One of the questions I often get asked is: "What should I do to prepare my body for pregnancy?" Trying to start a family can be a challenge, and many women want to know all the facts to give themselves the best chance of conception and give their baby the best start in life

It seems a lot of women are unaware that they are born with all of their eggs and as time goes on this supply eventually runs out, there is a marked decrease in ovulation by the time a woman reaches 35 as the body clings to the reserves of its egg supply. Women are delaying starting a family until much later in life, our parents generation had children in their 20's, which today we consider to be very young to start a family.

The most popular time of the year for conceiving children has changed from the spring in Victorian times to December, according to research. A stud...

The term 'birth rape' is used by women whose bodies are treated like machines when they are most vulnerable to other people's wills. Labouring women whose minds and wishes are not respected or consulted. The power is taken from mum's hands to gloved hands the second you enter the ward, and you cannot take it back.

Fibroids is the commonest (non cancerous) tumour in women of child bearing age; the single biggest reason for hysterectomy; and the reason 75,000 women a year are admitted to English NHS hospitals alone.

In this day and age where the smart phone is consulted over every aspect of our lives, it's not such a surprise to learn that people are even being told by their iphone to head to the bedroom!

Scientists studying mice have identified a gene which could boost human fertility. Experts say the discovery, announced in a journal today, could h...

A ‘fertility wand’ that could double the chances of women getting pregnant, has been developed by scientists. The new treatment, which works by...

A young mum has fallen pregnant for the seventh time in five years, despite trying almost every method of contraception available. Gemma Potter, 2...

Women trying to conceive should take multivitamins pills as it could double their chances of becoming pregnant, say experts. The study by the Unive...

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority have announced today that women who donate their eggs to infertile couples, will be rewarded an extra...

Fatty ovaries in overweight women can upset embryonic development and lead to failed pregnancies, research suggests....

A new hormone test could revolutionise family planning and save hopeful parents expensive IVF treatments by predicting when a woman will no longer be ...