Female Reproductive System
Female Reproductive System answers your questions about female anatomy and the processes and functions involved with creating and sustaining new life. Topics in this section include ovulation, menopause, and pms.
Fertility
- How Pregnancy Tests Work Changes in your body and a late menstrual cycle are signs that you are pregnant. Performing a home pregnancy test is the easiest way to find out. Learn how pregnancy tests work.
- How Egg Donation Works Every successful pregnancy begins with a healthy egg. But for women who are unable to conceive, there is one solution: egg donation. What does it take to be an egg donor?
- How Sperm Banks Work
Sperm banks help people who are struggling with fertility issues to conceive. How do sperm banks operate, and how do they screen donors? - How In Vitro Fertilization Works IVF is one of the most common infertility treatments. The sperm fertilizes the egg outside the body, and doctors implant it into the woman's uterus in hopes of a successful pregnancy.
- How Surrogacy Works Surrogacy is one solution for infertility. But why do some detractors think surrogacy is just a "womb-for-rent."
- Infertility Infertility is not sterility. Infertility is defined as a couple’s failure to conceive a child after one year of regular sexual intercourse without birth control. Learn much more about infertility.
- Fertilization Want to see how twins are formed inside a mother's body? This animation explains the process of human egg cell fertilization and the formation of identical twins.
- Can acupuncture and hypnosis treat infertility? The medical establishment hasn't completely accepted acupuncture and hypnosis as methods of infertility treatment. But are they worth a try?
- How To Get Pregnant Using An Ovulation Calendar If you want to conceive, you can increase your chances by understanding the important role of the ovulation process and how it fits into your monthly menstrual cycle.
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