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...
Schneller schwanger werden nach Absetzen der Pille
Du planst eine Schwangerschaft und fragst dich, wann der richtige Zeitpunkt ist, die Pille abzusetzen? Oder du hast die Pille bereits abgesetzt und fragst dich, wann du schwanger wirst? Zyklusunreg...
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...
Das Wichtigste vorab: PCO bedeutet nicht gleich PCOS. Andersherum jedoch schon. Aber von vorn: PCO bedeutet „Polyzystische Ovarien“ – während PCOS für „Polyzystisches Ovarialsyndrom“ steht. Was sin...
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...
Ovulationstest: Die richtige Anwendung und Auswertung
Die Anwendung von Ovulationstests hilft dabei, die fruchtbarsten Tage im Zyklus sowie den Tag des Eisprungs festzustellen – bei einem Kinderwunsch oder zur natürlichen Empfängnisregelung. Sie zeige...
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How Safe Are Hormone-Free Alternatives to the Pill?
In recent years, attitudes toward hormonal contraceptive methods have changed significantly. The pill has increasingly come under criticism, and many patients now seek safe, hormone-free alternativ...
An Overview of Contraceptive Methods: The Advantages and Disadvantages of Each
Anyone who is sexually active and not currently planning to have children must make a decision about a suitable contraceptive method. Contraceptives provide control over potential pregnancies and o...
Our Ovy Bluetooth Basal Thermometer – The Key Facts
The wait is over – when we founded Ovy two years ago, we had one goal: to make cycle tracking for women simpler and, above all, safer, using the smartphone together with a specially developed Bluet...
