
Getting pregnant: How long can it take?
Are you trying for a baby, but somehow things aren’t working out? It usually takes three to twelve cycles for a woman to get pregnant from regular sex. Regular sex means having sex every day during...

What Pregnancy Symptoms Can Occur and When?
During the different phases of pregnancy, there are also different symptoms and discomforts. Many women experience so-called implantation bleeding. This occurs when the fertilized egg attaches itse...

Getting pregnant faster after stopping the pill
Are you planning a pregnancy and wondering when the right time is to stop taking the pill? Or have you already stopped taking the pill and are wondering when you will get pregnant? Irregular cycl...

Discharge or bleeding before my period – Am I pregnant?
There are several reasons spotting may occur before your period. One of them is being in the early stages of pregnancy. Implantation bleeding, as it is known, indicates that a fertilized egg has im...

The most important thing to know upfront: PCO is not the same as PCOS . The reverse, however, is true. But let's start from the beginning: PCO stands for "Polycystic Ovaries" – while PCOS stands f...

Unfulfilled Desire to Have Children: Luteal Phase Deficiency
Luteal phase deficiency, medically referred to as luteal insufficiency, is one of the most frequent causes of infertility and is a functional disorder of the ovaries. The corpus luteum, which norma...

The maturation of sperm takes much longer than the maturation of an egg cell. The development of sperm cells takes about ten weeks and begins in the testes. From there, they move into the epididymi...

How Hormones and Sleep Influence Each Other
Sleep and the hormonal system are directly connected. Researchers in chronobiology discovered years ago that the menstrual cycle can affect sleep, and sleep in turn can influence the cycle—both pos...

Support the implantation of the ovum
Implantation of the egg takes place about six to ten days after fertilization. Sometimes this process causes a noticeable pulling sensation in the abdomen or slight implantation bleeding. Both symp...

What you should know about ovulation
Ovulation is when the egg is released from the ovaries ready for fertilization. During the first half of the cycle, several follicles mature. But only one becomes dominant and releases estradiol, w...

Getting Pregnant with the Symptothermal Method
The female egg cell is only fertile for about twelve hours per cycle. Sperm, however, can remain fertile in the woman’s body for up to five days. This means that the fertile window each cycle is re...

Ovulation test: Correct application and interpretation
Ovulation tests help identify the most fertile days in your cycle and the day of ovulation – whether you're trying to conceive or using natural family planning. They measure the concentration of l...




