60 percent of all first trimester miscarriages will happen without any identifiable explanation. This can cause many women to blame themselves for the loss, which is normally unfounded.

If your baby’s skin appears blue colored, it may be a sign that the lungs or heart are not working properly, and the baby should be seen by a doctor immediately. A newborn’s hands or feet may appear blue when cold, and should quickly return to pink when warmed. Also, the face, lips, or tongue may appear blue during a period of hard crying, but should return to pink once the crying has stopped.

During pregnancy, you might have body aches, heartburn, itching and tingling.

Scarring or abscesses in the fallopian tubes can make it difficult for you to get pregnant if eggs cannot pass easily into the womb.

Retrograde ejaculation may cause infertility. However, semen can often be removed from the bladder and used during assistive reproductive techniques to achieve a pregnancy.

While the follicle is developing, the cells around the egg produce the female hormone-estrogen. Each month oestrogen causes the lining of the uterus to grow and prepares the lining of the uterus (womb) to receive the fertilized egg.