Starting a Family

If you're thinking of getting pregnant - or already trying to conceive - you're in the right place. Here you'll learn about ovulation and fertility, the role of genetics in pregnancy, and the importance of healthy living pre-pregnancy. We also get into questions of infertility, and how age affects pregnancy.

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What Causes a False Positive on a Pregnancy Test?
Best Ovulation Tests
The Best Ovulation Tests We Tested at Home—and Got Pregnant Using
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Should You Take an Early Pregnancy Test?
What If Your Pregnancy Test Shows a Delayed Positive?
Why Did a Second Line Appear Later on My Pregnancy Test?
When You May Feel Pregnancy Symptoms After Sex
How Soon Can You Feel Pregnancy Symptoms After Sex?
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Your Chances of Getting Pregnant Right Before Your Period
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When Does Conception Occur? Here's How Long It Takes to Get Pregnant
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Is Bleeding During Ovulation Normal?
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What Is Surrogacy and How Does It Work?
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Twins Can Cause a False Negative Pregnancy Test Result—Here's What to Know
Ovulation calculator to predict your fertile window
Ovulation Calculator
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Does the DIY Sugar Pregnancy Test Actually Work?
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Yes, You Can Get Pregnant If You're Already Pregnant—Here's How It Happens
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What Is An Evaporation Line on a Pregnancy Test?
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What to Know About the Rhythm Method
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What Does a Faint Line on a Pregnancy Test Mean?
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Why Do I Have Watery Vaginal Discharge?
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Is It Possible to Get Pregnant While Breastfeeding?
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Yes, Pregnancy Tests Can Expire. Here's What to Know
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What Does a Pregnancy Test Cost?
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What Is Anovulation, And How Does It Affect Fertility?
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When Does Implantation Occur in Pregnancy?
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Do Cramps But No Period Mean You're Pregnant? Experts Explain
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What My Surrogacy Journey Taught Me
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What Happens During the Luteal Phase of the Menstrual Cycle?
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What to Know About the Birth Control Patch
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I Hated My Clomid Fertility Drug Experience—Here's Why I'm Still Grateful for It
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Your Period Is Late but Your Pregnancy Test Is Negative. Now What?
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What Is Metformin and Does It Help With Fertility?
Best Fertility Clinic
The Best Fertility Clinics to Help You Grow Your Family
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A Quest to Conceive: My Journey Through Unexplained Infertility
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Can You Get Pregnant Right After Your Period?
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Do You Need To Take Steps To Prevent Sperm Leakage After Sex?
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These Are Your Real Chances of Getting Pregnant From Pre-Cum
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I Got Pregnant on Depo-Provera
Preparing Girls for First Period: Menstruation supplies
What a Short Menstrual Cycle Says About Your Pregnancy Odds
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How Smoking Weed Affects Sperm
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How to Deal With Gender Disappointment
Boy or Girl: How Genetics Determine Your Baby's Gender
Can Sex Position Determine a Baby's Gender?
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Is There a Best Age To Get Pregnant?
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How Genes Determine What Your Baby Will Look Like
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How to Get Pregnant With PCOS
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The Best Sex Positions to Help You Get Pregnant
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Is High Cholesterol in Pregnancy Normal?
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Pregnancy After 35: Why Science Says It's Totally Fine
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Why 'Geriatric Pregnancy' Is a Thing of the Past
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7 Benefits of Having a Child Later in Life
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What Is IVF? A Guide to In Vitro Fertilization
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How to Help Someone Struggling With Infertility
Ovulation test Strips
How To Use Ovulation Test Strips
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What Ovulation Pain Feels Like
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Here's Why We Need the Right To Build Families Act
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Do You Have Irregular Periods? Here’s How To Recognize Pregnancy Symptoms
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Can You Get a False Negative Pregnancy Test?
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I’m a Queer Woman, and I’m Grieving the Ease of Becoming a Parent So Many People Take for Granted
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7 Ways You Probably Won't Get Pregnant
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All About Pregnancy After Miscarriage
The Truth About PMS Symptoms vs. Pregnancy Symptoms
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How Your Period Affects Your Chances of Getting Pregnant
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'Sperm Cups' Might Help People Get Pregnant Faster
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Fertility Treatment Cost Too Much So I Had Sex With a Friend
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How To Get Pregnant After Depo-Provera
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7 Wacky Ways to (Possibly) Get Pregnant Faster