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Reproductive issues and conditions

Ovia Health has in-depth information about reproductive issues and conditions that those trying to conceive may experience. This includes detailed articles on sexually transmitted conditions, periods, ovulation, and so much more. There's also details on related cancers and other serious illnesses.

Abortion

Preparing for pregnancy in states with abortion bans and restrictions

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Male fertility

Unpacking male fertility

Women using her laptop while sitting on a couch researching sexually transmitted infections.

The complete glossary on sexually transmitted infections

A women in gynecologist office talking to doctor about genital infections.

Health and wellness

Everything you need to know about yeast infections, UTIs, and bacterial vaginosis

A women at computer reading about what she should've learned in sex ed class.

Health and wellness

Five things you should have learned in Sex Ed

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Reproductive health | Reproductive healthcare

COVID-19, assisted reproductive technology, and elective care: Your questions answered

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Preconception planning

COVID-19 and trying to conceive: Your questions answered

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Health and wellness

COVID-19 and pregnancy: Your questions answered

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Reproductive health | Menstruation

More than just periods: Menstrual cycle 101 

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Trying to conceive (TTC)

Different types of artificial insemination available

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Which birth control option is best for me?

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Finding the right birth control for you 

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Helpful facts and common misinformation about birth control

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Debunking birth control myths

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Why are Long Acting Reversible Contraception options so popular?

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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What is the MTHFR gene?

A medical professional examining an IVF.

IVF and ICSI, what’s the difference?

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Trying to conceive (TTC)

Sperm donation 101: The facts

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Trying to conceive (TTC)

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

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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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Health and wellness | Nutrition

Healthy snack food alternatives

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Reproductive health | Reproductive healthcare

Being your own health care advocate

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

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Reproductive health | Reproductive healthcare

What to expect at an appointment with your primary care provider

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Pregnancy tests

How do I know if I’m pregnant, or just late?

A woman looking off into the distance.

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

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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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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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Can tampons affect your fertility? 

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Male fertility

Age and male fertility

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Health and wellness

Why do you keep hearing about “toxins”?

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Preconception planning

Clearing up common fertility misconceptions

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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

Preparing your body for pregnancy

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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

Reproductive health | Menstrual cycle health

“Is it safe to skip my period?” and other common birth control questions

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Trying to conceive (TTC)

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

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Health and wellness | Mental health

Managing anxiety while TTC

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Trying to conceive (TTC)

What kind of treatment is available for depression while TTC?

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Reproductive health | Birth control

Observing Women’s History Month 2021 through her healthcare

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Things condoms can’t always prevent

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

Trying to conceive (TTC)

Fertility tips: quit smoking

A person holding a pack of birth control pills and wondering about how it may affect fertility.

Reproductive health | Birth control

Fertility tips: birth control?

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

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Male fertility

The talk: your partner and fertility

A pregnant woman and her young child.

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Preconception planning

Conception, the sequel: What you should know about getting pregnant the second time around

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Preconception planning

Lights, camera, conception! A pre-pregnancy checklist

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Preconception planning

Fertility tips: Don’t save it up!

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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What you need to know about premature ovarian failure

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Reproductive health | Ovulation

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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Difficulty getting pregnant | Infertility

Household items that could affect fertility

A person looking up symptoms of sperm allergy on their laptop.

Could you have a sperm allergy?

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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.

Reproductive health | Ovulation

Five signs you might be ovulating

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Trying to conceive (TTC)

Seven things to avoid while TTC

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Trying to conceive (TTC)

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 woman sitting on couch wondering if antidepressants affect fertility.

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Preconception health

Are antidepressants safe when trying to conceive?

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

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Sex for pregnancy

Am I timing sex correctly?

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Trying to conceive (TTC)

Can I douche while I’m TTC?

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Difficulty getting pregnant

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?

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Health and wellness | Exercise and movement

Will exercising too much hurt my fertility?

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Trying to conceive (TTC)

Should I wait a day between sex when fertile?

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How can cervical fluid problems affect conception?

A person looking up early symptoms of pregnancy on the phone while laying on the couch.

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Pregnancy tests

Am I seeing signs of early pregnancy?

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18 tips to get pregnant faster that actually work

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Difficulty getting pregnant | Infertility

Getting pregnant after diagnosed infertility

A pregnant woman holding her stomach with her two children.

Getting pregnant after cancer treatment

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

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

How to use Ovia Fertility

What should you track when trying to conceive?

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Difficulty getting pregnant | Infertility

Causes of infertility

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Difficulty getting pregnant | 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.

Difficulty getting pregnant | 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

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Reproductive health

What you need to know about birth spacing

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

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.

Difficulty getting pregnant

Over one year of TTC

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Difficulty getting pregnant

Infertility treatments

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

Difficulty getting pregnant | 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

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Reproductive health | Reproductive healthcare

Why you need a trusted healthcare provider when TTC

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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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 person sitting outside on their cellphone looking up information about ovulation and the fertility window.

