Women’s Health & Planning a Pregnancy Blog
Your menstrual cycle is a daily hormonal fluctuation which influences you both physically and mentally. Tracking your hormones can give you a better understanding of your body as well as clues to possible hormonal issues or even potential health problems.
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Very often women are not aware that they may have fertility problems until they decide to have a baby and have difficulty conceiving.
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After ovulation comes the luteal phase when the body prepares either for pregnancy or a period. The luteal phase typically lasts 14 days and is less likely to fluctuate in length than the follicular phase (the phase before ovulation).
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Ovulation is the phase in your menstrual cycle when a mature egg is released from the ovary. Ovulation is a complex process which lasts up to 24hours.
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Your menstrual cycle has 3 phases, The Follicular phase, The Ovulatory Phase, and the Luteal Phase. The first day of your period is also Day 1 of your cycle and the beginning of the Follicular phase.
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Luteinizing hormone (LH) plays a key role in women’s reproductive health, triggering ovulation and regulating the menstrual cycle. We explain the basics - what is LH, how do LH tests work and are they reliable?
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Adding LH test (OPK’s) results to your femSense app can not only help you identify your fertile window more exactly but can also help us learn more about women’s cycles.
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According to the WHO, over 186 million people worldwide are affected by infertility. Our guest authors from LEVY Health explore why it's important to address infertility early.
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The femSense Ovulation Tracker has been proven to be 99.73% accurate. A great start to the process of approval for femSense as a form of contraception
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Most cultures and religions associate springtime with fertility, but are we really more fertile or just feeling frisky?
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March 08th is International Women’s Day and we at femSense thought this would be a great opportunity to ask you what exactly it is that makes you a woman.
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With menstrual cups there is no “one size fits all”, your cup is as individual as you are. We explain why finding the right size can be the difference between yuck and wow!
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Ovulation tests are used to determine when you ovulate and are most likely to get pregnant, but because the different methods of ovulation detection measure different bodily signals, they can often give results on different days.
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Will having an orgasm help me get pregnant? Can I get pregnant during my period? We examine some common fertility myths and reveal which ones are true.
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Your sex drive has slumped, and your love life is suffering? We have 5 tips to boost your libido and bring the romance back to the bedroom!
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Your body knows when you are fertile. Fertility awareness and natural family planning teach you how to listen to and understand your body, and to use this information as a natural form of birth control.
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As experts in fertility and menstrual health, we wanted to find out more about the possible effects of COVID-19 on the menstrual cycle. We asked our femSense users to share their experience. Here are the results of our survey.
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LH, Luteinizing Hormone is a hormone which helps control the menstrual cycle. Among other functions, LH triggers ovulation - the release of an egg from the ovary, which is why LH tests are often used by women trying to get pregnant.
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There are plenty of good reasons to stop taking the pill, but what happens then? What changes can you expect? Well for a start an increase in your sex drive!
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Are you fed up with not knowing when your period is due? You want to work out when you're ovulating? Our app femSense 2.0 is perfect for you! Here are 5 good reasons why.
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NFP, copper coil, diaphragm - the list of hormone-free contraceptives is long. We explore the maze of natural forms of birth control and outline some of the most effective methods.
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Just because you had a period does not mean that you ovulated. An anovulatory cycle is a cycle where no egg is released, and a pregnancy is not possible.
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I lead a really busy life, I simply didn’t have the time to measure and keep notes, and whatever else is involved, I just wanted to know when I ovulated!
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Your cycle is a bicycle made for two. If your partner is aware of where you are in your menstrual cycle, they can enjoy the highs and support the lows – teamwork at its best.
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That hormone fluctuations are responsible for many physical changes during the female cycle is common knowledge, but to what extent can they also influence our relationships?
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There is lot of misinformation and many myths about women’s fertility. How can you tell the facts from the fiction? Here are 5 basic facts you should know if you want to get pregnant!
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Today we have a very special gift for all our Social Media followers (and those who want to become followers): We have created our own Instagram stickers!
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They say that to fall in love, a couple has to like the smell of each other, but can a man really “smell” a woman’s most fertile days?
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You surely had sex education or biology in school, where you learned all about fertility. Well, we have 9 facts for you about getting pregnant that you might not have learned.
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The appearance and texture of your cervical mucus can tell you a lot about where you are in your cycle. But what is cervical mucus and why does it change before and after ovulation?
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Melanie had been trying to get pregnant for 7 long months before finally holding a positive pregnancy test in her hand. Knowing how delighted we are to hear about femSense success stories she got in touch with us to share her exciting news.
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The two-week wait, you had probably never heard of it, until you decided to have a baby. The two weeks between ovulation and your first pregnancy test. Two weeks that can feel like a lifetime.
