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4 Ways To Stay Motivated When You’re TTC
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4 Ways To Stay Motivated When You’re TTC

Do you feel like you’ve tried everything to improve your fertility? From logging your period to using an ovulation predictor kit to charting your temperature. And the way you’ve changed your diet from cutting down on caffeine to eating like a fertility goddess.

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How To Talk To Your Partner About Fertility Solutions
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How To Talk To Your Partner About Fertility Solutions

Do you feel like you’ve tried everything to improve your fertility? From logging your period to using an ovulation predictor kit to charting your temperature. And the way you’ve changed your diet from cutting down on caffeine to eating like a fertility goddess.

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Can Sleep Really Affect Fertility?
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Can Sleep Really Affect Fertility?

Odds are you have experienced the downsides of lack of sleep at least a few times in your life. Sleep is essential for keeping our bodies running optimally and contributes to our health and wellness in a big way, but can sleep affect your fertility?

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4 Ways To Get Unstuck And Get Pregnant Faster
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4 Ways To Get Unstuck And Get Pregnant Faster

Are you feeling stuck? And is it taking too long to get pregnant? I know how hard this is. There are some days, like when you get your period or another round of IVF doesn't work, that you feel like giving up altogether. It’s painful to wake up every morning and remember that you don’t have what you want.

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MTHFR And What It Means For Your Fertility
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MTHFR And What It Means For Your Fertility

What if the reason you are not getting pregnant or you’re having miscarriages is that you have an undiagnosed gene mutation? Did you know that 40% of people have the MTHFR gene mutation and it often goes undiagnosed?

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Thyroid And Fertility
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Thyroid And Fertility

If you're struggling to get pregnant, you've had a miscarriage, you're feeling tired, too hot or too cold, then you could have a thyroid issue. Thyroid issues often go undiagnosed, so it is important to know the signs so that you can do something about it.

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Interview With Sylvia Kang CEO At Mira
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Interview With Sylvia Kang CEO At Mira

Meet Sylvia Kang the co-founder and CEO of Mira Fertility Tracker. Watch this interview to find out how a Mira fertility tracker is different to an ovulation predictor kit (OPKs), taking your body basal temperature (BBT) and other fertility trackers.

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Low Progesterone And Fertility
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Low Progesterone And Fertility

Achieving an optimal hormonal balance is one of the essentials when trying to conceive (TTC). The hormone, progesterone, is one of the big team players to watch out for.

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Oestrogen Dominance
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Oestrogen Dominance

When you’re trying to conceive (TTC), the words ‘oestrogen dominance’ could be enough to raise your stress levels- particularly true if you think you have it. It doesn’t need to be that way and here’s why.

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Wild Salmon And Fertility
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Wild Salmon And Fertility

Are you eating enough fish to support your fertility, hormones and cycle? And are you eating the right kind of fish to supercharge your fertility?

Find out the fertility benefits of wild salmon, the difference between wild salmon and farmed salmon, wild salmon species, how to sustainably source salmon, a simple way to eat it and where to buy it.

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What If You Don’t Feel Like A Fertility Hero?
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What If You Don’t Feel Like A Fertility Hero?

Have you been struggling to get pregnant and don’t feel heroic at all?

Yup. Me too. I remember when I was trying to get pregnant and I used to compare myself to other people all the time. Look at the girl from the office who wasn’t even trying and got pregnant instantly. At the time, I couldn’t help but compare myself because it’s human nature, right? That’s what we naturally do.

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What Is A Fertility Hero?
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What Is A Fertility Hero?

You might not feel like a Fertility Hero right now, particularly if you’ve had a bad day, started your period, or seen another pregnancy announcement, but stick with me. I’m going to show you how you can see yourself as the Fertility Hero that you are (and especially, if you’ve had a bad day).

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6 Ways To Improve Fertility This Summer
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6 Ways To Improve Fertility This Summer

Do you change your fertility-boosting habits throughout your cycle? What about seasonally? How do you mix it up?

With summer here, it is time to switch it up. The way to improve fertility in the summer is different from what to do in the winter.

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Mira Fertility Tracker
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Mira Fertility Tracker

Do you get confused about when you ovulate? Are you taking your temperature or using an ovulation predictor kit (OPK)? Or maybe you use cervical mucus and cervix position to tell when you're ovulating?

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Male Fertility: Your Guide to Improving Sperm
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Male Fertility: Your Guide to Improving Sperm

We all know that sperm is vital for conception. The quality of the sperm determines whether or not the woman will get pregnant and it can also affect how many eggs are fertilised. It’s also a fact that men and women are just as likely to contribute to fertility challenges.

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Your Fertility Team
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Your Fertility Team

Imagine planning a wedding... Now imagine doing everything yourself. Making the wedding dress, cooking all the food, pouring everyone a glass of fizz, taking photos and playing music. Imagine that! It would be a nightmare.

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What PCOS Means For Fertility
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What PCOS Means For Fertility

When I first started trying to get pregnant I was convinced that I had PCOS because I had so many symptoms. My cycles were irregular, I had skin tags, extra body hair, I was tired and totally addicted to sugar.

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Eat A Rainbow To Boost Your Fertility
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Eat A Rainbow To Boost Your Fertility

Did your mum ever tell you to eat your greens? It turns out she was right because green vegetables are super important for health and fertility. You're probably packing in the kale and spinach, but what about all the other vegetables? Are you eating a rainbow every day?

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How To Stop Feeling So Jealous Of Pregnant Women
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How To Stop Feeling So Jealous Of Pregnant Women

What if you could stop feeling so jealous of pregnant women? How would things be different for you and in your relationships?

It's natural to feel jealous of pregnant women when you want a baby and it's not happening. I remember feeling like I was the only one without a baby. At work I was surrounded by pregnant women. It seemed like all my friends and family were getting pregnant too. I was happy for them and confused about why I felt so jealous. Normally, I was a positive happy person and the strong feelings of envy were not me.

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Do You Have A Conceivable Cycle?
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Do You Have A Conceivable Cycle?

What is a Conceivable Cycle? And do you have one? The first step to discovering this is to take your body basal temperature (BBT) and note it down on a chart. Most people take their temperature as a way to see when they ovulate, but did you know that your BBT chart shows way more than just ovulation?

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