Starting a Family

If you're thinking of getting pregnant - or already trying to conceive - you're in the right place. Here you'll learn about ovulation and fertility, the role of genetics in pregnancy, and the importance of healthy living pre-pregnancy. We also get into questions of infertility, and how age affects pregnancy.

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The Best Fertility Clinics to Help You Grow Your Family
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A Quest to Conceive: My Journey Through Unexplained Infertility
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Can You Get Pregnant Right After Your Period?
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Yes, Pregnancy Is Still Possible If Sperm Leaks Out After Sex
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These Are Your Real Chances of Getting Pregnant From Pre-cum
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Getting Pregnant After IUD Removal: How Long Does It Take?
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I Got Pregnant on Depo-Provera
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How to Calculate Ovulation Date
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8 Reasons for a Missed Period After Stopping Birth Control
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What happens to my egg after ovulation?
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What It's Really Like to Be Pregnant When You Have Endometriosis
Preparing Girls for First Period: Menstruation supplies
What a Short Menstrual Cycle Says About Your Pregnancy Odds
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Can a yeast infection affect my ability to get pregnant?
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How Accurate Are Home Pregnancy Tests?
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Marijuana Does Affect Men's Sperm, And Here's How
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Everything You Need to Know About Freezing Sperm
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9 Things You Didn't Know About Sperm
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How IVF Grants Can Make Treatment More Affordable
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When to Take a Pregnancy Test
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How to Find a Sperm Donor—And Choose a Good One
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Will Irregular Periods Affect Pregnancy?
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How the Right Hormone Testing Finally Got Me Pregnant
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Can a past diagnoses of chlamydia affect my chances of getting pregnant?
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How soon can I detect if I'm pregnant?
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6 Benefits of Having a Child Later in Life
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Pregnant At 53: Older Pregnancy Happened to Me
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How to Have a Healthy Pregnancy After 35
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PSA: Science Says It's Totally Fine to Have Babies After 35
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What Is a 'Geriatric' Pregnancy?
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Pregnancy After 35
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The Best Age to Get Pregnant, According to Experts & Parents
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Having a Second Baby: What to Expect
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Conceiving in Your 20s, 30s, and 40s
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Freezing Your Eggs: 5 Things You Need to Know
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Fertility Diet: 5 Foods to Eat When Trying to Get Pregnant
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The Best Sex Positions to Help You Get Pregnant
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Can Birth Control Pills Cause Infertility?
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Does Melatonin Affect Fertility?
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Beauty Maven Dulce Candy on Her Fertility Journey: 'After 9 Years of Trying, I Decided to Give IVF a Shot'
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Ovulation Test Pros and Cons: Understanding OPKs
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8 Sex Questions You Might Have When Trying to Conceive
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How Medications Can Affect Your Fertility
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How to Financially Prepare to Freeze Your Eggs
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TTC? Load Up on These Vitamins to Increase Fertility
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5 Ways to Support Someone Who's Freezing Their Eggs
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What Is Embryo Freezing Really Like?
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The Glamorization of Twin Pregnancies Is Real—But at What Cost?
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What It Really Takes to Get Pregnant After Birth Control
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Fertility Help: 11 Things to Try Before Seeing a Doctor
Nine Top Fertility Mistakes...Solved!
10+ Ways to Boost Your Fertility
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Popular Fertility App Shared Data Without User Consent And Here's Why That Matters
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How Medications Affect His Sperm Count
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Over-the-Counter Fertility Pills Gain Popularity
Trying to Conceive: 5 Little Signs You're Ovulating
8 Surprising Facts About Fertility
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Get Pregnant: 7 Natural Fertility Boosters
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What Cervical Mucus Looks Like When You're Fertile
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Is Your Son Getting Special Treatment With Smartphones and Video Games?
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Could Barbie Have Negative Effect on Girls' Career Aspirations?
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Toys 'R' Us in U.K. to Stop Gendered Marketing
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Gender Egalitarian Dads May Have More Ambitious Daughters
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Mothers Look for Jobs Longer After Layoffs
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Prenatal Drug Therapy Under Fire
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Gender Reveal! Jill Duggar Dillard Is Having a...