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About Fertility
The topic of fertility concerns couples everywhere who wish to some day start a family. There are a number of factors that influence fertility which are not limited to nutrition, emotions, disorders, and sexual behavior. Infertility, or the inability to conceive and get pregnant affects about ten to fifteen percent of the population, both male and female. Female fertility problems include ovarian, uterine, cervical, vaginal, and genetic problems that make pregnancy difficult or impossible. Male fertility problems may be caused by testicular issues and genetics. Common fertility procedures include invetro fertilization. Couples may also experiment with herbal medicines and vitamin supplements that are recognized to help with fertility. Be sure to speak with a health professional before ingesting anything. People who decide not to pursue further fertility solutions may also turn to adoption in order to start a family. To conceive For the normal fertile couple, conception is possible at any time during the fertile phase, but intercourse is most likely to lead to conception on days when highly fertile mucus is present, when there is a wet or slippery sensation at the vulva, and the cervical mucus is clear and stretchy like raw egg white. The most abundant fertile mucus normally occurs one or two days prior to peak day and is a time of very high fertility. The temperature shift confirms that ovulation has taken place. At the time of maximum fertility, the cervix is high, short, straight, soft open and flowing with fertile mucus. Temperature Temperature charts can be a valuable aid to conception when used correctly. They have no value in predicting ovulation but are a reliable means of confirming ovulation. (The temperature shifts by around 0.2 deg. C following ovulation) • A biphasic chart indicates that ovulation has taken place • A post-ovulatory phase of less than about nine days, may indicate a disturbance in implantation. • A monophasic chart (all temperatures on one level) indicates the absence of ovulation The temperature chart can also help to confirm pregnancy. Many women will record a second increase in temperature to an even higher level, several days after the ovulation shift due to an increase in progesterone production following implantation. A raised temperature lasting more than twenty days almost certainly indicates pregnancy. A pregnancy test can be done to confirm this. Cervical mucus Observing the changes in cervical mucus gives the most accurate means of timing intercourse to optimise the chances of conception. This is particularly beneficial for women with irregular cycles or with very short mucus pattern possibly lasting only a number of hours. The whole purpose is to understand, from external fertility signs, what your body is doing and to reflect that on a chart. In some cases, your fertility signs are not always giving a fully clear and fully correlated picture. This may be due to special conditions or your unique hormonal profile.
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