There are two types of twins: Identical twins and fraternal twins (i.e. Non-identical). Identical twins are formed when one egg splits into two after being fertilised by a sperm. Identical twins are developed from two halves of the same fertilised... (read more)

The normal range of a healthy man's sperm is 35 to 200 million per millilitre of sperm. If you have none or lower amount of sperm, you may have trouble conceiving. Poor sperm quality are also one of the common causes of infertility, which includes sperms... (read more)

While in countries like the UK, scientific methods of sex are only legal for medical purpose, you can still try some natural methods. Timing sex is one of the most popular methods. If you want a boy, do not have sex for 2-3 days before ovulation,... (read more)

Every egg and sperm contains 23 chromosomes. Each egg has one X chromosome while every sperm has either one X chromosome or Y chromosome. The sex of a baby is determined by where the sperm that fertilises the egg carries the X or Y chromosome. If the... (read more)

PGD is abbreviation of Pre-implanation Genetic Diaanosis. It is a procedure for testing the genetic makeup of very early embryos created through in vitro fertilization (IVF) and involves removing a cell from the developing embryo conceived IVF to identify... (read more)

The Council of Europe's 1997 Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine states that "techniques may not be used to choose a future child's sex, except where serious hereditary sex-related disease is to be avoided". Out of the European Council's 41 member... (read more)

It depends which country you are in. In the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and Belgium, more babies are conceived in November than in any other month, which makes August the month in which most babies are born in those countries. However,... (read more)

Normally, your midwife will give you an estimate date of delivery, which is shorten as EDD. Your EDD is 40 weeks from the first day of your last menstrual period (LMP). Note it's NOT from the day you think you conceived. Only 5% of pregnant women give... (read more)

Since it is almost impossible to predict how long it will take you to conceive, it is very difficult to time your pregnancy. Every couple is different,... (read more)

The key to getting pregnant fast is to have sex at least every 48 hours during your fertile period. This ensures that there are plenty of sperm available whenever there is an egg ready to be fertilised. It may also help to stay in bed a while after sex.... (read more)