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Pregnant Pause

Understand Fertility Facts

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For all women trying to conceive, there has never been more talk of formerly unfamiliar medical terms such as IVF, artificial insemination and egg freezing. While this type of advanced science may have seemed like science fiction once before, it now has become part of our vernacular. Before visiting a fertility expert, there are some steps women can take to increase their chances of becoming pregnant by understanding fact from fiction.

Dr. Frederick Licciardi is a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist and associate director of Reproductive Endocrinology at the NYU School of Medicine. He seeks to help women separate the old wives' tales from medical facts and provide women with helpful tips on increasing their odds of getting pregnant.

Women don't know that ovulation usually occurs on day 14 of their cycle.
For women who have regular cycles of 28 days, this holds true. However, if the interval between periods is irregular, it's very difficult to time ovulation. In general, ovulation takes place 14 days prior to the period, so for a 35-day cycle, ovulation occurred on day 21. Many couples who desire to get pregnant actually impede pregnancy by having intercourse on the wrong days.

Infertility is a woman's problem.
Approximately 40 percent of the time, a male factor is involved in a couple's inability to conceive. Forty percent of the time it's a female issue, and 20 percent of the time both partners have a problem.

Everyone else seems to get pregnant at the drop of a hat.
More than 5 million people of childbearing age in the United States experience infertility. The good news is that there are a variety of therapies available to treat the medical obstacles to having children. A thorough medical evaluation is recommended to determine the underlying cause; however, many patients are successful with minimally invasive treatment options.


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