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Why correct timing does not always lead to pregnancy

Why correct timing does not always lead to pregnancy

Correct timing improves probability, not certainty The fertile window is the period when intercourse can realistically lead to pregnancy. Sperm can survive in the female reproductive tract for several days under favorable cervical mucus conditions, while the oocyte is viable for a much shorter time after ovulation. Intercourse in the days before ovulation and on […]

Natural conception vs assisted methods and success rates

Natural conception vs assisted methods and success rates

Understanding natural conception Natural conception requires several biological steps to align: ovulation, adequate sperm production and motility, sperm transport through cervical mucus and the reproductive tract, fertilization in the fallopian tube, embryo transport, and implantation in a receptive endometrium. Even when all these conditions are favourable, conception is probabilistic rather than guaranteed in any given […]