Trusted information on ovulation, fertility testing, infertility, IVF, conception, pregnancy symptoms, prenatal health, and postpartum recovery.
Whether you are just starting to try for a baby or have been trying for a while, it helps to know how fertility works and what the tests and treatments can and cannot tell you.
These guides cover the fertile window and ovulation, getting pregnant after 35, fertility tests such as AMH, and IVF success rates, with figures from national fertility registries and medical societies. The postpartum guides then cover the months after birth: recovery after a vaginal birth or C-section, what to wear and when to get help.
Fertility declines gradually after 35, but most women in their late 30s still conceive, often within a year.
Guides to the weeks and months after birth: recovery after a vaginal birth or C-section, what to wear, support garments and when to get help.