Your journey through pregnancy is perhaps the biggest physical change your body will ever undergo. Ideally, you should see a doctor before you get pregnant for recommendations on how to have a healthy pregnancy. This section covers nutrition, diet, and lifestyle changes you should consider at this time.

Issues To Consider

• Preparing for pregnancy
• Eating right before pregnancy
• Getting pregnant in later years
• How a father should prepare
• Maternity leave and work issues
• Health conditions that complicate pregnancy
• Genetic counseling

Fertility And Conception

• Ovulation calculator
• Due date calculator
• Trying to conceive - timing and fertility
• The signs of pregnancy
• Pregnancy tests
• Lifestyle habits may impact fertility
• Infertility - overview
• Infertility - therapies and treatments
• Reproductive surgery

See more about:
Female Reproductive System Tour

See more about:
Menstrual Cycle Tool

Review Date: 10/22/2008

Reviewed By: Peter J. Chen, MD, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.