Folate vs. Folic Acid and Why it Matters For Fertility and Pregnancy

Dr. William Haas shares his tips for the most effective fertility smoothies, including common pitfalls to avoid, how to choose the right ingredients, and proper assembly. Today, we're sharing a recipe for a dark chocolate pomegranate smoothie from OvulifeMD's fertility smoothie guide.

Planning for a baby is largely a numbers game, and stacking the odds in your favor means doing everything you can to be as healthy as possible during the conception window. And that’s true for both biological parents. The goal is threefold—successfully conceiving, carrying a strong pregnancy, and delivering a healthy baby at birth and beyond. It all starts now, with these six ways to prepare your body (hers and his) for pregnancy.

The best time to start taking prenatal vitamins isn’t when you see those two pink lines—it’s actually before you get pregnant. By the same token, new parents shouldn’t stop taking prenatal vitamins when that sweet baby is finally in their arms. Here’s what to know about starting—and stopping—prenatal vitamins.

Women who plan on having children are well aware of their biological click, that maddening tick-tick-tick in the background that serves as a constant reminder of just how quickly time is passing. And while it’s true that fertility changes over our lifetimes, and peak productive years for women are somewhere between the early 20s and early 30s, that’s not the end of the story. Surprise—men have a biological clock too.