What no one tells you about fertility, from a doctor

Summary: Fertility can be a heartbreaking and confusing journey, even for women who do everything "right" with their health and careers. Many people don't realize how complex making a baby really is. For example, counting your cycle starts on the first day of your full flow, not just when you see a little blood.

Also, men play a huge part! Men make millions of sperm every day, but sperm counts have dropped by half over the last 50 years due to stress, diet, and toxins. The sperm that do make it have to swim upstream against fluid currents—just like salmon—following a chemical trail left by the egg. If you are struggling to get pregnant, remember that it is a delicate biological dance, and you are not alone.

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