planning a pregnancy

Getting Pregnant

Should you get an anti-mullerian hormone test?

Here’s what experts say your AMH level can and can’t tell you about your fertility.

Getting Pregnant

What partners can do: 5 strategies to support your partner when trying to get pregnant

Remember & repeat: she is feeling things that I won’t feel.

Infertility

When everyone but you is getting pregnant

Be gentle with yourself.

Women's Health

These are the actual chances of getting pregnant each month

Plus expert tips on how to boost your chances.

Getting Pregnant

10 foods to increase sperm count, according to a dietitian

If you're looking to boost sperm count and fertility while trying to conceive, make sure your partner knows about these foods.

Getting Pregnant

How to make a baby: The quick & dirty guide to getting pregnant

Love this journey for you.

Getting Pregnant

29 inspiring quotes to remember when trying to conceive

“Just keep swimming” —Finding Nemo

Women's Health

As an OB-GYN, this is what I wish I had known before freezing my eggs

Now I always advise my patients about these four tips.

Getting Pregnant

10 questions to discuss with your partner before getting pregnant

10 questions to make sure you're ready to become parents.

Women's Health

How much will Opill cost? Here’s what we know

Available later this month, the pill will improve access to contraception for millions.

Pregnancy

What your mother’s pregnancies can teach you about your own

Plus, explore factors beyond genetics, like health and environment, that influence labor.

Pregnancy

Why we chose IVF for our second pregnancy

We vowed almost immediately after our daughter's diagnosis that we’d find a way to give her a sibling. It seemed an easy choice at the time. But it would get harder.

Getting Pregnant

This is the reason why we tend to make more babies in the winter

A combo of biology and environment known as ‘reproductive seasonality’ likely explains all your late summer birthday invites.

Getting Pregnant

When it comes to selecting your sperm donor, swiping right just won’t cut it

The search for my ‘perfect’ donor was an overwhelming experience, to say the least.

Motherly Stories

I wanted a third child, so why am I feeling conflicted?

I was just starting to see myself as more than a mom.

Pregnancy

Does the pregnancy glow really exist?

Science tells us that glowing during pregnancy isn’t just in your imagination.

Motherly Stories

My daughter spent 5 weeks in the NICU—and it could have been avoided

We need to speak critically about the existing systems that can fail women before, during and after pregnancy.

Women's Health

Study finds women taking oral birth control less likely to have depression

The surprising findings contradict previous studies.

Miscarriage & Loss

Powerful emotional video aims to take the shame out of miscarriage—and it’s a must-watch

With “Thiscarried”, Poppy Seed Health is reframing the ways we talk about miscarriage and pregnancy loss.

Women's Health

Your gut may be telling you to switch OB-GYNs. Here’s why you should listen

Before I started trying for my second baby, I knew I had to make a switch.