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Infertility

What do you wish other people knew about infertility?  

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Reproductive health | Reproductive healthcare

Should I freeze my eggs?

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Reproductive health | Reproductive healthcare

Egg freezing step by step

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Reproductive health | Reproductive healthcare

Egg freezing FAQ

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Male fertility

Dear Ovia, Male fertility testing

Woman sits on couch looking at a pregnancy test

The ups and downs of the IVF journey

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You’ve decided to start IVF, now what?

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Sex for pregnancy

Dear Ovia, Dreams of a big family

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Health and wellness | Mental health

The power of affirmations

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Disordered eating and fertility: Questions to ask yourself

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What you can and cannot control when TTC

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Male fertility

Unpacking male fertility

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Alternative family

Exploring your options: Adoption

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Health and wellness | Mental health

Stressless Fest recap

People practicing yoga to increase fertility and conceive.

Health and wellness | Exercise and movement

Can yoga help me conceive?

A pregnant person touching their stomach to represent pregnancy during COVID-19.

Health and wellness

COVID-19 and pregnancy: Your questions answered

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Trying to conceive (TTC)

Different types of artificial insemination available

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Trying to conceive (TTC)

Thinking of having a baby? Here’s how long it can take

Two women smiling and sharing IVF success stories.

Trying to conceive (TTC)

Two moms journey toward becoming a family of three: Real talk about buying sperm, endless IVF shots, and adjusting to life as new parents

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Reproductive health | Reproductive issues and conditions

IVF and ICSI, what’s the difference?

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Trying to conceive (TTC)

Sperm donation 101: The facts

An illustration of woman with globe on pregnant belly that's meant to represent the importance of surrogacy.

Is surrogacy legal where you live?

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Trying to conceive (TTC)

Sperm donation the second time around: Using the same donor for future children

A person holding a pregnancy test.

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Pregnancy tests

Taking a pregnancy test: Facts and fiction

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Male fertility

Nutrition to boost male fertility

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Health and wellness

Nail polish, bug spray, house paint, and more: Just what’s safe?

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Reproductive health | Reproductive issues and conditions

Red flags down below: Signs you should call your healthcare provider

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Work & life harmony | Friendship & community

Building and maintaining a strong support network while TTC

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Reproductive health | Reproductive healthcare

What to expect at an appointment with your primary care provider

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Reproductive health

Do you really need to start taking prenatal vitamins before conception?

Quiz: How well do you know your Trying to Conceive (TTC) vocabulary?

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Pregnancy tests

No period, no positive pregnancy test- what happened?

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Pregnancy loss

Five things that might happen after pregnancy loss

A person looking at their pregnancy test.

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Pregnancy tests

The best time to take a home pregnancy test

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Pregnancy loss

What’s a missed miscarriage? Here’s what you should know

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Pregnancy loss

If you think you’re having a miscarriage, take these steps

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Reproductive health | Reproductive issues and conditions

How is ectopic pregnancy diagnosed and treated?

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Pregnancy loss

Trying again

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Pregnancy loss

Finding support after a pregnancy loss 

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Pregnancy loss

How to cope after a pregnancy loss

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Pregnancy loss

What happens during a miscarriage? Signs to look out for

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Pregnancy loss

When will my cycle go back to normal?

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Pregnancy loss

The details about sex after miscarriage

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Pregnancy loss

Why might miscarriages happen: Common causes

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Pregnancy loss

Can I conceive after an ectopic pregnancy?

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9 nutrition tips when trying to conceive

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Male fertility

Age and male fertility

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Reproductive health | Reproductive issues and conditions

Smoking and fertility

A person talking to their male partner about fertility.

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Male fertility

Talking to a male partner about his fertility

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Reproductive health

Think you’re pregnant? Here are signs and symptoms to look for

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Health and wellness | Nutrition

How fertility and vegetarian diets work

A doctor talking to patient.

Infertility

What’s the difference between infertility and sterility?

A person reading a book.

