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What makes someone very fertile? By Lisa Olson

Fertility indicates your ability to conceive children. A woman’s peak reproductive years are between late teens and late 20s.

Fertility will usually start to decline in your 30’s.

Factors that may contribute to infertility include age, smoking, stress, certain medical issues, obesity, alcohol and drug use.

With that said, what are some of the more clear signs that you are in fact fertile and ready to get pregnant?

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Infertility, Lifestyle, Unexplained Infertility

How do you know if you have a luteal phase defect?

Many women who cannot get pregnant or who may experience repeated miscarriage often suffer from a luteal phase defect, which simply means that the luteal phase of their cycle (the time between ovulation and their menstrual flow) is too short to develop a thick enough uterine lining to support a fertilized egg.

This can either result in an inability for the fertilized egg to implant in the first place, or an inability to thrive, thus resulting in a very early miscarriage. Some women actually miscarry every month without realizing it believing that they are simply having a regular period.

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Infertility, Tips and Suggestions, Unexplained Infertility

How soon can you get pregnant after birth control?

Long term use of birth control pills should not have a negative impact on your fertility or on your ability to conceive.

Most women can get pregnant within the first 12 months of contraceptive discontinuation but a study found that women who used a combined estrogen and progestin birth control pills for more than three years were were more fertile than women who used them for a shorter period of time.

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Infertility, Tips and Suggestions, Unexplained Infertility

How To Achieve The Most Fertile Cervical Mucus

Cervical mucus or cervical fluid is one of the three primary fertility signs to getting pregnant. A dry cervical mucus for example can resist the movement of sperm and inhibit fertilization.

Vaginal infections, sexually transmitted diseases, obesity, breastfeeding, and stopping birth control pills can all change the nature of your cervical mucus.

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