LADYTIMER DAILY QUIZ
Sep 15, 2026
No amount of caffeine should be consumed while pregnant
Very small quantities of caffeine are permitted during a pregnancy, but it should not exceed no more than a single small cup of coffee.
If starting from average weight, normal weight gain during pregnancy is about 25-30 pounds
If you were at a normal weight before pregnancy, you should gain about 25 to 30 pounds. If you were underweight before pregnancy, you should gain between 28 and 40 pounds. If you were overweight before pregnancy, you should gain between 15 and 25 pounds. If you were obese before pregnancy, you should gain between 11 and 20 pounds.
From about 18 weeks of pregnancy, the baby’s sex could be determined through an ultrasound scan.
Ultrasound scans are a fairly accurate way of determining your baby's sex from about 18 weeks of pregnancy.
There are no male fertility treatments available to date.
Treatments include surgery to correct or repair anatomic abnormalities or damage to reproductive organs, use of medical procedures to deliver sperm to the woman, fertilization of the egg in a laboratory, and using a third party for donating sperm or eggs and/or carrying a pregnancy.
Which medical condition is not associated with absence of menstruation, and thus fertility problems?
Medical conditions associated with delayed puberty or the absence of menstruation (amenorrhea), such as celiac disease, Cushing's disease, sickle cell disease, kidney disease or diabetes, can affect a woman's fertility.
The highest risk of pregnancy occurs during the first few months women use cervical caps.
To increase effectiveness during these months and every time you have a new partner, you should check the position of your cap before and after intercourse to make sure that it stays in place.
