implantation

What is Implantation?Implantation bleeding is just one of several typical pregnancy symptoms and it usually happens around 6-12 days after ovulation and fertilization. 

An ectopic pregnancy is a pregnancy that implants abnormally outside the uterus usually in the fallopian tube.

The HCG level usually rises as pregnancy progresses, doubling every 48-72 hours until 11-12 weeks of the pregnancy. HCG or Human Chorionic Gonadotropin is the pregnancy hormone which is produced by the placenta and is detected with pregnancy tests.

Read here more about the early positive pregnancy test,  when it becomes positive and what makes it become positive. 

For many couples getting pregnant and trying to conceive is easy. However, for others getting pregnant can take a long time and they have to resort to reproductive technology.

A negative pregnancy test before a missed period could mean you tested too early; if your test is still negative after a missed period it often means you are not pregnant.

Good eggs and low FSH on CD 3 are important to improve chances of a healthy pregnancy.

Many couple trying to get pregnant have questions which are answered by the BabyMed FAQs.

hCG is the "pregnancy hormone" which is being produced by the placenta as soon as implantation happens about one week after fertilization and ovulation.

Early pregnancy symptoms are often one of the first indications of
pregnancy. Unless a woman is trying to become pregnant and watching
closely for physical changes in the body, a missed menstrual cycle may
be the first clear indication of pregnancy.

Recent studies on genetics show that enhancing expression of particular
developmental genes at certain periods in the uterus could help the
success of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) pregnancies.

With the development and perfection of genetic testing, every chromosome
in the human body can be tested for faults and defects. This testing
can and does take place while the fetus is in-utero, so what is stopping
couples from aborting a fetus because chromosomal testing reveals an
imperfection?

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists estimate up to 25% of pregnancies will end in pregnant miscarriage, but why does pregnant miscarriage occur?

In most cases, a miscarriage is a protection of sorts from fetal abnormalities or internal issues that could not be controlled by the pregnant woman. The process of implanting the fertilized egg is not perfect and sometimes it takes the female body a few tries to get it right.

Pregnancy is a time in life when women feel closer to their spouse and body more than ever before. Here are a few facts about pregnancy for expecting moms.

Pregnancy is a time when most women are fearful of pain. Pain during pregnancy is often associated with complications or labor and can be a scary thing. Not all pain during pregnancy signals a problem. Sometimes, women feel pain during pregnancy because of the many changes happening every day.

The first trimester of pregnancy is one of the most exciting times during pregnancy. Understanding what happens in the body during the first trimester of pregnancy is important as some changes may not feel the way a pregnant woman expected.

After miscarriage, many women have a long list of questions about physical health, mental health and parenthood. Understanding how the body works and what changes happen after miscarriage is often enough to put your mind at ease.

The first half of the fertility cycle is when the follicle stimulating hormone stimulates maturation of an egg. As the egg is maturing, estrogen levels rise causing the luteinizing hormone to increase. The luteinizing hormone forces the egg out of the follicle where maturation occurs.