Trying To Get Pregnant? Improve Your Chances With These Techniques

By Mark Walters

If you're trying to get pregnant, but haven't been able to do so yet, perhaps you should try a couple of different techniques to improve your chances.

The time of the month that you try to conceive is one of the biggest factors that determines how successful you will be. A woman's ovulation cycle varies from individual to individual, and knowing your cycle, and at what point in the cycle you are the most fertile, can be a big help when you are trying to get pregnant.

Despite what some friends might have told you, it isn't possible to become pregnant at any time. You must be inseminated at least 2-3 days before ovulating in order to get pregnant.

So, how do you know when you will ovulate? Amongst the various methods available to help you find this out, the best are either a special pregnancy kit (available from most pharmacies) or consultation with a fertility specialist.

The level of fertility each woman has is also a big factor. Some women are not fertile at all and can fail to conceive after even years of trying to get pregnant, whereas others are almost certain to become pregnant every time that they have unprotected sex prior to ovulation.

Their are certain types of drugs available for women who do not have a high level of fertility. A couple of the most popular ones, gonadotropins and clomiphene, are prescribed to over a hundred thousand women each year for this purpose.

Prior to using fertility drugs though, you should be aware that they significantly increase the likelihood of you giving birth to more than one child from a single pregnancy. Approximately ten percent of women taking either drug will have twins, and a slightly lower percentage have triplets.

This may seem like a bonus rather than a concern, but multiple births are more complicated than single ones. The most notable problem is that the odds of premature birth and miscarriage increase if you are carrying more than one baby.

If you've been trying to get pregnant using the above methods and you still can't get pregnant, there is always in-vitro fertilization. It's not a cheap option, so it's definitely worth trying the other methods first, but it is known to be extremely effective, even for women with a low level of fertility. - 29962

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