Understanding fertility

Planning for your pregnancy
If you are thinking about pregnancy, visit your doctor for a preconception consult to provide you with expert advice on planning your pregnancy.

Good fertility health
Your age and your health can affect your chances of falling pregnant. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle may help you improve your fertility.

Preconception health for women
Find out what you can do to improve your fertility and increase your chances of falling pregnant and having a healthy baby.

Preconception health for men
Men's health affect their fertility. Learn how you can improve your fertility and increase the chances of you and your partner falling pregnant.

Fertility tests and treatments
There are a number of tests that are available to determine your fertility.

Preserving fertility
Now many not be the right time for you to have a baby. Fertility preservation is available to keep your options open for a pregnancy in the future.

Infertility
Many people take time to fall pregnant, but infertility is when a woman doesn't fall pregnant after having 12 months of regular unprotected sex.

All about IVF
In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a treatment for certain kinds of fertility issues. Knowing what to expect can make IVF easier to manage.

Trying for pregnancy after 35
If you’re over 35 and trying for a baby, there are a few things to think about.

Ovulation signs
Knowing when you ovulate and having sex at the right time is important when you are trying to fall pregnant. Kits can help you predict ovulation.

Fertility awareness (natural family planning)
Fertility awareness is learning to recognise on which days of the month you are fertile. It can be used as a form of contraception or as a method to b...

Genetic counselling
Genetic counselling may be recommended for people who have a history of hereditary disorders. Find out if counselling can be helpful and what to expec...

Genetic carrier screening
Screening for carrier status is a blood test to see if you carry genes that are linked to certain health conditions. Learn more about this test here.

Folate and pregnancy
Folate (folic acid) supplements are important for pregnancy as they can help prevent birth defects, including neural tube defects such as spina bifida...