Home pregnancy tests are generally pretty accurate. In fact, studies suggest that home pregnancy tests are around 97% accurate when used in the way that the instructions indicate. However, there are some times when you might get an incorrect reading on your home pregnancy test. Generally, this will take the form of a false positive. [...]

Cervical mucus is an important part of conception. Cervical mucus is a substance that is produced by a woman during her regular monthly cycle. Cervical mucus protects sperm from the acidic content of the vagina. The acids in the vagina typically will stop sperm from moving an neutralize them. Cervical mucus provides a place for [...]

Being underweight can negatively affect a person just as much as being overweight can. This is true in many areas of life. Trying to conceive is no exception; Being underweight can drastically affect your chances of conceiving. The biggest way that being underweight can affect your chances of conceiving is that you are at a [...]

Not only does being overweight affect your general health, it can impact your life in other ways. For women who are pregnant, being overweight can cause a variety of complications. For women and men who are trying to conceive, being overweight can be an obstacle that greatly affects their chances of successfully conceiving. For some [...]

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, or PCOS for short, can be an extremely frustrating condition. It can affect a variety of areas of a woman’s life, and its symptoms can be extremely nerve-wracking. In a variety of ways, there may be at least, a peripheral link between anxiety and PCOS. The hormonal chances caused by PCOS could [...]

FSH tests are very commonly conducted when trying to conceive. In fact, FSH tests for a woman are one of three tests that are usually part of an initial infertility assessment. The other two tests are a sperm test, as well as a test to see if the woman’s fallopian tubes are blocked. If a [...]

Many women report having their period while pregnant, but typically this is not the case. The reason why this cannot be is that pregnancy and menstruation cannot take place at the same time, by the very definition of the two. If you were pregnant and you began menstruating you would inevitably lose the pregnancy, or [...]