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Can You Boost Your Odds of Getting Pregnant?
What are my average odds of getting pregnant each month?
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20%
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What effect does my age have on my odds?
Odds decline 3% every year after age 20.
Odds decline significantly after age 30.
Odds decline only after age 35.
How quickly is it safe to conceive after I stop taking birth control pills?
Right Away
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What are my most fertile days?
All 5 days before ovulation
The 2 days before ovulation and the day of ovulation
Day of ovulation and 1 day after ovulation
What are the signs that I'm ovulating?
A rise in basal body temperature
Stretchy cervical mucus
Slight twinges of pain from the ovaries
All of the above
How often should we have sex to increase our odds of conceiving?
Only on the day of and the day after ovulation
2 to 3 times a week, each week of my menstrual cycle
When my basal body temperature has gone up
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