Understanding how your menstrual cycle works will improve your chances of successfully getting pregnant — or avoiding pregnancy — depending on your goal. It’s important to know when ovulation occurs ...

When couples plan a pregnancy, one of the most common questions they ask is “If we have sex on ovulation day, does that ...

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Most sex-ed programs cover the basics of conception: an egg and a sperm meet, starting a long and complicated process that can eventually lead to a baby. But while ovulation is usually touched on in ...

If you’re looking to get pregnant, you may have heard at some point that tracking ovulation is a valuable tool. But, given that Sex Ed is kind of an awkward blur, you probably have some questions on ...

Which ovulation tests are best? Conceiving a child can be a challenging process for many people. Still, ovulation tests can help make the process a little easier, whether you are having trouble ...

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What Is the Luteal Phase? The luteal phase is the part of your menstrual cycle that prepares your uterus for pregnancy by thickening your uterine lining. Typically it happens around day 15 of a 28-day ...

Today Danielle Kline Haber, of Hamilton, New Jersey, is the proud mom of a 3-year-old daughter. Rewind a few years and, like many women, once she decided the time was right to try for a baby, she ...

Most sex-ed programs cover the basics of conception, but when it comes to ovulation, many are left in the dark. And even if you were lucky enough to learn about ovulation in school, it's typically not ...