Women's Fertility

Understanding Women's Fertility

The Basics
Factors in Fertility
Freezing Eggs and Embryos
Improving Fertility
Coping with Infertility

The Basics

While the exact reasons are unclear, studies indicate PTSD and sexual trauma may play a part.

Complex circumstances for servicewomen create infertility hurdles that limit family building.

Early knowledge empowers you to make decisions about your future family planning.

Often more affordable, minimal stimulation in vitro fertilization might be a good alternative.

Factors in Fertility

Polycystic ovary syndrome is a cause of infertility, but steps can be taken to mitigate effects.

You no longer have to make an appointment to discover valuable health information.

By disrupting your natural cycle, contraception may be masking underlying issues.

The process can be rewarding in more ways than one. But it's not easy or risk-free.

Improving Fertility

There's more to getting pregnant than just sex.

Discussing health concerns and lifestyle adjustments before getting pregnant is critical.

Bottoms up or baseless belief? Are there health benefits to drinking sperm?

Relaxation techniques could be the key to severing the link between stress and infertility.

Coping with Infertility

We spend so much of our lives trying not to conceive, we're ill-prepared when we want a baby.

How to deal with loved ones' comments when you're struggling with infertility.

Here's how to become a safe space so your friends and family feel they can open up.

An infertility diagnosis can be shocking. Knowing how to cope can help.

Freezing Eggs and Embryos

This new legislation will ensure donor-conceived individuals know their medical history.

As one woman tells us, deciding what to do with leftover fertilized eggs is complicated.

This fertility option is becoming more popular—here's what to know when searching for a clinic.

The differences between these two procedures may help you decide which is right for you.

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