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Fertility
Best age to conceive
There is a gradual decrease in fertility after the age of 30. Although it is not impossible for a woman to fall pregnant in her late thirties, there could be more complications.
Be more fertile
When sperm from a man's body unites with a woman's egg, it creates a completely unique and genetically irreplaceable human life. It’s miraculous in both its timing and complexity.
Losing weight before pregnancy
Attempting to lose weight before pregnancy is a good idea and many gynaecologists encourage overweight women to lose some weight before they try to fall pregnant.
10 food tips for fertility
Everyday life can eat away at fertility. The main culprits are time, stress and poor nutrition. Here's what you can do.
Folic acid reduces premature birth
Premature birth risk is 50% lower in those who take supplements for a year before conception, research shows.
Determined to conceive
A mother tells of both the conventional and strange lengths she went to in order to conceive.
Fertility Expert FAQs
It should be so easy, but many couples battle to conceive. Find out what the Fertility Expert has to say.
Friends who live in the computer
Tertia Albertyn is a recovering infertile and now mother to twins conceived on her 9th IVF. In the first extract from her book So Close, she finds solace and friends online.
Hypno-fertility?
What is hypno-fertility? Read all about this programme that can help to improve your success with IVF.
Put down the peanut butter?
See what one woman finds when she tries to make sense of the more fringe aspects of pre-conception nutrition.
What is ovulation?
Ovulation happens when one of your ovaries releases a mature egg (ovum) that will await fertilisation. The egg is then available for fertilisation.
Obstacles to fertilisation
A number of problems can prevent fertilisation from taking place, and many of these are ‘a guy thing’.
Nutrition before pregnancy
Poor nutrition before conception could continue during pregnancy. Here's how to provide your baby with the necessary nutrients.
Pregnancy tests
How do you know for sure that you are pregnant? A simple test will tell.
Surrogacy: the truth
Nicole Kidman is the latest celebrity to use a surrogate mother. But this is not just a Hollywood trend: we speak to two local women on either side of a surrogacy.
Fasting, reproductive life-span
Study in worms suggests how fertility in humans may be regenerated later in life
Infertility support FAQs
Our Infertility Support forum is an online community where users support one another, sharing their experiences on the journey to conceive.
Treatment for infertility
Couples delay pregnancy for many reasons, only to find that they may have difficulty conceiving further on down the line. Is it ever too late to get treatment for infertility?
Fertility - naturally
An estimated 10-15% of couples experience ‘unexplained infertility’ which cannot be put down to a specific medical diagnosis. Read about possible causes and solutions.
Fertility type conditions
Fertility conditions may affect both men and women. In fact, approximately 33% of infertility cases occur from a combination of male and female factors. Additionally, approximately 10-15% of couples in the United States are infertile. Infertility is defined as not being able to become pregnant after at least one year of trying.
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