Sugar Editorial Picks
Aug 06, 2008 -
If you're not trying to become pregnant, a late period can be no fun. It's so tough to just be patient and wait for Aunt Flo to show up, so that's where emmenagogues come in. It's a long name for a category of herbs and plants that are believed to induce menstruation.
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Sep 04, 2007 -
Every month, once we hit puberty, women produce eggs for the sole purpose of getting pregnant. Those eggs are just waiting for a strong sperm to swim by and fertilize it.
I'm wondering how much you know about your eggs and what happens when you ovulate, so take this quiz and find out.
- 22 Comments
Aug 02, 2007 -
Let's talk about your menstrual cycle. Fun topic, huh? Every woman should know what's going on inside her body every month, because it'll help you understand your physical and emotional self a little bit better.
- 19 Comments
Jul 24, 2007 -
Lately I have been getting inundated with questions from women ending with "Am I pregnant?" so I just want to clear up what needs to happen in order for you to even think there could be a remote possibility that you are preggers.
In order to get pregnant, you must have sex when you are ovulating, about 10-18 days after the first day of your period.
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Jul 09, 2007 -
The female body can be a confusing thing, and understanding our cycle can help prevent us from freaking out when our period is "late." There is a certain window of time during our monthly cycle when having unprotected sex could result in a pregnancy.
So I want to know...
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Jun 25, 2007 -
I'm sure every single one of you can relate to the stress of your period being late. If you are not wanting to be pregnant, it can be the worst feeling ever, and it brings up a lot of questions until you finally get your period or take a pregnancy test.
Did you know that stress could also be the cause of your late period?
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Jun 21, 2006 -
Dear Sugar,
I have an irregular period and I frequently skip up to two months at a time. It's been three months now and I know that I'm not pregnant.
I was wondering if girls like me have sex regularly, how am I supposed to know when I am ovulating if I am not bleeding?
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Other Search Results
Feb 06, 2008 -
If you want to get pregnant and you're not sure where to start, a good first step is getting familiar with your body.
Pin pointing your ovulation time frame can be key. You can do the math yourself but like 9th grade algebra, a calculator makes it easier.
- 9 Comments
Apr 02, 2009 -
Some couples joke that they can conceive just by looking at one another (we call those gals "Fertile Myrtles"), while others require careful planning and assistance to get there. If you're trying to get pregnant, I suggest tracking the telltale signs of ovulation and learning up on conception science. If only it really could be as simple as the birds and the bees.
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Jun 19, 2008 -
Whether you and your partner practice the rhythm method or use ovulation predictors to get pregnant, ovulation goes unseen. The American Pregnancy Association reports that the egg lives only 12 to 24 hours after leaving the ovary. It said:Ovulation occurs when a mature egg is released from the ovary, pushed down the fallopian tube, and is available to be fertilized.
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