Fertility
Wanting a baby, ovulation, tests, IVF: understand and act at the right time.
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Fertility
- FertilityFemale Fertility and Age: What Really Changes at 30, 35 and 40
Female fertility declines gradually with age, more clearly after 35. With regular intercourse, about 86% of women aged 30 to 34 conceive within a year, and 82% between 35 and 39. At 40, fertility is roughly half what it was in the late twenties. After 35, see a doctor after 6 months of trying.
6 min read - FertilityHow Long Does It Take to Get Pregnant? The Normal Wait, and What Really Helps
Getting pregnant often takes several months, even when all is well. With regular intercourse, every 2 to 3 days, more than 8 couples in 10 conceive within a year when the woman is under 40, and about half of the others the following year. See a doctor after 12 months of trying, or after 6 months from 35.
6 min read - FertilityComing Off the Pill: How Soon Can You Get Pregnant?
You can get pregnant as soon as you stop the pill: there is no need to wait. On average, fertility is back to its usual level within 2 to 3 cycles after the pill, the coil or the implant. The injection is the exception: it can take several months, sometimes up to a year. How long you used the method does not matter.
5 min read - FertilityPreparing for Pregnancy: the Pre-Conception Check-Up and Tests
Preparing for pregnancy means seeing a doctor or midwife before you stop contraception. The visit checks your blood group and immunity to rubella and toxoplasmosis, updates vaccines, reviews current medicines and starts folic acid, taken from the moment you decide to try and until 12 weeks of amenorrhoea.
6 min read - FertilityIrregular Cycle: How to Know When You Ovulate, and When to See a Doctor
A cycle is considered irregular when the gap between periods falls under 21 days, goes beyond 35 days, or varies a lot from month to month. Common causes are PCOS, the thyroid, weight, stress or breastfeeding. Sex every 2 to 3 days covers ovulation without guessing it. If you are trying to conceive, see a doctor.
5 min read - FertilityFoods and Fertility: What Is Proven and What Is Not
No single food makes you fertile. Studies link a Mediterranean-style diet, folic acid and a healthy weight to better chances, and trans fats, processed meat and sugary drinks to poorer ones. Smoking and alcohol weigh more than the menu. Supplements are taken on medical advice, for her as for him.
6 min read - FertilityLiving with Infertility as a Couple: Emotions, Family Pressure, Support
Infertility affects around one person in six worldwide, and it is lived by two. It can come from the man, the woman, both, or remain unexplained: nobody is 'to blame'. Anger, sadness and isolation in the face of family questions are common. Talking as a couple, shielding yourselves from remarks and asking for psychological support genuinely help.
6 min read - FertilityInfertility: When to See a Doctor and Which Tests for the Couple
Infertility means no pregnancy after 12 months of regular sex without contraception. See a doctor from 6 months if the woman is over 35, and without waiting if cycles are very irregular or a problem is already known. The work-up covers both partners at the same time: ovulation, womb and tubes for her, semen analysis for him.
6 min read - FertilityPCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome): Symptoms, Diagnosis and Pregnancy
PCOS is a hormonal and metabolic disorder affecting 10 to 13% of women of childbearing age. It is diagnosed when two signs out of three are present: irregular cycles, excess male hormones, or ovaries that look polycystic or a high AMH. It makes ovulation harder without ruling out pregnancy, which then needs closer follow-up.
6 min read - FertilityEndometriosis: Recognising the Signs and Protecting Your Fertility
Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting about one woman in ten of childbearing age. It shows mainly as very painful periods, pain during sex or difficulty conceiving. Diagnosis relies on ultrasound and MRI, and pregnancy often remains possible, sometimes with medical help.
6 min read - FertilitySemen Analysis: Understanding Your Results and Improving Male Fertility
A semen analysis examines semen in the laboratory: volume, number, movement and shape of the sperm. It is the first test for the man in any infertility work-up, because a male factor plays a part in up to half of affected couples. An abnormal result is rechecked three months later, and many causes can be corrected.
6 min read - FertilityIVF in Morocco: Steps, Success Rates, Law 47-14 and Questions for Your Clinic
IVF means stimulating the ovaries, collecting eggs, fertilising them in the laboratory, then transferring an embryo into the womb. Its chances depend mainly on the woman's age. In Morocco, law 47-14 reserves it for living married couples using their own gametes, in approved centres; gamete donation and surrogacy are prohibited.
7 min read - FertilityArtificial Insemination (IUI): Who It Is For, What Happens, Success Rates
Artificial insemination, or intrauterine insemination (IUI), places the husband's prepared sperm directly into the womb at the time of ovulation. Simple and painless, it suits women with at least one open tube. Each cycle gives roughly a 10 to 20% chance of pregnancy, and more than half of women under 40 conceive within six cycles.
5 min read - FertilityRecurrent Miscarriage: Possible Causes, Tests and the Next Pregnancy
Recurrent miscarriage is defined as two pregnancy losses by the European society ESHRE and in France, and as three by the British NHS. It affects 1 to 2% of couples. Tests look for a treatable cause, but often none is found. And most couples go on to have a baby.
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