By TTC warrior, Jennifer Jay Palumbo If you’re one of the “newbies” who has just started down the ‘Trying to Conceive Path’ or have recently learned you may have an infertility...
Keeping track of your menstrual cycle is often referred to as fertility charting and is an easy, useful method of helping to understand your reproductive health. Here, we look at how it can help you monitor...
When you have been TTC for a while, life can feel like you are living in a bubble. Achieving those two blue lines can become all consuming and you can find yourself immersed in Facebook groups and forums...
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Simply put, ovulation is the part of your cycle when an egg is released from one of your ovaries. If it meets with sperm, the egg may become fertilized and result in pregnancy. If this egg is not fertilised, it is...
If you’re trying to get pregnant, you need to know when you ovulate. In most people with a 28-day cycle, ovulation occurs roughly around day 14. However, many factors can affect the length of your cycle, and some months...
Your body usually releases follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) between days 6 and 14 of your cycle. FSH helps your egg to mature and get ready to be released. Your body then releases luteinizing hormone (LH) to help...
Most women experience an increase in vaginal discharge when they are about to ovulate. Often referred to as ‘egg white texture,’ it is thick, clear, and stretchy. In some women, ovulation also causes mild discomfort or...
No, you can also get pregnant during a longer ‘fertile window.’ While an egg can only be fertilized between 12 – 24 hours after it is released, sperm can live in a woman’s vagina, cervix, and fallopian tubes for up to...
While the most reliable ways to track and confirm ovulation are with a scan or blood test, it’s possible and accurate to track your ovulation at home. Basal body temperature (BBT) charting – Using a basal thermometer...
While you only need to have intercourse once during your fertile window to get pregnant, most couples have more success if they have sex every day (or every other day) during this time. The most reliable time to have...
If you’re tracking your ovulation and you notice you’re not ovulating regulating (or at all), you should speak with your doctor. You may be experiencing polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), endometriosis, or amenorrhea.
By Jennifer “Jay” Palumbo Do I have weak triceps? Absolutely. Do I have a weakness for cheese? Completely. However, I had no idea that your ovulation can be “weak.” Aside from the fact that the...
What is Ovulation? Ovulation is the time in your cycle when one of your ovaries releases an egg. If it is met with sperm, it can result in fertilisation and pregnancy, but if it is not fertilised, it’s absorbed into...
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