This method may appear complicated, but it really does pay off in the long run. It gives you such a good understanding of your body you'll feel far more confident about approaching your doctor...

Probably one of the most frustrating medical terms ever, "unexplained infertility" is used to describe a couple who have been trying to conceive for a year or more, and despite undergoing most or all...

Progesterone is produced by the corpus luteum and is essential for building and maintaining a lining of the uterus into which the fertilised egg can implant and continue to grow. Progesterone levels increase after ovulation. Insufficient...

The Pituitary gland is situated at the base of the brain and is responsible for the release of LH and FSH as well as thyroid stimulating hormone. It in turn is triggered by the...

Oestrogen is produced in the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle as the ovarian follicles begin to ripen eggs. It is the ever increasing amounts of oestrogen produced at this time that eventually trigger...

The latter half of the menstrual cycle during which the corpus luteum produces progesterone to maintain the endometrial lining of the uterus in the hope of a fertilised egg. When the corpus luteum stops...

Oestrogen triggers a surge of LH around mid-cycle, which in turn causes the strongest egg to burst through the ovary wall. For more information see: The Female Reproductive System Ovulation Predictors Blood tests Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Ths is located is the brain. The hypothalmus sits above the Pituitary gland and tells the Pituitary when to start releasing hormones. For more information see: The Female Reproductive System Pituitary gland