Trying to conceive (TTC) | Fertility signs

When exactly can you get pregnant? All you need to know about the 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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Difficulty getting pregnant

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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Health and wellness | Exercise and movement

Four common workout injuries and how to avoid them

A woman cutting up fruit for her PCOS diet.

Eating well with PCOS

A person making healthy drink to represent tracking food and drink when trying to conceive.

How to use Ovia Fertility

Tracking your food and drink intake with Ovia

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Health and wellness | Mental health

Managing depression in everyday life: Helpful routines

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How to use Ovia Fertility

Tracking your activity with Ovia

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Five small changes that can help you sleep better than ever

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Before bedtime no-nos: Stuff to avoid that won’t help you sleep

A woman blowing her nose on a tissue wondering difference between cold and flu and which illness she has.

Health and wellness | General health

How is the flu different from a cold?

Health and wellness | Mental health

At what point should I call the doctor about depression?

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Health and wellness | Nutrition

Wild vs. farmed fish: unraveling the truth

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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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Learn about the BRCA gene and why it’s important

A person talking on their phone about their abnormal Pap smear results.

Abnormal pap smears: Everything you need to know

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How to use Ovia Fertility

How Ovia can help you be your healthiest, happiest self

Ovarian egg traveling in fallopian tubes during ovulation representing when you ovulate.

Learn about when you ovulate: One egg’s epic journey

A doctor talking to their patient about what to expect from a future Pap smear with a clipboard in their hand.

Reproductive health | Reproductive healthcare

Are you getting a Pap smear? Here’s the process

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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Health and wellness

What to do about increased or nervous energy

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Health and wellness

Oils are awesome: From olive to argan, the best oils you didn’t realize

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Health and wellness

What’s the deal with gluten?

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Health and wellness | Nutrition

Seafood and mercury levels: What you should know

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Preconception planning

Pros and cons of freezing your eggs

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Health and wellness

Low-dose aspirin: What’s the deal?

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

Future pregnancy with past abortion history

Woman getting a mammogram screening from her doctor.

Understand your mammogram screening

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Reproductive health | Menstrual cycle health

Managing your period as a trans, genderqueer, or non-binary person

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

Endometriosis

A person sitting with their hands clasped wondering where to get an abortion.

Reproductive health | Reproductive healthcare

Where can I access an abortion clinic?

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How to use Ovia Fertility

Tracking your cervical fluid with Ovia

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How to use Ovia Fertility | Fertility period tracker

When’s your period? How to track yours with Ovia, and how we predict when it will come next

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Reproductive health | Menstruation

The important details about the menstrual cycle and what it means to be irregular

Scientist examining a patient's blood sample in a lab.

What you should know about the Zika virus

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Reproductive health | Ovulation

Aches, cramps, and swollen breasts: why you should track your physical symptoms

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Reproductive health | Menstruation

Can my diet help prevent PMS? Here are the details

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

Egg donation: Thinking it through

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Health and wellness

Change in vaginal discharge: What it means

A person looking up signs of PCOS on their cellphone.

Could I have PCOS?

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Reproductive health | Menstrual cycle health

Are my periods irregular?

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

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PCOS

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Health and wellness

Forgetfulness: Learn the reasons behind it

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Health and wellness

The meaning behind dark urine

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Health and wellness

Clumsiness: Is it just having an “off” day?

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Reproductive health | Menstrual cycle health

Helpful information about vaginal spotting or bleeding

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Reproductive health | Menstrual cycle health

Bloating: Helpful information and tips

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Reproductive health | Sex and intimacy

Painful intercourse: Causes and prevention

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Pregnancy loss

Surgical treatment options for early pregnancy loss

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Trying to conceive (TTC) | Pregnancy loss

Nonsurgical options for early pregnancy loss

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Oily hair: What you should know

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Reproductive health

Nasal congestion

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Why the metallic taste and what it means

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Leg cramps: Everything you need to know

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Health and wellness

Helpful information about itchy hands

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Health and wellness

Increased thirst: Do you need to drink more water?

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Health and wellness

What really causes hiccups?

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Health and wellness

Hemorrhoids: What you should know

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Health and wellness

Smelling really good lately? Here’s why your body might be doing it

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Reasons why heavy vaginal bleeding might be occurring

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What is acid reflux?

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Health and wellness

Causes for green or yellow vaginal discharge

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Health and wellness

Experiencing frequent infections? What your body might be trying to say

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Health and wellness

Fever: Why your temperature goes up

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Health and wellness

Fainting 101: Why does it happen?

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Health and wellness

Why you might have a flushed face

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Health and wellness

The reasons behind excessive sweating

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Health and wellness

Cloudy or strong-smelling urine: Is it something to worry about?

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Health and wellness

Here’s why you might be feeling abdominal or pelvic cramping