Getting pregnant

Your chances of getting pregant increase if you have sex within a few days of ovulation (when an ovary releases an egg). However, having sex regularly throughout your menstrual cycle will also increase your changes of getting pregnant. Up to 90% of couples manage to get pregnant within 1 year.

Getting pregnant with PCOS
Getting pregnant with PCOS: how to boost your chances
Infertility
Why can’t I get pregnant? Your illness and fertility questions answered
Unexplained infertility
Unexplained infertility: Definition, diagnosis and treatment
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Pregnancy after miscarriage
Getting pregnant again after miscarriage
Female infertility
Infertility in women: symptoms, causes and treatment
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Secondary infertility: symptoms, causes and treatment
Male infertility
Infertility in men: Definition, symptoms and causes
What is infertility
What is infertility?
Male fertility tests
Male fertility tests: what are the options and how do they work?
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Nutrition for pregnancy: Fertility foods and fertility supplements
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Pregnancy after miscarriage
Egg
How many eggs does a woman have throughout her lifetime?
Infertility treatment
Infertility treatment: Definition, symptoms and causes
Fertility myths debunked
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Ovulation calendar
How to improve your chances of getting pregnant
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How to use a pregnancy test
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When to take a pregnancy test
Am I Pregnant?
Am I Pregnant?
Natural family planning
Natural family planning
How can I improve my chances of becoming a dad?
How can I improve my chances of becoming a dad?
Artificial insemination
Artificial insemination
Could I be pregnant?
Could I be pregnant?
Low sperm count
Low sperm count
When can I get pregnant?
When can I get pregnant?
Protect your fertility
Protect your fertility
IVF
IVF
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Ovulation pain: Symptoms, causes and treatment
Vaccination At Home
Does the COVID-19 vaccine cause infertility?

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