Trying to conceive - Office on Womens Health How do you figure out when you're fertile and when you're not? Wondering if you or your partner is infertile? Read on to boost your chances of conception
Pregnancy - NICHD - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child . . . The events that lead to pregnancy begin with conception, in which a sperm penetrates an egg The fertilized egg (called a zygote) then travels through the woman's fallopian tube to the uterus, where it implants itself in the uterine wall The zygote is made up of a cluster of cells that later form the fetus and the placenta
Preconception health Preconception health is a woman's health before she becomes pregnant It means knowing how health conditions and risk factors could affect a woman or her unborn
Preconception care: Maximizing the gains for maternal and child health . . . Overview A new WHO report shows that preconception care has a positive impact on maternal and child health outcomes (1) Addressed primarily at health professionals responsible for developing national and local health policies, the report provides a foundation for implementing a package of promotive, preventive and curative health interventions shown to have been effective in improving
Womens Health Infographic: Conception (Text Alternative) 6 Things to Know About Conception Graphic: A diagram indicating that peak fertility occurs between days 12 and 14 of an average 28-day menstrual cycle Ovulation occurs at about day 14 90% of women don’t know that 2 days before through the day of ovulation is the best time to try to get pregnant 40% of women don’t know that a woman is born with all the eggs she will ever have
Family planning contraception methods Fact sheet on family planning providing key facts and information on benefits of family planning, who provides family planning, contraceptive use, unmet need, contraceptive methods and WHO response
Contraception - World Health Organization (WHO) limited access to contraception a limited choice of methods a fear or experience of side-effects cultural or religious opposition poor quality of available services gender-based barriers