You’ve been on the contraceptive pill for years but you’ve decided to come off it because you want to start a family. That's so exciting. But you have one burning question - can you get pregnant the next day? And would you want to? The quick answer is yes, you can get pregnant straight away Around one in three UK women of childbearing age take the pill. With 3.5 million of us using it to prevent unwanted pregnancy, it...

Wondering if you might be pregnant? There are lots of early signs of pregnancy that can give you a clue as to whether it’s time to take a pregnancy test. Take our quiz to find out if you’re experiencing any of the common signs of pregnancy. Am I pregnant quiz: Remember, taking this quiz is just a guide to whether you might be pregnant. To make sure and to confirm if you are pregnant, take a pregnancy test and visit your...

The average woman’s’ cycle is 28 days, but your cycle can be anything from 22 to 36 days long. Ovulation normally happens about two weeks before your next period, so if your cycle is 28 days, you will ovulate around day 14. Work out when you are ovulating by using our ovulation calculator. Your egg lives for up to 24 hours after leaving your ovary, so if you are having sex around your most fertile days, you’ll have...

There’s plenty of advice out there when it comes to trying for a baby. To find out more about the common baby making mistakes, we sat down with Zita West, a fertility expert speaking at The Fertility Show, who shared her advice on the best approach to conception. Zita West’s fertility tips: Making the decision to ‘try’ for a baby is an exciting time in a couple’s relationship. Sadly, for some people having a baby...

If you’ve been trying to get pregnant for a while without much luck, you may have heard of a ‘wonder-drug’ that can boost your chances. Known as Clomid, it encourages the production of eggs. So could it help you get pregnant? What is Clomid? What is the success rate? Clomid, or clomiphene citrate, to give it its generic name, is a drug that has been used for many years in infertility treatment. Taken in pill form at a...

2) Semen quality Dr. Jordi Suñol says: “Approximately 90% of male infertility cases are due to low sperm count or poor sperm quality. In the majority of cases, this is linked to genetics, but there are also a number of other factors that can have an impact on sperm quality, including varicocele (an abnormal collection of bulging veins above the testicle), an undescended testicle, infections, genetic abnormalities, and hormone...

Whether you’ve been trying for a while, or have just noticed you’ve missed your period, working out when to take a pregnancy test can be difficult. As simple as it might sound (weeing on a stick that is), these little tests are actually far more complicated than that – from when you can take them to how accurate the result is, here’s all you need to know about pregnancy tests. When to take a pregnancy test You can take...