Every couple wants a healthy baby and the first step on that exciting journey is to get pregnant. But as many couples discover, that first step is not always easy. What do I need to do before I get pregnant? When is the best time to conceive? What part does lifestyle play in getting pregnant? What medical conditions make it more difficult to conceive? What should the man be doing, if anything? How do I maximise my chances of getting pregnant? These are questions I hear all the time.
My name is Miranda and I am a practicing medical doctor. I have created Conception Advice as a website dedicated to providing information to couples who want to get pregnant. To get started on our journey together, either choose one of the popular topics from the picture menu above or select a page from the contents index below.
- Overview: Improve your fertility naturally and quickly
- The Environment: Little things can make a big difference
- Alcohol: An honest guide to drinking responsibly
- Smoking: Why you really need to quit
- Fertility Supplements: Your essential guide
- Exercise: Should you, or shouldn’t you?
- Overweight: How it is harming your fertility
- Underweight: Gain pounds to improve potency
- Recreational Drugs: Can they damage your baby?
- Stress: Is it stopping you from becoming pregnant?
- Bad Foods: for female fertility
- Overview of the methods to work out when you are most likely to get pregnant
- The Menstrual Cycle – When is the fertile window?
- Ovulation – The best time to get pregnant
- How to Measure Basal Body Temperature
- Cervix Position During Ovulation
- How to Check Your Cervical Mucus for Signs of Ovulation
- Fertility Charting to calculate your next fertile window
- Ovulation Test Kit types and how they work
- Basal Body Thermometers types and how they work
- When Did I Conceive? Work out when you got pregnant
- Overview of All Common Causes of Female Infertility
- Anovulation
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
- Fibroids
- Endometriosis
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
- Premature Ovarian Failure
- Thyroid Problems
- Abdominal Surgical Damage
- Infections and Diseases
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Reviewing Prescription Medication
- Diabetes and fertility
- Cancer: Short and Long Term Impact
- Sterilisation
- Unexplained Infertility
- Overview of All Common Causes of Male Infertility
- Ejaculatory Duct Obstruction
- Undescended Testicles
- Varicoceles (Varicose Veins of the Testicles)
- Retrograde Ejaculation
- Autoimmune Reaction to Sperm
- Diabetes and Fertility
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Cancer: Short and Long Term Impact
- Unexplained Infertility