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Fertility
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Using ovulation kits to predict fertility
Search for ovulation kit or ovulation app online, and you’ll quickly see that finding the right tool can be a little overwhelming. Check out this advice on how to choose the best one for you and use it successfully.
Trying to get pregnant? Select a lubricant that is most helpful for sperm
Lubrication can be an easy way to increase comfort during intercourse. However, many couples who are trying to conceive don’t realize that lubricants can adversely affect sperm.
Boxers or briefs? 4 common fertility myths debunked
It seems like there is endless advice on what to do when you’re trying to get pregnant, but what advice is actually true? Here are answers to four common questions.
Anything is possible: One couple’s journey to start a family
For someone who never thought she wanted children, Nicole Whipple went through more than most women do just to get pregnant.
And baby makes 3
Susi and Luc Boe were ready to start their family. But after a year of trying, Susi still wasn't pregnant.
Having difficulty becoming pregnant?
Many people dream of becoming parents, but for some, that dream is difficult because they have trouble achieving pregnancy on their own. At Mayo Clinic Health System, we have the privilege of helping patients try to make that dream a reality.
Hope for growing a family
Stacy Simon and her husband, Travis, had been trying to get pregnant on their own for two years before they sought medical help. After another three years of unsuccessful fertility treatments, they started seeing Fadi Yahya, M.D., obstetrician/gynecologist in Albert Lea, in July 2011.
Infertility and stress
The impact infertility can have on a couple is far reaching and can be difficult to determine. Infertility can impact one’s relationship with family and friends, create financial difficulty, affect the relationship between partners and can negatively affect the couple’s sexual relationship. In a nutshell, infertility can cause stress.
