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Understanding Ovulation

You’ve probably never thought much about the process of ovulation, until you started trying to get pregnant. When you decide it’s time to try for a baby, you will need to understand the ovulation process. This will help enhance your chances of successful conception. The area of the brain known as the hypothalamus is responsible for ovulation. Ovulation is triggered by two hormones that are secreted by the pituitary gland. These are follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH). The hormones stimulate the production of an egg in one of the two ovaries. The egg is then released from … Continue reading →

Methods for Detecting Ovulation

If you are trying to get pregnant, you need to pinpoint when you are ovulating. The sperm and the egg have a short time window to meet for conception. Knowing when you ovulate can help you time intercourse properly to help increase your chances of conceiving. There are a few different methods to help detect ovulation. Cervical Mucous Test your cervical mucous every day to help pinpoint ovulation. The cervical mucous changes throughout the month. It can be creamy, pasty, thick or thin and stretchy. The mucous becomes thin and stretchy just prior to ovulation. This helps the sperm move … Continue reading →

Fertility and Doing the Pregnancy Limbo

When you struggling to get pregnant, you may find that you are more than willing to throw $10 after $10 to purchase a home pregnancy test in order to find out if maybe, just maybe this time – you are pregnant. In fact, when I went through this the first time, I hated it. Now, having attempted to get pregnant for a while, I’ve literally begun to master ignoring this time period because otherwise I would drive myself nuts. The trouble is – even as efficient as the modern day pregnancy test is – it still needs ten to twelve … Continue reading →