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  Best Fertility Lubricants

  This article contains affiliate links. Personal lubricants are liquids or gels that help with vaginal dryness or pain during sex by reducing friction. This article covers what you need to know about...

  By: Kelly Park | Contributor

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  Best Ovulation Tests

  If you are looking to get pregnant quickly (and both partners have no underlying fertility issues), timing is the key.The optimal time to conceive is called your fertile window. Peak fertility or...

  By: Kelly Park | Contributor

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  Ovulation Tracking Charts

  A BBT chart is used to track fluctuations in basal body temperature (BBT), which is your body's temperature at rest. Because a slight rise in temperature occurs at the time of ovulation, tracking...

  By: Kelly Park | Contributor

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  Luteal Phase Length and Getting Pregnant: Q&A with Dr. Natalie Crawford

  We think that one of the best ways to get smart about your fertility is to go right to the research. We had the opportunity to do just that when we asked Dr. Natalie Crawford to explain what any...

  By: Kelly Park | Contributor

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  Fertility Blogger Directory: Here's How It Works

  Here at FertilitySmarts, our goal is to help people understand their fertility and to normalize discussion around fertility-related experiences. From cervical mucus to struggles with infertility, we...

  By: Kelly Park | Contributor

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  Identifying Stages of Cervical Mucus

  If you have done a little research on getting pregnant, you've probably come across references to cervical mucus, but you may be wondering why it matters and how to identify it.Many people are...

  By: Amy Sedgwick | Co-Founder, Red Tent Sisters

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  How Basal Body Temperature (BBT) Can Help You Get Pregnant

  If you are trying to get pregnant, observing and recording your basal body temperature (BBT) can give you insight into your fertile window and help determine the best days to have sex.This daily task...

  By: Amy Sedgwick | Co-Founder, Red Tent Sisters