Archive for December, 2009
What Is Implantation Bleeding? Should You Worry About It?
A third of pregnant women experience implantation bleeding. This is the bloody discharge that is experienced when the fertilized egg implants itself in the uterine lining.
Why does implantation bleeding occur?
After being fertilized by a viable sperm, the egg will implant itself in the lining to the uterus, where it will start to [...]
The Chinese Fertility Calendar – How Accurate Is It?
Legend has it, that some 700 years ago, relics found in a tomb near Beijing, led to the development of the Chinese Fertility Calendar.
Perhaps based on the parent’s yearning to know if they are to have a boy or a girl, and due to the inordinate significance placed by so many on [...]
What To Expect When You Are Expecting?
Most women will testify to having had a trust ready reckoner for when they are pregnant, a sort of trusty bedside table book that they will read for general information as well as for solution to some or other daily question that occurs.
Among these books is the [...]
Natural Ways To Induce Labor
Not only a full term pregnancy difficult to live with, making the mother to be all too eager to get the delivery over and done with, an overdue pregnancy is actually likely to be detrimental to the mother as well as her unborn child.
However, many women and physicians may want to try [...]
Top 10 Pregnancy Preparedness Tips to Be in Tip-Top Shape : An Essential Guide for Women
Remember that each pregnancy is unique in its own way, so it helps to be prepared every step of the way. Here is a list of things that you should remember and prepare for in order to have a successful pregnancy.
HCG Levels In Early Pregnancy: What Is Normal?
HCG or the human chorionic gonadotropin hormone secreted within the body and which can be detected in the urine of a pregnant woman is what helps confirm a pregnancy.
This hormone is made by the embryo soon after conception later by the placenta.
It is able to be detected in female urine as [...]
When Does The Pregnancy Test Show A False Positive?
The common home pregnancy test kit is usually quite fool proof and 99% of the time it will give you a correct reading of the pregnant or non pregnant state of a woman.
However, in some rare cases, a home pregnancy test will display a false positive and [...]
The Main Stages Of Fetal Development
The main stages of fetal development can be divided into three broad categories, Conception, Embryonic development and finally fetal development:
Conception: Even before the actual conception of formation of the zygote, the body is preparing for the fertilization of the female egg by the male sperm and consequent pregnancy.
So this stage [...]
Symptoms Of Tubal Pregnancy Or Ectopic Pregnancy
One of the most serious and life threatening conditions in a pregnancy is the Ectopic Pregnancy, which is the implantation and consequent development of the zygote or fertilized ovum in the area of the reproductive system other than the uterus.
Most often, this erroneous development starts in the fallopian tube, (though less [...]
Special Swine Flu Precautions For Pregnant Women
It is pretty well known that women who are pregnant are more at risk from Swine Flu infections, so during this time, it is particularly important for women to take certain precautions to protect themselves from Swine flu:
It is important to follow prescribed hygiene and [...]
