01. 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.
Read | 02. 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.
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03. Obstacles to fertilisation
A number of problems can prevent fertilisation from taking place, and many of these are ‘a guy thing’.
Read | 04. Men's clocks are ticking too
Battling to have a baby? It might not be that the female partner's biological clock is nearing the stroke of midnight; a new study has found that older age affects male fertility too and the time ...
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05. 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.
Read | 06. Health before pregnancy
If you're thinking of falling pregnant, you need to start taking care of your health. It will increase your chances of falling pregnant and will give your baby a healthy start.
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07. Nutrition before pregnancy
Poor nutrition before conception could continue during pregnancy. Here's how to provide your baby with the necessary nutrients.
Read | 08. Consult your doctor
Regular check-ups before pregnancy and in the first trimester will go a long way towards ensuring a healthy, happy pregnancy.
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09. 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.
Read | 10. Pregnancy tests
How do you know for sure that you are pregnant? A simple test will tell.
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11. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection of the upper genital tract and can affect the uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries.
Read | 12. 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.
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13. Surrogacy: the truth
Sarah Jessica Parker is the latest celeb 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.
Read | 14. Folic acid reduces premature birth
Premature birth risk is 50% lower in those who take supplements for a year before conception, research shows.
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15. Fasting, reproductive life-span
Study in worms suggests how fertility in humans may be regenerated later in life
Read | 16. Determined to conceive
A mother tells of the conventional and strange lengths she went to in order to conceive.
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