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My husband, Paul, and I launched Operation Procreation in perhaps the least romantic spot in the Southern Hemisphere: the windowless room of a $10-a-night hostel in Chile, decorated with faux ... READ MORE
See your doctor several months before you want to conceive—and bring your partner. Doing so may help you prevent birth defects, pregnancy complications or prematurity, the March of Dimes ... READ MORE
Harvard School of Public Health researchers found that women who adopted at least five healthy habits were 84 percent less likely to suffer infertility because of ovulation problems than ... READ MORE
Neural tube birth defects such as spina bifida have declined 26 percent in the decade since federal officials required food manufacturers to begin supplementing grain products with folic ... READ MORE
While there's no perfect time to have a baby, women in their 20s, 30s, and 40s may have different approaches toward pregnancy and motherhood. Here, we take you on a journey through the ages, ... READ MORE
According to the Harvard study of diet and fertility, the more of the following changes you make, the better your chances of improving your ovulatory function: Eat more complex ("slow") carbs ... READ MORE
Hopeful news for some of the more than 6 million women in the United States who suffer from infertility: A recent large study found that unlike other factors that you cannot control—such as ... READ MORE
When my husband and I started trying to make a baby, we were halfway through a round-the-world trip and having plenty of sex. Yet, we returned home not pregnant. I began using ... READ MORE