If you want to know how to get pregnant you need to know all about your menstrual cycle. The menstrual cycle is the time between the first day of one period and the first day of the next one. The usual length of the cycle is 28 days, though this can

If your child has eczema, you will know the feeling of helplessness as you watch him scratch in his sleep - often until he bleeds and awakes in pain.You would do anything to release your poor little mite from that scratch/itch/bleed cycle.One brand

Oxford researchers are giving hope to would-be-parents with an embryo test that could increase future IVF pregnancy success rates from 30 to 100 per cent.At the moment many cycles of IVF do not lead to pregnancy because of chromosomal abnormalities

GP Dr Rob Hicks replies: It sounds like ovulation pain, which around one in five women gets. It's usually on the side of the lower abdomen where the egg is being released, around 14 days before a period starts. The pain is caused by the egg breaking through the ovary wall, and ra...

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

If you want to get pregnant, you need to have sex when you're ovulating. Here are four tips on how to work out when ovulation occurs and how to get pregnant:1. Get your diary out. Ovulation normally takes place 14 days before your next period.2. Check your vaginal secretion. If i...

, reducing your chances of getting pregnant. ‘Long-distance cycling is the worst as it builds up heat in his testes,' says Zita. Swimming is a good alternative.For more information about boosting your fertility and getting pregnant, visit netdoctor

, it will help. Have a check-up If you think you might have a problem getting pregnant, it may be worth getting it checked out before you start trying. For instance if you've always had irregular periods, or you have a particularly short or long cycle

Ovulation usually occurs about 14 days after your period, but if your cycle is longer or shorter than 28 days your fertile period will be later or earlier accordingly.During your monthly cycle the body goes through various changes to prepare

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