Pregnancy: Getting Pregnant

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Fertility Problems - Topic Overview
Article
04/07/06, Healthwise
You may have fertility problems if you have not been able to get pregnant after trying for at least 1 year. Another word for this is infertility. Infertility may not mean that it is impossible to get pregnant. Often, couples conceive without help in
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Fertility Problems - Treatment Overview
Article
04/07/06, Healthwise
Before you and your partner start treatment for infertility, talk about how far you want to go. For example, you may want to try medication but do not want to have surgery. While you may rethink this end point during your treatment, it
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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)
Medical Test
05/29/06, Healthwise
The human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) test is done to measure the amount of the hormone hCG in blood or urine to see whether a woman is pregnant. HCG is made by the placenta during pregnancy.
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Interactive Tool: What Is Your Due Date?
Interactive Tool
11/07/07, Healthwise
Click here to find your due date.
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Should I consider a multifetal pregnancy reduction?
Article
04/07/06, Healthwise
Multifetal pregnancy reduction (MFPR) is a procedure that reduces the number of fetuses in a multiple pregnancy—usually from three, four, or five fetuses to two so that the remaining fetuses have a better chance of survival. The
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Should I have a tubal procedure or in vitro fertilization for tubal infertility?
Article
04/07/06, Healthwise
There are several types of surgery to correct blockages in the fallopian tubes. The specific type of surgery your doctor does will depend on the location, extent, and type of blockage, and may include:
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Interactive Tool: When Are You Most Fertile?
Interactive Tool
11/24/06, Healthwise
Click here to find out when you are most likely to get pregnant.
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Fertility Problems - What Increases Your Risk
Article
04/07/06, Healthwise
Infertility has many causes that involve either the woman's, the man's, or both partners' reproductive systems. Some factors that increase your risk of infertility are within your control; others are not.
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Fertility Problems - What Happens
Article
04/07/06, Healthwise
You can be considered infertile if you have not been able to conceive after 1 year of sex without using birth control. However, some people who have an infertility diagnosis do go on to become pregnant.
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Fertility Problems - Symptoms
Article
04/07/06, Healthwise
Infertility does not cause physical symptoms. Infertility is a general term for a couple's inability to get pregnant after 1 year of having sex 2 to 3 times a week without using birth control methods.
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