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40 is the new 30? When it comes to having babies, that’s definitely true. There are of course challenges but also many advantages to becoming a mum later in life.
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In recent years there has been a surge in the number of different methods of ovulation detection available. We have compared femSense to some other popular products for you.
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Making a baby is teamwork. The journey a sperm has to take to fertilize an egg is a long and hazardous one and only the toughest survive, which is why having healthy sperm is so important when you want to conceive.
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You might have had to put your baby plans on hold, but the future is still bright and when you are ready to plan your pregnancy, we will be here to help you get pregnant faster.
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Have you got cabin fever yet? Is the 'Corona Holiday' starting to get old now? The bathrooms have been scrubbed, the fridge is sparkling, the wardrobe has been ruthlessly cleared out and all this Netflix is leaving you square eyed! It is definitely time to put a positive spin on Lockdown and to use your time productively.
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Eating healthily is of course hugely important in everyday life but it becomes even more important when you are planning a pregnancy. Certain nutrients can have a positive effect on your fertility - and that of your partner!
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Let’s get down to femSense basics. OVULATION. What is it? What happens at ovulation and why is it so important if you want to plan or prevent a pregnancy?
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The pressure to get pregnant can sometimes take the joy out of “making babies”, one thing to keep in mind, is that timing is actually more important than the frequency.
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Some women can feel it, a tightening on one side indicating it’s happening, others feel nothing but are aware that sometime around the middle of the month it will happen and for others it’s all a bit of a mystery: Ovulation. When does it happen and how can I know?
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Christmas. The scent of pine, gingerbread and cinnamon. The most wonderful time of the year, a time of quiet reflection and silent nights. But not for long!
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At Christmas families make an extra effort to get together, that makes it the perfect time announce your pregnancy to your whole family simultaneously. We'll show you how your big Christmas surprise can be even more magical.
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femSense Kinderwunsch can not only help you to detect your ovulation but is now also offering you the chance to win a “baby making weekend”. Merry Christmas!
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I thought it might be time to introduce myself and share my story with you, and why I wish femSense had existed when I was starting my family.
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You want to get pregnant and are looking for reliable and practical support? Here are 7 good reasons why femSense should be your first choice for ovulation detection.
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You've waited so long for this moment: the pregnancy test is finally positive! Telling the baby's father is a lifechanging event, so take a minute to plan and make it really special.
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Getting pregnant often sounds easier than it actually is. Julia M experienced just that when she and her husband first tried for a baby. Why she now has a reason to celebrate and how femSense was able to help her, you can read about it here in our exclusive blog interview.
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It sounds so easy; you enter a few personal details into your app and always know exactly where you are in your cycle - very convenient; but can an app actually calculate your fertile days?
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The temperature method, as we have known it up until now, has been extremely difficult to use correctly. You practically had to live like a nun in order for it to work in any way reliably. How femSense does it better is explained by clinical embryologist Dr. Michael Schenk in a video.
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When your biological clock is ticking and getting louder and louder, then you just can´t get pregnant quickly enough! Theoretically getting pregnant is very easy, in practice it can take time and there are a few common mistakes you should avoid if you want to get pregnant quickly.
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Breaking News in the femSense world: Up until now the femSense app was only available for iPhones, the good news is that the Android version of the femSense app is now also available in the Google Play Store and the new Android compatible patches are prepared and ready to go.
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femSense Ovulation Detection is based on the basal body temperature method. The very precise temperature sensor embedded in the femSense patch measures your body temperature, at the same place, up to 1000 times a day. But what exactly is the temperature method and how can it be used to detect ovulation?
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No. A baby shower doesn’t involve bathing a new-born baby, but rather showering a soon-to-be mum in love and attention.
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Knowing and understanding your cycle are important for your everyday life but if you are thinking about starting a family in the future or are interested in your fertility and general health, now is probably a good time to make sure you understand exactly how and why we have periods. It is actually astounding how much misinformation and uncertainty surrounds a subject that for half of the world´s population is a monthly fact of life and without which there would be no babies!
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We all know the basics; every month, whether it suits or not, you get your period. Some women are very regular, know their dates exactly and can plan accordingly but for many of us it arrives unexpected and uninvited, bringing a variety of moods and symptoms over which we have no control. It appears on holidays, while traveling or on the busiest days. We consider ourselves well pr epared when we have a drawer full of sanitary products!
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While developing the technology behind femSense we just had to wonder what women did in times gone by. Well the answer to that is that they sometimes tried some seriously weird stuff.
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It´s that time of the year again, the Christmas holidays are over and instead of feeling recharged, most of us are feeling over indulged and lethargic. It is time for change, a fresh, healthy lifestyle.
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Next time you are irritated by the inconvenience of your period, remember that for some women and girls sanitary products are a luxury they just can't afford.
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