CONCEPTION EXPLAINED

At certain times of the month you will be more fertile than others. If you know when you are fertile, you will know the best time to have sexual intercourse with your partner for the best chance of becoming pregnant.

For many couples a delay in conceiving can be simply a problem with the timing of intercourse in relation to the woman's fertile time.

Conception is the term used when a mans sperm penetrates a womans egg and a pregnancy is started.

In order for you to become pregnant, the following must happen:

  1. OVULATION MUST OCCUR-ie an egg must be released and it will only be fertile for abour 24 hrs. This is why intercourse is advised before ovulation occurs and a variety of ovulation tests can help women identify the 2-3 most fertile days of each cycle.The Ovulert system can also be a great help in finding out the fertile days and sending tests out at the right time each month.
  2. The fallopian tubes must not be blocked.
  3. Intercourse must take place just before or at the time of ovulation - the best way to find out when you are going to ovulate is to use our ovulation test kits..
  4. The man must be fertile and produce adequate numbers sperm - we approved home tests for men on this site (click here for the list) and we provide fertility information and advice for men on or www.malefertility.co.uk web site.
  5. Mucus at the mouth of the womb must be receptive and not hostile to sperm.
  6. The egg must be fertilised by the sperm and then implant in the womb - 'then conception has taken place' . A pregnancy test can show a positive result as early as 7-10 days after this time - please click here for a list of our pregnancy tests. We recommend that you have at least 5 in stock ready to start testing early.