The ABCs of TTC: The acronyms you need to know when trying to conceive

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Trying to conceive (TTC)

What kind of treatment is available for depression while trying to conceive?

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Observing Women’s History Month 2021 through her healthcare

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Preconception planning

How to best support your future fertility – even before you start trying

A person putting out their cigarette and wondering how smoking may affect fertility.

Trying to conceive (TTC)

Fertility tips: quit smoking

A barista serving coffee to a customer and wondering about shift work and fertility.

Work & life harmony

Fertility tips: What’s the danger of shift work?

A couple in the kitchen about to have the fertility talk.

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Male fertility

The talk: your partner and fertility

A baby bird standing next to three eggs in the grass.

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Preconception health

When to count your eggs

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Reproductive health | Reproductive issues and conditions

What you need to know about premature ovarian failure

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Should I use an ovulation predictor kit?

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Pregnancy loss

Does pregnancy loss impact future conception?

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Infertility

Household items that could affect fertility

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Pregnancy tests

Does a negative pregnancy test mean I’m not pregnant?

A woman looking at phone thinking about tracking her ovulation cycle.

Five signs you might be ovulating

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Trying to conceive (TTC)

Seven things to avoid while TTC

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How to use Ovia Fertility

Tracking your cervical position

A woman holding phone looking up information on how to track fertility.

How to use Ovia Fertility

Self-tracking devices and fertility: everything you need to know

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Health and wellness

Trying to conceive in a bigger body

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Trying to conceive (TTC)

Trying to conceive in a smaller body

A person looking at her phone, using the Ovia Health ovulation tracker to determine fertile cervical position.

How to use Ovia Fertility

Can cervical position predict fertility?

A person checking their watch to represent timing sex with ovulation.

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Sex for pregnancy

Am I timing sex correctly?

Several Clomid fertility pills in a package

Can Clomid help me get pregnant?

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The 24 weirdest fertility myths

A person using their laptop and wondering if it may impact male fertility.

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Male fertility

Will my laptop hurt my fertility?

A couple laying together on the couch.

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Preconception planning

Can saliva hurt sperm?

A woman holding a pregnancy test

Common emotions when TTC

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Reproductive health | Reproductive issues and conditions

How can cervical fluid problems affect conception?

12 different drawings of lightbulbs to represent tips on how to get pregnant fast

18 tips to get pregnant faster that actually work

A couple laying in bed and looking at a pregnancy test.

Infertility

Getting pregnant after diagnosed infertility

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Reproductive health | Reproductive issues and conditions

Getting pregnant after cancer treatment

A woman looking at her pregnancy test and wondering how to take it.

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Pregnancy tests

How to take a pregnancy test

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Lifestyle changes that may boost your fertility to improve your chances of conceiving

How to use Ovia Fertility

How to use your fertility chart

A person looking up information on their phone on how to conceive fast.

How to use Ovia Fertility

Are you TTC? How Ovia can help you conceive faster

A woman on phone looking up information about a conception tracker.

How to use Ovia Fertility

What should you track when trying to conceive?

A person on their cell phone looking up causes of infertility.

Infertility

Causes of infertility

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Fertility testing

What to expect at your first infertility consultation

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Reproductive health | Reproductive healthcare

Your initial conversation with a patient coordinator

A doctor explaining the types of fertility treatments available to two patients.

Infertility

Types of fertility treatments

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Reproductive health | Reproductive healthcare

Fertility costs and insurance coverage

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Reproductive health | Reproductive healthcare

Why seek a fertility specialist

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Preconception planning

Trying to conceive when 35 and older

A sad woman lying with her head in her partner's lap.

Reproductive health | Reproductive issues and conditions

Miscarriage: what it is, why it happens, and how it can affect future pregnancies

A couple and one is kissing the other on the forehead to people that have been trying to get pregnant for over a year.

Over one year of TTC

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Other options

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Infertility treatments

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IVF and assisted reproductive technologies

A couple talking to a medical professional with a clipboard about infertility testing.

