Conceiving

Conceiving your baby will probably be a mix of fun, excitement and stress as you and your partner increase your sexual activity in the hope of getting pregnant. Conceiving a baby requires a healthy female reproductive system and ovulation from the mother's side and regular, healthy and active sperm from the father's side. And then the miracle of fertilization should take place.

Conceiving a baby

The miracle of birth begins when one of your partner's sperm fuses with one of your eggs to form a single cell. This cell contains its own unique genetic blueprint, which is a mix of genetic material from both parents.
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Conceiving: your baby's sex

The sex of your child depends on whether the fertilizing sperm contains an X chromosome (female) or a Y chromosome (male). The woman's egg always contains an X chromosome (female).
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Conceiving: the man's role

Sperm, a man's contribution to the conception of his child, are made in his testes (testicles). A man begins making sperm at puberty under the influence of testosterone from the testes, and luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) from his pituitary gland. LH and FSH act on...
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Conceiving: fertilization

Fertilization happens when a sperm meets and then penetrates an egg. Most human cells contain 46 chromosomes - thread-like structures that carry their genetic information. But the sperm cells and egg cells each have only 23 chromosomes. When a sperm and an egg meet and fuse, the resulting...
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Making love to get pregnant

In order to get pregnant, you need to start by making love at the right time… and know how to optimise the chances of pregnancy afterwards.
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Self-help: Maximizing your chance of conception

The overall health of both partners has an important effect on fertility and your chance of conception.

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