Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Fertility Calculator - Cheap and Free Ways to Boost Your Fertility

If you're TTC (trying to conceive) you may have already accumulated some hefty bills on doctors appointments or home fertility tests.  However, there are some cheap (or even free!) resources out there that can help, like a fertility calculator.  If you have regular cycles, a fertility calculator can help you predict when you're ovulating, when you're most fertile, and when you and your partner should have sex to take advantage of this fertile window. Before you lay down $10,000 plus on IVF treatment cycles, try using tools like these to get to know your body better.

Once you start looking for a fertility calculator, you will quickly realize that there are a lot of options out there, and you'll need to choose one based on your needs, resources, and schedule.  Here are a few options:
  1. If all you want is a free fertility calculator, I recommend trying a online ovulation calculator.  
  2. If you're more comfortable having a physical calendar to reference, you might try an inexpensive paper calendar wheel.  
  3. If you have an ipod or iphone (you lucky dog), there are a few fertility calculator applications on the ipod app store - like this one from Baby Med - that let you take the calculator everywhere you go. 
  4. There are also a variety of fertility focused self help books out there that can teach you how to chart your cycle and turn any calendar into a fertility calendar. 
Did any of these methods work for you?  I would love to hear other people's fertility calculator recommendations, so please, let me know!

Good luck, and happy cycle charting :)

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