changes you’ll understand your cycle better and will be aware when ovulation is delayed for some reason, as sometimes happens. Taken together as a group, tracking these changes is referred to as the fertility awareness method, or FAM, not to be confused
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Ovulation problems and conception
By ThinkBaby on 23/07/2007 in Difficulties getting pregnant
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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The Rhythm Method, or madness?
By ThinkBaby on 18/08/2005 in Before you try to conceive
Why the rhythm method is unreliable for both contraception and pregnancy planning
to conception.The rhythm method uses the length of past cycles and the assumption that ovulation occurs fourteen days before the start of your period to predict future ovulation. The problems with this method are twofold. One, that the length of the average
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When am I fertile?
By ThinkBaby on 17/03/2009 in Baby making - the science bit
When you start trying for a baby it can almost be shock to realise that you can have sex and not get pregnant after all
your temperature and other fertility signs will give you more information about your reproductive cycle than an OPK and will tell you when ovulation has actually taken place as well as when it may be approaching, which is important as you may have more
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Couple are the first to conceive using the ‘fertility sat nav’ test
By Kyrsty Hazell on 01/12/2010 in IVF & fertility treatments
Marie and Mirco Martinelli become parents after using the newly launched DuoFertility ovulation test
months.Luckily, Marie and Mirco Martinelli got to keep their guarantee as they are now proud parents to a baby boy, just seven months after using it.The DuoFertility ovulation test, dubbed the ‘fertility sat nav’ due to its ability to pinpoint the exact
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New ovulation predictor “as effective as IVF”
By Kimberley Smith on 18/10/2010 in Trying to get pregnant
British fertility device provides an alternative to IVF treatment in cases of secondary or unexplained infertility
, allowing it to pinpoint when a woman is ovulating.Invented by researchers in Cambridge, the device is 99% accurate at recognising the most fertile days of a woman’s cycle. The pregnancy success rate is 19.5% after six months – as effective as IVF
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What is charting?
By Maria Muennich on 30/11/2006 in Baby making - the science bit
You may have heard other women talk about charting, but what is it and how can it help you conceive?
throughout your menstrual cycle to give you a good idea of when you are at your most fertile so you can concentrate your baby-making efforts around that time. Once you've decided to try for a baby, you and your partner may be happy just seeing how it goes
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Easy-to-spot signs of monthly fertility
By ThinkBaby on 02/04/2007 in Baby making - the science bit
Before you try charts and temperatures, there are easy signs that help show you are ovulating.
It is understandable, when you want to start trying for a baby, to ask, When am I fertile? and there are lots of ways you can now gauge this through charting and understanding your menstrual cycle, but is it essential to buy an ovulation testing kit
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Clearblue fertility monitor
By Nappynead on 10/12/2008 in forum
Hi, has anybody used the Clearblue Fertility Monitor to help them get pregnant? I have bought one and every month it tells me when i'm ovulating, which is great. However this month, the monitor keeps asking me to test, even after I have used the ten
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Review: Clearblue Fertility Monitor
By Sarah Lawson on 02/07/2008 in Products
An easy to follow way to regularly test your monthly hormonal changes and establish your best days for TTC
Test Kits, you might consider a fertility monitor so you know when during your menstrual cycle you are most likely to conceive. During your cycle there are only two days when you can conceive, and whilst regular sexual intercourse through the month
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