egg health

10 things your infertile friends wish you knew

10 things your infertile friends wish you knew

Laura Cok

5 things you probably didn't know about donor eggs

Trying to conceive

5 things you probably didn't know about donor eggs

Donor eggs have revolutionized the options available to couples struggling to get pregnant. Here are five things about them that may surprise you.

Caitlin Dunne

What are the long-term effects of fertility drugs?

What are the long-term effects of fertility drugs?

Many women and experts worry that taking fertility drugs can cause cancer, pregnancy complications and more. Here's what you need to know.

Vanessa Milne, Chatelaine

4 things that surprised me most about intrauterine insemination

Trying to conceive

4 things that surprised me most about intrauterine insemination

I had researched everything I could about intrauterine insemination and thought I was ready for it. Here are four things I wish I’d known.

Sarah Kelsey

5 things that surprised me most about in vitro fertilization

Trying to conceive

5 things that surprised me most about in vitro fertilization

Despite hours and hours of research and discussions with doctors before undergoing IVF, these were the five things I wish I’d known.

Sarah Kelsey

What egg retrieval is really like

Trying to conceive

What egg retrieval is really like

Of all the procedures I went through during in vitro fertilization treatment, egg retrieval was the most stressful. This is what it was like.

Sarah Kelsey

Can ovarian cysts affect your ability to get pregnant?

Trying to conceive

Can ovarian cysts affect your ability to get pregnant?

Here's everything you need to know about ovarian cysts from the signs, treatment and whether you should worry if they will cause infertility.

Today's Parent

Stop! This fertility test can’t actually predict your chance of getting pregnant

Trying to conceive

Stop! This fertility test can’t actually predict your chance of getting pregnant

Taking count of your eggs might seem like a good way to gauge fertility, but research says your ovarian reserve can't predict your chance of conceiving.

Jill Buchner

Technique that creates three-parent babies approved in Britain

Getting pregnant

Technique that creates three-parent babies approved in Britain

Parents at very high risk of having a child with a life-threatening disease may soon have the chance of a healthy, genetically related child.

Maria Cheng, The Associated Press

Amazing facts about ovaries

Amazing facts about ovaries

Did you know that baby girls are born with about one million eggs? Watch to find out more about the super heroine of your reproductive system: your ovaries!

Kevin John Siazon