Infertility

Trouble conceiving? Get tested for infertility

A woman cutting up vegetables in the kitchen to represent eating healthy to help fertility.

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Preconception health

A healthy lifestyle today can lead to a healthy pregnancy tomorrow: what you can do now

A couple talking about the effects of smoking and drinking on fertility.

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Preconception health

How smoking and alcohol can affect fertility

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Sex for pregnancy

Keep it sexy: How to stay satisfied and not stressed when you’re trying to get pregnant

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Health and wellness | Exercise and movement

Exercise and fertility

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Preconception planning

Why you might want to get genetic testing before getting pregnant

A person running because good physical health affects fertility.

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Preconception health

From superfoods to smoking: what can help and hurt your fertility

A couple looking at their phone looking up information on how to track the fertile window.

How to use Ovia Fertility

Tracking fertility to get pregnant faster

Ovia Fertility Calendar with fertile window.

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Fertility signs

Conception planning and your fertile window

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Preconception planning

7 stubborn fertility myths we’re ready to retire

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Getting pregnant: How long should it take?

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How to use Ovia Fertility

How you can benefit from tracking your fertility if you’re TTC

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Health and wellness | Mental health

How can pre-existing mental health conditions affect a pregnancy?

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How to use Ovia Fertility

Tracking your activity with Ovia

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Reproductive health | Reproductive healthcare

Advocate for your health by bringing a support person with you to appointment

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Reproductive health | Reproductive healthcare

When not to settle: choosing the healthcare provider who is responsible

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How to use Ovia Fertility

How Ovia can help you be your healthiest, happiest self

A person traveling checking their map to represent the question: 'how does travel affect ovulation?'

Reproductive health | Ovulation

When your cycle’s out of sync: how travel can affect ovulation

How to use Ovia Fertility

Getting started with Ovia: Your quick start guide

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Preconception planning

Pros and cons of freezing your eggs

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Reproductive health | Menstrual cycle health

Menstrual cycle length: Just what’s normal? 

A person staring off in to the distance wondering if a past abortion affect pregnancy

Reproductive health | Reproductive issues and conditions

Future pregnancy with past abortion history

A person holding the area near their uterus to represent endometriosis.

Reproductive health | Reproductive issues and conditions

Endometriosis

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How to use Ovia Fertility

Tracking your cervical fluid with Ovia

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How to use Ovia Fertility

Tracking your basal body temperature with Ovia

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How to use Ovia Fertility

Tracking your sleep with Ovia

A person using the Ovia Fertility tracker on their cellphone device.

How to use Ovia Fertility

From cervical fluid to sleep: How tracking your body’s signs and symptoms can identify when you ovulate

A person holding an egg meant to represent an egg donation for someone trying to get pregnant.

Reproductive health | Reproductive issues and conditions

Egg donation: Thinking it through

Many eggs sitting in a carton to represent how long an female egg is viable after ovulation.

Trying to conceive (TTC)

Fertile window for eggs and sperm

A person looking up signs of PCOS on their cellphone.

Reproductive health | Reproductive issues and conditions

Could I have PCOS?

Four egg shells.

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Preconception health

What is anovulation?

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Reproductive health | Menstrual cycle health

Are my periods irregular?

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Health and wellness | Nutrition

Fertility recipes: pumpkin blueberry muffins

A phone on the bed to represent how to use it to track your luteal phase.

How to use Ovia Fertility

Tracking fertility during the luteal phase

A person using their fertility tracker app from Ovia Health.

How to use Ovia Fertility

Tracking fertility during the fertile window

A person on their laptop and cellphone looking up information on how to track fertility at their proliferative phase.

How to use Ovia Fertility

Tracking fertility during the proliferative phase

A person looking up on their phone how to track their menstrual phase.

How to use Ovia Fertility

Tracking fertility during the menstrual phase

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Reproductive health | Reproductive issues and conditions

PCOS

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Pregnancy loss

Nonsurgical options for early pregnancy loss

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Reproductive health | Reproductive issues and conditions

Reasons why heavy vaginal bleeding might be occurring