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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11 Things To Never Tell Someone Who's Having Trouble Getting Pregnant
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Can Water Intake Affect hCG Levels?
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9 Surprising Reasons Your Period May Be MIA After Stopping Birth Control
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14 Possible Signs of Infertility

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4 Reasons This Mom Says Having a Baby in Your 30s Is An 'Elite' Experience
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Should There Be a Cut-Off Age For When Men Become Fathers—And Is It Fair to Their Kids?
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13 Green Flags That Signal Your Partner Will Make a Good Parent, According to Experts
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I Hated My Clomid Fertility Drug Experience—Here's Why I'm Still Grateful for It
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How to Detect Ovulation and Early Pregnancy With a Basal Body Temperature Chart
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All About Timing Sex for Pregnancy
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How To Cope When Trying To Get Pregnant Overwhelms You
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What To Know About the Corpus Luteum When Trying To Conceive
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What Does a Positive Pregnancy Test After a Miscarriage Mean?
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How To Survive the Two-Week Wait (TWW) When Trying To Conceive
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What Causes a False Positive on a Pregnancy Test?
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Should You Take an Early Pregnancy Test?
What If Your Pregnancy Test Shows a Delayed Positive?
Why Did a Second Line Appear Later on My Pregnancy Test?
When You May Feel Pregnancy Symptoms After Sex
How Soon Can You Feel Pregnancy Symptoms After Sex?
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Your Chances of Getting Pregnant Right Before Your Period
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Sex To Conception: How Long Does It Take?
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Are Twins the Culprit Behind Your False Negative Pregnancy Test?
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Does the DIY Sugar Pregnancy Test Actually Work?
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What Is An Evaporation Line on a Pregnancy Test?
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What Does a Faint Line on a Pregnancy Test Mean?
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Yes, Pregnancy Tests Can Expire. Here's What You Need to Know.
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What Does a Pregnancy Test Cost?
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When Does Implantation Occur? Here's a Complete Timeline
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The Most Common Causes of Cramps That Aren't Your Period
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Your Period Is Late but Your Pregnancy Test Is Negative. Now What?
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Can You Get Pregnant From Anal Sex?
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Here's Why We Need the Right To Build Families Act
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Can Mucinex Help You Get Pregnant?
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Here's How Soon After Your Period You Can Get Pregnant
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Can You Get Pregnant With an IUD?
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Do You Need To Take Steps To Prevent Sperm Leakage After Sex?
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These Are Your Real Chances of Getting Pregnant From Pre-Cum
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How Your Period Affects Your Chances of Getting Pregnant
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Fertility Treatment Cost Too Much So I Had Sex With a Friend
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How To Get Pregnant After Depo-Provera
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8 Sex Questions You Might Have When Trying To Conceive
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14 Things To Know If You're Having Sex To Get Pregnant
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8 Facts About Your Menstrual Cycle and Conception
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9 Possible Reasons You're Not Getting Pregnant
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5 Parents Share Their Tips for Getting Pregnant Faster
Tips for getting pregnant with irregular periods
How To Get Pregnant With No Period or Irregular Periods
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How Many Days Past Ovulation Should You Take a Pregnancy Test?
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How Long Should I Wait To Get Pregnant After a C-Section?
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How Smoking Weed Affects Sperm
How to time intercourse when on Clomid
Clomid Ovulation Calculator and When to Have Sex During a Clomid Treatment Cycle
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How Long Does It Take to Get Pregnant After IUD Removal?
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Your Chances of Getting Pregnant at Every Age
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Things to Do Before Getting Pregnant, According to Experts
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How To Prepare for Pregnancy in 3 Months
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10 Fights Every Couple Has When Trying to Conceive
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Can a Father's Alcohol Consumption Affect Their Baby?
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Yes, You Can Get Pregnant Without Having Sex—Here's How
Boy or Girl: How Genetics Determine Your Baby's Gender
Can Sex Position Determine a Baby's Gender?
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Is There Really a 'Best' Age to Get Pregnant?
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The Best Sex Positions To Help You Get Pregnant
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When One Partner Doesn't Want a Baby
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Am I Ready for a Baby? 8 Questions to Ask Yourself
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All Your Questions About Getting Pregnant After Birth Control Answered
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When to Have a Another Baby, According to Parents and Experts
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Using Provera When Trying to Conceive
Tips for getting pregnant fast
How To Get Pregnant Faster in 7 Steps
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Everything You Need To Know About Basal Body Temperature and Implantation Dip
Check Yes Third Trimester Couple In Bed
The Truth About Having Great Baby-Making Sex