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Left untreated those who are pregnant and have a pre-existing diagnosis of diabetes or find they have gestational diabetes can make for major complications. This is why many physicians and health care providers recommend that pregnant women take a glucose screening test. When checking for gestational diabetes the test is done at around 28 weeks gestation. (more...)

If you are pregnant or planning on getting pregnant you may want to consider having a Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Screening test performed on yourself and your partner. Cystic Fibrosis is an inherited condition that is caused by an abnormal gene in the body which affect mucus production. Those who have CF have difficulty breathing as well as digestion problems and generally only live about 30 years. (more...)

There are many different types of tests pregnant women have available to them to verify the health of their baby. Most of these tests are meant to detect a child’s risk of birth defects such as Downs syndrome. (more...)

The reason this test is conducted on pregnant woman is because AFP is secreted by the liver of the developing baby and can indicate the presence of neural tube defects such as spina bifida and other abnormalities like abdominal wall defects as well as Down’s Syndrome. (more...)

Ovulation is the time of the month for a woman when the egg is passing through her system, either to be fertilized, or to pass on through with the blood that is expelled with her monthly menstrual cycle or period. During this time, the body temperature rises, so this is the time when you will be the most fertile, either for you to get pregnant, or to abstain from having sexual relations, if you do not want a pregnancy. This is of course the natural type of contraception. It is best tracked using an ovulation calendar. (more...)