The luteal phase is the second half of your menstrual cycle, the time between ovulation and your next period. It normally lasts 12 to 16 days. During this window, the corpus luteum in your ovary produces progesterone, which prepares the uterine lining for a possible pregnancy.
If your cycles are regular, your periods arrive predictably, and your ovulation kit shows a clear surge each month, you are doing everything right. And yet, the pregnancy test keeps saying no. This is one of the most common frustrating experiences of trying to conceive.
Yes, women with blocked fallopian tubes can still get pregnant. Whether it happens naturally, with tubal surgery, or with IVF depends on which tubes are affected, where the blockage sits, and whether one tube is still open. Tubal-factor infertility accounts for around 25 to 35% of female infertility, and modern...
Yes, you can get pregnant with one fallopian tube, and the chances are far better than many women fear. Across published cohorts of women with one open tube, natural pregnancy rates of roughly 30 to 40% within two years are typical, compared with around 45 to 55% when both tubes...
Yes, you can get pregnant with low AMH. In many cases more easily than the number itself suggests. AMH is one of the most misunderstood tests in fertility medicine, and a low result is often read as a verdict on natural conception when the evidence does not support that reading....
When couples begin trying for pregnancy, the first thoughts usually revolve around timing ovulation, tracking menstrual cycles, or making lifestyle changes. Yet for many couples who continue trying month after month without success, the underlying issue often lies deeper in the body’s hormonal system.
For pregnancy to occur naturally, a number of biological steps must align. Ovulation is one of the most important of those steps. Each month, the ovary releases a mature egg that travels into the fallopian tube, where it can meet sperm and begin the process of fertilisation.
Couples struggling with pregnancy do not arrive at IVF through a single decision. It usually begins quietly. Months of trying turn into years. Advice from friends becomes overwhelming. Online searches grow more specific. And eventually, the question changes from why isn’t pregnancy happening to something more practical: How do we...
For most couples, the thought of questioning their IVF eligibility does not arrive suddenly. It grows slowly, often after months of trying, repeated disappointments, or confusing medical opinions.
A failed IVF cycle is not just a medical outcome. It is an emotional pause in a journey that already required courage to begin. By the time couples reach IVF, they have usually experienced months or years of waiting, treatments, and expectations. So when pregnancy does not happen, the disappointment...
