Trying to conceive or TTC is when you are trying to get pregnant. When TTC you essentially have sex so that the sperm can meet the egg and fertilize the egg. Sperm is deposited in her vagina, moves up the uterus and fallopian tube to meet the egg. For most couples that means you stop birth control, you need to ovulate, know your ovulation signs and symptoms, you know your fertile days, have regular sexual intercourse throughout the menstrual cycle and at the right time and that he has enough and good quality sperm,.
TTC after the IUD
IUD removed three months ago
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Sex before or on the day of EWCM?
The reason why it's suggested to make love regularly, two to three times per week, is not just to take the stress out of TTC. Making love frequently will probably get you pregnant faster.
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Time of the Day and TTC
Does it make a difference what time of the day we try to conceive (TTC)?
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Cervical Fluid and Intercourse Timing
When is the best time to try to conceive (TTC)?
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TTC After Tubal Ligation
Tubal Reversal Surgery vs. IVF
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Clomid During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
All about Clomid (Clomiphene) during pregnancy, breastfeeding and trying to conceive (TTC). Is it safe for use?
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Best Position to Get Pregnant
Find out which sex positions are the best for getting pregnant!
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Fertility Concerns After an Ectopic Pregnancy
Fertility can be a complex and difficult issue for many women. After an ectopic pregnancy there are often additional concerns that have to be addressed. These are physical, but they're also mental and emotional.
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What is a Deep Cervix?
One of the less common problems that can interfere with conception is when the female partner has a deep cervix. To understand how a deep cervix affects fertility you need to understand what it is.
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Take Sex Out of the Bedroom When Trying to Conceive (TTC)
The bedroom is your place of business when you are trying to conceive (TTC), but that does not mean you have to limit your sexual encounters to the bedroom.
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Feed Fertility With These 5 Baby-Happy Foods
Optimum health depends on a healthy, balanced diet but some foods offer a little more nutritional 'oomph' than others.
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Factors Affecting Pregnancy in Later Years
Before actively trying to conceive, a woman may want to consider the
factors that affect pregnancy after age 35 and the steps she can take
before and after pregnancy that will ensure the best outcome.
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Home Ovulation Tests and Stress in Women Trying to Conceive
Technology is constantly changing the face of fertility treatment. According to a new study published in the journal Human Reproduction, home ovulation tests don't change the stress level infertile women feel, but they may increase the likelihood of conception.
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Preconception Medical Issues
When trying to conceive (TTC), preconception health is crucial for women
facing medical issues, especially if medication is needed to control
symptoms of the condition.
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When to Work on Your Fertility
Fertility is at the heart of reproduction, conception, pregnancy and
parenthood, but many couples do not give fertility a passing thought
until something goes wrong in the process. It is then that couples want
to know when to work on fertility.
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Fertinex During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
All about Fertinex during pregnancy, breastfeeding and trying to conceive (TTC). Is it safe for use?
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Women with Asthma Could Face Delay in Becoming Pregnant
A new study suggests it may take longer for women with asthma to conceive than it does women without the condition. This research adds to mounting evidence that asthma has a negative effect on fertility.
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Some Women Seeking Fertility Treatments Too Early
According to research completed by the University of Utah'sDepartment of Family and Preventative Medicine, some women seek out andreceive fertility treatments before such treatment is clinicallyindicated.
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The Baby Dance Can Become A Drag For Guys Too
Be honest, men. 'Honey, I'm ovulating' isn't exactly the sexiest mating call in the animal kingdom. If you've been trying to conceive for a while, the whole process can get to be a bit mundane.
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Bringing Sexy Back With Role Playing
Sex is at the heart of trying to conceive (TTC). It is not uncommon for couples to have sex multiple times a week or even multiple times a day, in an effort to conceive. However, the longer a couple tries to conceive, the more planned and tedious sex can become.
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Preconception No-Nos
Getting pregnant may be the easy part, changing your life around to prepare for baby may be a little harder. There are a number of things you need to avoid prior to even thinking about trying to conceive.
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Trying to Conceive: Bringing Romance Back to the Relationship
Operation Baby is in full effect and you are tracking body temperature, checking cervical mucus, eating healthy and exercising daily to optimize fertility. Everything is on track for conception, but it is just not working.
