As beautiful as pregnancy is, not every couple is up for it. Some may choose to remain childless while others may want to plan their pregnancy and have children at a certain time. This is where contraceptives come to play and these may include the use of hormones, devices, or surgery to avoid a pregnancy. Continue reading
The act of preventing conception dates back to thousands of years ago… and with good reason. Think about it — a woman may be fertile right up to the age of forty and unless women generally don’t mind being baby-making machines (and men, fathers to football teams of kids) for the better part of their lives, the desire to control this ability to procreate has and always will be necessary. Continue reading
“The time is always right to do what is right”, “Time waits for no one”, “It takes time to build a castle”.
There are many proverbs about time. One thing for sure, time does fly and we’ve already put the first quarter of 2018 behind us!
When it’s time to make a baby, what every hopeful couple would appreciate the most is an easy conception. How hard can it be? Most of us imagine that some loving action between the sheets would lead to an offspring being born in nine months. Continue reading
As humans, we tend to believe all sorts of ideas and myths and when it comes to pregnancy and birth control, it can be quite blurry as to which are the facts and which are just not true. Let’s see if we can sort some out here… Continue reading
After trying hard, charting out ovulation periods, and having regular sexual intercourse; many couples are still unable to conceive despite not having any medical issues related to their fertility. In fact, over the past couple of decades, fertility problems have increased dramatically, pointing to the possibility that somewhere in this modern lifestyle, something is not right. Continue reading
If you’re 35 or older and wish to have a baby, you might have questions running through your mind, such as Will my age affect my pregnancy outcome…or will I be able to have a normal birth? To some, it may seem as if it’s too late to try due to the universal belief that the ideal age to conceive is between your early twenties till before your mid-thirties. Continue reading
Why do many couples fail to conceive after long periods of unprotected sex? If a medical issue is a reason, then addressing it with appropriate treatments should do the trick. However, in many cases, no medical issues are detected, and there seems to be no reason for the failure to conceive. Continue reading
Mrs. M walked into the clinic with her beautiful daughter Maya, aged 5. She is a happily married woman and conceived Maya within their first 6 months of marriage. Her pregnancy was well and Maya was delivered via caesarean delivery. Continue reading
While some couples have no problems getting pregnant, others may have to keep trying their luck. Reproducing, when you think about it, shouldn’t be a problem, for we are, after all, meant to do so. So why do hundreds of couples find it difficult to conceive naturally? Continue reading
