Eating a healthier fertility-boosting diet does not have to be hard or involve giving up your favourite foods. Often simple swaps can give you much healthier choices that will help you get pregnant, leaving you the chance to have your favourite treats ‘guilt free’ now and again. ...

of caffeine and alcohol as these dehydrate the body. Supplements: Wellman Conception tablets for men contain a full spectrum of essential nutrients together with a potent blend of antioxidants and amino acids including zinc, selenium and folic acid which have

Infertile phase Hormone levels Oestrogen and Progesterone stay fairly high, eventually drop. Body temperature Steadily drops back to normal Cervical Secretions Dry, few secretionsTaken from the book: Conception, pregnancy and birth, by Miriam Stoppard

GP Rob says: For the best chance of healthy sperm, a man shouldn't smoke or use recreational drugs. Ideally he should also refrain from consuming alcohol, or keep consumption to a minimum.Eating healthily is imortant, as sperm need vitamins A, C and E, and the minerals zinc and s...

Eat-to-conceive menuWant to help boost your chances of conception? We've got the ultimate meal for two which is designed to help you make that baby!Two of the most important food groups that we struggle to get enough of in our modern diets

Pregnancy is one of the greatest nutritional stresses faced by a woman, so preparation is important. Make sure you and your partner are both in the best of health to maximise your chances of getting pregnant. Here's how to get into shape and how to get pregnant. Tips for her:Eat ...

Men who watch three or more hours of television a day are half as fertile as those who rarely sit in front of the box.Research, conducted by Harvard University, found that men who exercised for 15 hours or more a week had sperm counts that were 73% higher than those who exercised...

A couple who had spent £40,000 on five unsuccessful cycles of IVF fertility treatment have fallen pregnant naturally - conceiving on their wedding night. Nicola Medina and husband Karl were told that due to gynaecological problems she only had a 1% chance of falling pregnant at a...

Obstetrician Leonie says: 'Until your periods start again, it's difficult to know when or if you're ovulating, as the usual tests for ovulation such as prediction kits are recommended for use around the middle of the menstrual cycle.There is a huge variation between women in how ...

Obstetrician Leonie says: If you have an irregular cycle, it is more difficult to know when you are at your most fertile.Women with polycystic ovaries ovulate less frequently than other women, and in some cycles may not ovulate at all. If you do ovulate, this will have happened 1...