Pregnancy
I’m 6 wks pregnant and was taking mtx. I was taking 10mg per week over 10 years. Actually i didn’t it take well regularly cause of forgetting.. but I know I did take it about 1 week before my last menstrual cycle. I then found out I was pregnant but have not taken the medication [...]
I had the Mirena IUD inserted in January,2009 and along with common side effects (headaches, weight gain, constant discharge, sore breasts) within the past month I have been experiencing joint pain in my hips that I CAN’T STAND any longer. I was told some women have a very low tolerance to the hormone (apparently that’s [...]
Knowing the fertile time in a woman’s cycle is important for knowing the best time to conceive – but it is a somewhat multi-faceted phenomenon to understand. Firstly when an egg is released it will only live a short time, a maximum of 24 hours and if two eggs are released in one ovulation cycle then that means only around two fertile days in a month. If we factor in the man’s part, then his sperm can live for about five days maximum, so combined there is only around a one week window of fertility each month. The presence of fertile cervical fluid which resembles eggwhites is the best indication that the fertile time has arrived, however this may only last a couple of days.
Infertility is one of the most stressful situations that any couple must deal with. Even treatments for it can contribute to the stress that the couple goes through. In addition, the irony is that couples that realize that they themselves are stressed can further worsen their infertility thanks to this realization!
