Pregnancy made simple!

We made a list of the most common and important questions regarding pregnancy and answered them for you. We hope this is beneficial for you if you are soon going to enter motherhood. Read and understand. Here is pregnancy made simple.

How does pregnancy happen?

In order for pregnancy to happen, sperm needs to meet up with an egg. Pregnancy officially starts when a fertilized egg implants in the lining of the uterus. It takes up to 2-3 weeks after sexual intercourse for pregnancy to happen. If the egg gets fertilized by the sperm a fetus is formed in the womb and if the egg remains unfertilized, the egg is thrown out of the body with blood and mucus in a process we call the period.

How does a woman get pregnant?

Pregnancy is actually a pretty complicated process that has several steps. It all starts with sperm cells and an egg. Sperm are microscopic cells that are made in testicles. Sperm mixes with other fluids to make semen, which comes out of the penis during ejaculation. Millions and millions of sperm come out every time you ejaculate — but it only takes 1 sperm cell to meet with an egg for pregnancy to happen.

Eggs live in ovaries, and the hormones that control your menstrual cycle cause a few eggs to mature every month. When your egg is mature, it means it’s ready to be fertilized by a sperm cell. These hormones also make the lining of your uterus thick and spongy, which gets your body ready for pregnancy.

About halfway through your menstrual cycle, one mature egg leaves the ovary. This process is also known as ovulation, the egg travels through the Fallopian tube towards your uterus. The egg is available for fertilization for only about 12-24 hours, slowly moving through the Fallopian tube, to see if any sperm are around.

If semen gets in the uterus, the sperm cells can swim up through the cervix and uterus and into the Fallopian tubes, looking for an egg. They have up to 6 days to find an egg before they die. When a sperm cell goes into an egg, it’s called fertilization. Fertilization doesn’t happen right away. Since sperm can last in your uterus and Fallopian tube for up to 6 days after sex, there’s up to 6 days between sex and fertilization.

If a sperm cell does join up with your egg, the fertilized egg moves down the Fallopian tube toward the uterus. It begins to divide into more and more cells, forming a ball as it grows. The ball of cells (called a blastocyst) gets to the uterus about 3–4 days after fertilization. The ball of cells floats in the uterus for another 2–3 days. If the ball of cells attaches to the lining of your uterus, its called implantation and this is how pregnancy officially begins.

Implantation usually starts about 6 days after fertilization, and takes about 3-4 days to complete. The embryo develops from cells on the inside of the ball. The placenta develops from the cells on the outside of the ball.

When a fertilized egg implants in the uterus, it releases pregnancy hormones that prevent the lining of your uterus from shedding, that’s why people don’t get periods when they’re pregnant. If your egg doesn’t meet up with sperm, or a fertilized egg doesn’t implant in your uterus, the thick lining of your uterus isn’t needed and it leaves your body during your period. Up to half of all fertilized eggs naturally don’t implant in the uterus and they pass out of your body during your period.

What are early pregnancy symptoms?

Many people notice symptoms early in their pregnancy, but others may not have any symptoms at all.

Common signs and symptoms of pregnancy can include:

• §  Missed period
• §  Swollen or tender breasts
• §  Nausea and/or vomiting
• §  Feeling tired
• §  Bloating
• §  Constipation
• §  Peeing more often than usual

Some early pregnancy symptoms can sometimes feel like other common conditions (like PMS). So the only way to know for sure if you’re pregnant is to take a pregnancy test. You can either take a home pregnancy test like Pregakem online the most accurate home pregnancy test in the market or you can pay a visit to your gynecologist.

How long does it take to get pregnant?

The amount of time it takes to get pregnant is different for each person, and can depend on a lot of things like your age, genetics, and overall health. If you’re fertile and having unprotected vaginal sex, there’s a very good chance you’ll get pregnant within 1 year. About 85 out of 100 people who try to get pregnant succeed within 1 year. But everyone’s different and for some people it’s much faster, while it may take longer for others.

If you’ve been trying to get pregnant for 6 months to a year with no luck, talk with your doctor, or visit your gynecologist to see if they can help and make sure everything’s okay.

How do I increase my chances of getting pregnant?

One of the best ways to increase your chances of getting pregnant is knowing what days you ovulate you’re most likely to get pregnant, and planning to have sexual intercourse around those days.

Everyone’s body is different, but ovulation usually happens about 14 days before your period starts. An egg lives for about 1 day after it’s released during the ovulation period, and sperm can live in the body for about 6 days after sex. So people are usually fertile for around 7 days of every menstrual cycle: the 5 days before you ovulate, and the day you ovulate. You can also get pregnant a day or 2 after ovulation, but it's less likely.

Some people have very regular cycles, and some people’s cycles vary from month to month. Many people track their menstrual cycles and other fertility signs to help them figure out when they’re ovulating. This is called fertility awareness and some people use it to prevent pregnancy, and others use it to try to get pregnant. If you need help understanding when you’re ovulating, all you have to do is go to on the Pregakem website and use the online pregnancy ovulation calculator to figure out your ovulation window. You can use a fertility chart to keep track of your cycle and when you’re most fertile (like your body temperature, changes in your cervical mucus, and your menstrual cycle). There are apps that can make it easy to chart your cycle and figure out your fertile days.

You can also use ovulation predictor kits and urine tests that tell you when you’re ovulating. You can buy ovulation predictor tests in the drugstore, usually near the pregnancy tests. Ovulation predictor tests look for a hormone called luteinizing hormone, which increases in your body right before you ovulate.