Trying To Get Pregnant

Some couples get pregnant quickly, and others take a little longer. The key to getting pregnant is to know what to do and what not do to and knowing when it's time to move to more serious medical treatments.Read about the  latest Fertility and Pregnancy News HERE

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• Am I or Could I Be Pregnant?
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• How likely is it that I am pregnant with these symptoms?
  Certain symptoms are more likely to show up when pregnant than others
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• What determines when the pregnancy test becomes positive?
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THE TOP QUESTIONS

1. How likely is it that I am pregnant with these symptoms?
2. Am I or Could I Be Pregnant?
3. When is the Pregnancy Test Positive?

Now that you have decided to have a baby you probably have a lot of questions:

• hCG levels and the gender of the fetus
• What should I do first? Ten Periconception Tips To Getting Pregnant
• When are my fertile days: Your fertile window
• Missed period, negative pregnancy test: What does it mean?
• Pregnancy test: When does it become positive?
• What determines when the pregnancy test becomes positive?
• The first fertility test - The Sperm Count
• How do I improve my fertility? Get the answers HERE
• What are early Pregnancy Symptoms?
• Irregular menstrual cycles. What next?
• Missed Period
• How long does it take to get pregnant? Maximize Your Odds
• How often should we make love and when? SEX Frequency
• Are there some recommended tests? Get the answers HERE
• When should we see an infertility specialist? INTERACTIVE TOOL
• Could this be an Implantation Sign and Bleeding?
• What are normal hCG levels?
• When is the Pregnancy Test usually positive?

The odds that a woman will become pregnant in any particular month are about 20% to 25%. 40% to 50% get pregnant within 4-5 months and 85% get pregnant within 12 months There are many different things that can affect your chances of getting pregnant. They include:

• Your age - After 30 your chances getting pregnant decrease significantly
• Irregular menstrual cycles - These are usually associated with ovulation problems and PCOS
• Frequency of sex - making love not often enough or not at the right time decreases your pregnancy odds
• Length of time not getting pregnant - The longer you have tried unsuccessfully the less your chances getting pregnant
• Medical conditions and infections -These can decrease your chances getting pregnant

Your Fertile Window
The "Fertile Window" has been defined as the days of the menstrual cycle during which intercourse is most likely to result in pregnancy. This fertile window extends runs for 6 days starting at 5 days before ovulation until the day of ovulation. Your most fertile days are the 4-5 days before and the day of ovulation.

Making love the day after established ovulation is unlikely to improve your chances getting pregnant.

Increasing amounts of estrogen in the cervical mucus and reproductive tract of a women approaching ovulation generally allows the sperm to live for up to 6 days.

Studies have shown that even in women with regular cycles, ovulation can possibly happen any time, so "timing" of intercourse has never been shown to improve your pregnancy chances. You are probably not improving your chances of getting pregnant if you wait with intercourse until the temperature goes up or the OPK has become positive. You may already have ovulated by that time, and sex after ovulation is unlikely to get you pregnant.

Couples who tried to get pregnant were previously told to have sex once every other day during their fertile days. Recent studies have shown that the average couple who is trying to conceive should make love regularly 2-3 times a week, every week because you don't know exactly when ovulation happens.

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