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Timing intercourse to achieve pregnancy: Current evidence
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Proper information given early in the course of trying to achieve pregnancy is likely to reduce time to conception for many couples, and also to reduce unnecessary intervention and cost.About:
This article is published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.The article was published on 2002-12-01. It has received 143 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Fertility & Pregnancy.read more
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Definition and prevalence of subfertility and infertility.
TL;DR: Under appropriate circumstances a basic infertility work-up after six unsuccessful cycles with fertility-focused intercourse will identify couples with significant infertility problems to avoid both infertility under- and over-treatment, regardless of age.
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Time to pregnancy: results of the German prospective study and impact on the management of infertility
TL;DR: A non-parametric estimation of cumulative probabilities of conception (CPC) in natural family planning users illustrating an ideal of human fertility potential is presented, finding most couples conceive within six cycles with timed intercourse.
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Variability in the Phases of the Menstrual Cycle
TL;DR: There is considerable normal variability in the phases of the menstrual cycle among regularly cycling women, and the follicular phase contributes most to this variability.
Efficacy of the
TL;DR: The Marquette Method of natural family planning is an effective means of avoiding pregnancy when used correctly, and the efficacy of the MM system includes proper preparation of the professional nurse NFP teachers.
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Knowledge about factors that influence fertility among Australians of reproductive age: A population-based survey
Karin Hammarberg,Tracy Setter,Robert J. Norman,Carol A Holden,Janet Hailes Michelmore,Louise Johnson +5 more
TL;DR: Considerable knowledge gaps about modifiable factors that affect fertility were identified and these are targeted in a national education campaign to promote awareness of factors that influence fertility.
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Population study of causes, treatment, and outcome of infertility.
Michael G.R. Hull,C M Glazener,N J Kelly,David I. Conway,P A Foster,R. A. Hinton,C. Coulson,P. A. Lambert,E. M. Watt,K M Desai +9 more
TL;DR: Infertility was unexplained in 28% and the chance of pregnancy was mainly determined by duration of infertility, and in vitro fertilisation could benefit 80% of cases of tubal damage and 25% of unexplained infertility--that is, 18% of all cases, representing up to 216 new cases each year per million of the total population.
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Timing of sexual intercourse in relation to ovulation. Effects on the probability of conception, survival of the pregnancy, and sex of the baby
TL;DR: In a total of 625 menstrual cycles for which the dates of ovulation could be estimated, 192 pregnancies were initiated, as indicated by increases in the urinary concentration of human chorionic gonadotropin around the expected time of implantation.
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The timing of the “fertile window” in the menstrual cycle: day specific estimates from a prospective study
TL;DR: Only about 30% of women is the fertile window entirely within the days of the menstrual cycle identified by clinical guidelines—that is, between days 10 and 17; most women reach their fertile window earlier and others much later.
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The risk of conception on different days of the menstrual cycle
John C. Barrett,John Marshall +1 more
TL;DR: Estimates were obtained of the risk of conception from an act of coitus on each day, as measured from the day of ovulation, using data from 1898 menstrual cycles by means of a quantal regression programme.
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Treatment-Independent Pregnancy among Infertile Couples
TL;DR: It is concluded that the potential for a spontaneous cure of infertility is high, that treatment for many classes of infertility should be evaluated by randomized clinical trials, and that in such trials random assignment of subjects to untreated control groups would be ethically acceptable.