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How Dairy Affects Fertility - Full-Fat Milk Products Can Help You Get Pregnant

If you want to get pregnant, you need to know how full-fat dairy products such as milk and cheese can help! Here’s how dairy affects ovulatory infertility and pregnancy (full-fat products are better for women who want to get pregnant).

First, a surprising tip from The Fertility Diet:

“Think about switching to full-fat milk or dairy products [...]

Physical Fitness and Fertility – How Exercise Affects Conceiving a Baby

Exercising too much or too little can cause problems if you’re trying to get pregnant. Here are the results of a recent research study, which explored how physical fitness affects female fertility.

“Among all these women, we found two groups who experienced an increased risk of infertility,” says Sigridur Lara Gudmundsdottir, a PhD candidate in New [...]

Can Multivitamins Help You Get Pregnant? How Vitamins Affect Fertility

Taking vitamins (especially multivitamins) can enhance ovulation, help you get pregnant, and affect fertility rates. I didn’t realize how important multivitamins are for women trying to get pregnant until I read The Fertility Diet!

“Does taking a daily multivitamin prevent disease or help you live longer?” ask in Jorge Chavarro and Walter Willett in The Fertility [...]

How to Reduce Stress During Infertility Treatments - IVF Success Tips

In vitro fertilization (IVF) isn’t the easiest way to get pregnant, but it may be your only chance! Here are a few ways to reduce stress during infertility treatments, which may decrease anxiety and help you get pregnant successfully.

“There is ample evidence that lower stress levels mean better female and male natural fertility, though there [...]

How Endometriosis Affects Pregnancy After Infertility Treatments

Women who have endometriosis who get pregnant through infertility treatments have a higher risk of pregnancy complications, and are more likely to have a Caesarean section.

This study analyzes the connection between endometriosis, pregnancy, and assisted reproduction. However, the lead author says that women who have infertility treatments aren’t any more likely to have problems in [...]

Ways to Cope With Infertility Depression on Thanksgiving Day

If you can’t get pregnant and are coping with infertility depression on Thanksgiving Day – remember that you’re not alone! About 10% of couples trying to get pregnant have fertility problems.

“As month after month of prayers go unanswered, we can begin to wonder if God is even there,” writes Julie Irwin Zimmerman in A Spiritual [...]

Dr Phil’s Tips for Women Obsessed With Having a Baby

Dr Phil recently talked to three couples who aren’t just coping with infertility; they’re consumed with yearning. I watched the show so I could share his tips for women obsessed with wanting to have a baby with readers. I also was curious about the information a top fertility doctor would offer.

Halfway through the show, I was infuriated with [...]

Pregnancy Tips - Foods to Avoid When Trying to Get Pregnant

One of the best pregnancy tips is to know what foods to avoid when you’re trying to get pregnant. Whether you’re coping with infertility or just want another baby, make sure you’re eating the right foods! Peas, for instance, is a food that can prevent you from conceiving a baby.

“[Some foods] may delay or in some cases even [...]

Staying Positive When Trying to Conceive

These tips for staying positive when you’re trying to conceive a baby may help you deal with the disappointment of failing to get pregnant after trying for months – or even years! These tips for staying positive are from two real women – one who became pregnant against all odds, and one who is still [...]

Fertility Diet Increases Pregnancy Odds

Pulling Down The Moon, a holistic treatment center for infertility, has announced that a fertility diet that increases pregnancy odds. This fertility specific diet is based on the top five good and bad foods for fertility, can increase the chances of women getting pregnant.

“Research shows certain foods can regulate the hormones that effect egg production,” says Tami [...]