Understand how common fertility conditions, such as PCOS, endometriosis, and thyroid disorders, affect your chances of conception. This section offers detailed information on how these health issues impact fertility and provides guidance on managing them to improve your odds of getting pregnant. Learn about treatments, strategies, and tools to support your fertility despite medical conditions.
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is a hormone your body makes in early pregnancy. It is mainly made by tissue that will become the placenta after the fertilised egg has implanted in the uterus. Laboratories usually measure the beta part of hCG, so you will often see “beta hCG” on a blood test report. This is … Read more
Key points Conception means fertilisation near ovulation, not the day you had intercourse. The fertile window usually spans about six days and ends on ovulation day. Sperm can survive in the reproductive tract for up to about five days in the right cervical mucus, so intercourse before ovulation can still lead to conception later. Implantation … Read more