Post Tagged with: "menstrual cycle"
How long does the average menstrual cycle last?
Every woman is unique, and of course our menstrual cycles are no different. Our monthly cycles last a different number of days, and they progress in various different ways as well. Menstrual bleeding can last a few days to a week, and ovulation occurs at a different day during the cycle for each woman. How [...]
When can you take a pregnancy test after a hCG shot?
As most women who are trying to conceive a baby are well aware of, home pregnancy tests use hCG to test for pregnancy. This hormone starts being produced immediately after a fertilized egg starts implanting itself. But, if you have had a hCG shot, doesn’t that confuse matters? HCG can be prescribed to induce ovulation [...]
Cervical mucus before your period
Have you decided to start trying for a baby? There are numerous ways to learn more about your fertility to increase your chances of making it happen as soon as possible! Fertility charting using basal body temperature (BBT) is a fantastic way of getting as much information as possible about your cycle. Observing your cervical [...]
How to increase luteal phase?
For women with a short luteal phase, it can be a struggle to conceive. It is essential that there is a long enough period between ovulation and the time menstruation is expected, because fertilized eggs need time to implant into the lining of the uterus. When there is a shortage of time, menstruation shows up [...]
BBT Chart: Charting Basal Body Temperature
Basal body temperature, hormones and monthly phases of menstrual cycle are closely connected. During the menstrual cycle two hormones take dominance: estrogen and progesterone. Estrogen helps ovaries to produce eggs, and estrogen is dominant during the first half of the cycle – in the cycle before ovulation happens (during follicular phase). After the ovulation, during [...]
A Pill that will Stop Period Pain Soon on the Market
Scientists have discovered a pill that will stop period pain for Millions of women all over the world. More than 90% of women worldwide have to deal with period cramps that are especially common among young and middle-aged women. Period pain, also known as dysmenorrhea, is the leading cause of absenteeism from school and work [...]
Birth Control Pills Side Effect and Fertility Rates
Birth control pills cause infertility? This is a myth! Long term use of birth control pills does not cause infertility. There is a study available that proves that birth control pills do not cause infertility nor problems when trying to conceive, and has proved that with perfectly normal fertility rates among women who were using [...]
Do Birth Control Pills Cause Infertility?
Information that approximately 30% of reproductive mature women think that taking oral contraceptives is the cause of infertility and potential problems of causing problems when trying to conceive, is shocking to me. The true answer to a question “Do birth control pills cause infertility” is NO, they don’t. There were several studies made in recent [...]
Infertility Male Factor
The American Society for Reproductive Medicine defines infertility as a disease involving the human reproductive system. Although it can seem like conceiving a child should come naturally and easily, the biological and physiological process is very complicated and complex. Healthy reproduction and conception can be influenced by the proper functioning of the following factors:
Best Ways to Predict Ovulation
Ovulation is an important part of menstrual cycle when a couple is considering conception. For this reason knowing when the ovulation, the most fertile period of woman’s cycle is going to happen, is essential for couples that are trying to conceive. There are several methods that can successfully predict ovulation, some with more certainty than [...]