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Age and Female Fertility: New Discoveries
General medical knowledge for the past 50 years has maintained that a woman's fertility drastically declines after age 35. This has caused many women in their late 30's and early 40's to go running to a fertility doctor at the first sign of difficulty conceiving.
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How to Celebrate Labor Day When TTC
Trying to conceive (TTC) can seem like a life-consuming goal that you and your
partner are working together towards. For many couples, holidays are
difficult for a number of reasons.
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Is Breastfeeding Preventing Me from Getting Pregnant?
Some women experience lactation amenorrhea while breastfeeding.
Amenorrhea is the cessation of your monthly period. Hormones associated
with breastfeeding affect reproductive cycles.
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Preconception Medications
As you step back from the medicine cabinet it hits you ' can I takethese same medications when I'm pregnant? How about before I conceive?
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20 Things You Probably Don't Know About Making Babies
You may know all the smoothest moves and have pillow talk perfected to the point of poetry but there’s more to making babies than that. Check out these 20 things you probably don’t know.
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Sexy Songs: Bringing Back the Magic
Trying to conceive does not have to always be a game of fertility calendars and conception calculators. Sometimes, in the heat of trying so hard, all you have to do is let romance happen and there is no better time than Valentine's Day.
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When to Work on Growing Your Family
Times have changed. Couples are now living together for years, sometimes even decades, before choosing when to work on growing a family.
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Can I Get Pregnant Before I Have My First Postpartum Period?
You can get pregnant before you have your first postpartum period.
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Pregnancy, Fertility, and Trying To Conceive
Check out our top fertility and pregnancy FAQs first, and then find valuable resources to help you on your journey to a healthy pregnancy!
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Are Water Skiing or Boarding Safe During Pregnancy?
Can I water ski while trying to conceive (TTC) and during pregnancy?
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Frequency of Sex and TTC - Every Day Or Every Other Day
Unless you have IVF or in-vitro fertilization it is necessary to make love and have sex during the 5-6 fertile days leading up to ovulation and the day of ovulation.
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Detecting Ovulation Issues With OPK
Ovulation issues and detection of ovulation such as with OPKs and typical ovulation symptoms are among the most important issues in trying to get pregnant couples.
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Trying To Get Pregnant?
Our trying to get pregnant pages will provide you will all the fertility tools and information to help you have a healthy pregnancy and baby
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How long TTC to get Pregnant?
There are four factors that determine how long it takes to get pregnant.
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Fertility and TTC After Birth Control
When and how to get pregnant after birth control depends on what type of birth control you were using. You can get pregnant as soon as your body is ovulating again.
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How to Get Pregnant Again in 12 Steps
So you already have a child and now you are trying to get pregnant again. Easy? Maybe not. Read our 12 step program.
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Fertility 101: Lesson 09 - Create Ovulation Fertility Chart
Learning about your fertility through a BBT chart is a very exciting way to get pregnant! It makes you understand your body and often gives TTC more of a purpose.
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How To Get Pregnant in 3 Months or less in 12 Steps
The BabyMed 12 step program explains how 2 get pregnant in 3 months or less.
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Sex, TTC, and Getting Pregnant
Sex and sexual intercourse are a required part of getting pregnant and trying to conceive.
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Is It Safe To Ski During Pregnancy?
Is it ok to ski when trying to conceive (TTC) and during pregnancy?
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Late Menstrual Period - What Next?
“My period is late, what do I do now?” This is probably the most frequent question we get from women who are trying to conceive (TTC.) The first step is finding out if you ovulated this month; the nex
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Are Thermogenics Safe During Pregnancy?
Can I thermogenic supplements during pregnancy? The best selling thermogenic formulas are combinations of two drugs: caffeine and ephedrine...
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Trying To Conceive: Improving Your Chances
Your best chance to get pregnant is if you have sex and make love egularly during your 6 fertile days (day of ovulation and the 5 preceding days).
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Why Do Fertility Treatments Include Birth Control?
When it comes to fertility treatments, timing is extremely important.
Before the addition of birth control to fertility treatment protocols,
women were constantly on the clock.
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