Pregnancy
7 facts about pregnancy at an older age
7 facts about pregnancy after the age of 35
Information about the pros and cons of pregnancy after the age of 35 is your best guide when planning your baby’s arrival in the world.
Every woman...
Surviving the two week wait
Surviving the Two Week Wait
The two-week wait is a time of high anxiety, worry, and frustration for women trying to conceive. In case you're not familiar with the phrase, the two week wait is...
Pregnancy with one ovary. Feasible or not?
Pregnancy with one ovary. Feasible or not?
Ovulation is the monthly release of an ovum from the ovary, either from the right or left ovary. Most women have two ovaries (one on the right and one on...
Amniotic fluid leak - Signs, causes and actions
Amniotic fluid leak - Signs, causes and actions
During pregnancy, the baby is surrounded by amniotic fluid. This liquid helps to protect the baby and its overall development.
One of the main ways...
Fetal doppler sounds
Do you recognize what sound is this?
This is the sound of the heart of the unborn baby!
And this
is the sound of the placental blood flow.
Apart from being a magical experience,...
Streptococcus-B during pregnancy
B hemolytic streptococcus is a bacterium found in the vagina in about 25% of women. Its presence in pregnancy does not harm the mother but it can be extremely dangerous for the newborn. When there...
Strep-B test
What is streptococcus-B?
Streptococcus-B or streptococcus agalactiae or GBS is one of the trillions of microorganisms naturally present in the intestine of humans. Many times this microbe travels...
Amniotic fluid leak test
What is amniotic fluid?
Amniotic fluid is the fluid inside the sack that surrounds the embryo and plays many important roles:
• It is your fetus' protective cushion from a possible injury.
•...
15 interesting facts about pregnancy
1. Fertilization: Odds 1 in 100 million
Men release about 100 million sperm each time they ejaculate, although the sperm of some highly fertile men may contain even more.
But in the end only a...
How to interpret pregnancy tests
The hCG hormone (chorionic) does not appear in the urine immediately after fertilization. You have to wait a few days for the fertilized egg to travel through the fallopian tube to the uterus and...
Make room for baby!
In this wonderful video you can see how the internal organs of the woman are displaced during pregnancy.
Amazing!
Furthermore, you can click on the link below and use the interactive app:...
Positive ovlulation test and pregnancy test
Sometimes customers ask us how is the result interpreted on our analog tests. Although it is stated in the instructions that come together with the tests, in this post we will show you some...
10 foods to avoid during pregnancy
Foodborne illness can be an unpleasant, at best, experience but also a particularly dangerous condition for the developing baby during pregnancy. This article will discuss, in a nutshell, what...
hCG levels during pregnancy
Pregnancy tests detect hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) hormone in the urine. hCG is produced by the woman's organism and is present during the first stages of pregnancy. In general, hCG doubles...
Morning sickness? Maybe it's good!
A new study published in Jama Internal Medicine says there is a hidden benefit behind nausea, especially that accompanied by vomiting.
Scientists have found that nausea and vomiting during...
How to achieve pregnancy easily and naturally
Modern lifestyle affects various systems of our body – and fertility is one of them. There are several factors that can adversely affect a woman's fertility: hormonal disorders, polycystic ovary...
Pregnancy tests and sensitivity
Pregnancy tests and sensitivity
Pregnancy tests detect the hormone chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in the urine. hCG is naturally produced by the woman's body and is present in the early stages of...
Bleeding during pregnancy
(πληροφορίες για το κοινό σύμφωνα με το Αμερικάνικο κολλέγιο μαιευτήρων-γυναικολόγων - ACOG) – για περισσότερες πληροφορίες η γυναίκα πρέπει να συμβουλεύεται το γυναικολόγο της
Η αιμορραγία από...
Difference between strip-style and midstream style tests by HomeTest.gr
There are 2 main ovulation test and pregnancy test types suitable for home use.These are the strip and midstream style tests.In this article we will examine the differences between these two test...
I'm pregnant! Now what?
Calculation of duration of pregnancy
Pregnancy is measured in weeks - with the first week starting on the first day of the last period - and lasting forty weeks. It is divided into three...