Trying to Conceive
How Your Cervical Mucus Can Help You Track Ovulation
Checking your cervical mucus throughout your cycle can be an empowering way to monitor your body’s cycle and help you get pregnant
Trying to Conceive
Articles
Trying to Conceive
When Should I Have Sex to Get Pregnant?
If you are trying to get pregnant, it’s important to plan sex during your most fertile days. Learn how to plan for your most fertile window, around ovulation.
Trying to Conceive
Understanding Your Basal Body Temperature (BBT)
Charting your BBT for several months will help you notice trends and get to know how your body works, so you know when to time intercourse to conceive.
Trying to Conceive
What to Eat if You Have Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Updated by the Progyny Clinical Team — June 2025 Finding the best foods for you can be difficult but when […]
Trying to Conceive
What to Eat if You Have Endometriosis
Updated by the Progyny Clinical Team — May 2025 Finding the best nutrition can be difficult but when you have […]
Trying to Conceive
What a Missed Period and Negative Pregnancy Test Could Mean
There are a several possible explanations for a negative pregnancy test with a missed period that may occur in the absence of pregnancy.
This is Infertility
Episode 212
Beating the Odds: From Cystic Fibrosis to Fatherhood
Behind every fertility journey is a deeply personal fight - one that can be helped with the right support.
Dustin and Tequila Menken
Progyny Members
Episode 207
From Struggle to Storybook: The Journey Behind Cupcakes Everywhere
Erin shares how infertility reshaped her view and inspired a metaphorical children's book that captures the bittersweet reality of struggling to grow a family.
Erin Sarris
Progyny Member
Episode 206
Building Better Benefits—for Bread Financial and Herself
Bread Financial ended up adding the Progyny fertility benefit, and Deanna was able to experience the benefit firsthand.
Deanna Allison
Bread Financial
Episode 205
Love & Surrogacy: A Broken Brown Egg AHA Grant Winner’s Story
I also chose to be vocal about my journey because I wanted to show other people that you can do it just as a normal middle class young couple, we're trying our best.
Kristina King and Lorenzo Bellard
AHA Grant Recipients
Episode 204
Healing Through Song: Nelly Joy’s Journey Through Endometriosis, IVF, and Grief
In this episode, Nelly shares her raw and emotional journey with endometriosis and the struggles she faced while trying to conceive.
Nelly Joy
Musician
Episode 203
Secondary Infertility, Surrogacy, Surprise! — Alex’s Winding Road to Motherhood
Listen to the episode and see more about Alex’s story on her viral Instagram.
Alex Kornswiet
Progyny Member
Expert Interview Series
Trying to Conceive
Family Building and Your Progyny Benefit 101
Progyny hosted a webinar on how people can navigate the holidays or family gatherings while on their path to parenthood.
Trying to Conceive
Navigating Your Family Building Journey During the Holidays
Progyny hosted a webinar on how people can navigate the holidays or family gatherings while on their path to parenthood.
Trying to Conceive
Journey to Fatherhood: Same-sex Couples and Single Fathers by Choice
Progyny hosted a webinar to better understand how to build a family as a single parent by choice and a couple in a same-sex relationship
Trying to Conceive
LGBTQ+ Family Building: Donor 101
Progyny hosted a webinar to better understand how to build your family using donor egg or donor sperm.
Trying to Conceive
Journey to Fatherhood: Male Infertility 101
Progyny hosted a webinar to better understand the basics of male infertility, the different treatment options, and ways men can optimize their fertility.
Trying to Conceive
How to Support Your Employees During Their Family Building Journey
Progyny hosted a webinar that discussed how managers and people leaders can support someone when going through a family building journey.