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Yahoo! Groups : homeinseminations -

A list serve dedicated to those trying to conceive via at-home-inseminations. Chat every Sunday night at 10:00 P.M.

How To Get Pregnant Naturally

NOTE: Chances at conceiving doing home-inseminations using fresh donor sperm are the same as having natural unprotected intercourse.

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The Art of Tracking Your Fertility Part I

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How To Get Pregnant

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Early Symptoms Of Pregnancy

How Will You Know You're Pregnant?

by Dr. David Fay, MD

Pregnancy Signs & Symptoms

Early symptoms of pregnancy

Am I pregnant? You may be exhibiting a whole slew of possible signs of pregnancy, but how can you be sure? These questions can be easily answered by paying very close attention to your body.

For some women, when they become pregnant, they just know it. Insinct seems to kick in. For others, symptoms can be confusing. Morning sickness, for example, can be mistaken for a bout of the flu or food poisoning. Or you may have Amenorrhea. That is the term for an absence of the menstrual cycle. Amenorrhea can occur even when a woman is not pregnant. So, how can you tell for sure?

Your body goes through many changes when you become pregnant. Possible early signs of pregnancy can include the following:

A) Amenorrhea

B) Morning Sickness

C) The need to urinate more often

D) Tender breasts

E) Cravings

All of the above are signs that may say you are carrying a child, however, proceed with caution. These signs are not proof positive.

The first step on your mission of truth is a home pregnancy test. These are available in the Home-Insem Quick Shop. These tests are very easy to use. Be sure to read all the instructions enclosed with the test and be sure to know what the results mean when the test is complete. Most of the time these tests are fairly accurate. However, if you recieve a false result and the above symptoms don't seem to disappear, you should see your Gynecologist. Your test may have been a false negative and you may indeed be pregnant. If your result is postitive, the next step is to see your Doctor. He or she will administer a blood and/or unine test to dectect the pregnancy horomone hCG. A physical exam will also be required. After all this is said and done, you will have your answer.

If you are pregnant, this will be an emotionally and physically exciting time for you and for all involved. Be sure to get plenty of rest and stay away from things that may be harmful to you or your baby. Eat well and keep a positive prospective. The months ahead of you promise to be full of ups and downs as your body goes through numerous changes. The best thing you can do is to take really great care of yourself.

~Author's name omitted by request~

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Sperm Banks

Sperm Bank of California - Peruse a complete collection of current donor profiles from this Berkeley, CA, nonprofit sperm bank, dedicated to reproductive freedom.

Pacific Reproductive Services - Known-donor sperm bank, friendly to gay and alternative families, offers donor profiles and an explanation of the donor-screening process.

Fairfax Cryobank - Fairfax Cryobank was originally organized in 1986 to provide patients at the Genetics & IVF Institute with anonymous frozen donor sperm that had a higher standard of genetic and infectious disease testing.

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Sperm Banks By U.S. Region

Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

M.A.Z.E. Laboratories Waterbury CT 203-574-3400

California Cryobank Inc Cambridge MA 617-497-8646

Delaware, New Jersey,

New York, Pennsylvania

M.A.Z.E. Laboratories Clifton NJ 973-472-0600

BioGenetics Corporation Mountainside NJ 908-654-8836

Sperm & Embryo Bank of NJ Mountainside NJ 800-637-7776

Albany Medical College Albany NY 518-262-5001

Bio-tech Labs, Inc Brooklyn NY 212-721-4597

The Brooklyn Fertility Center Brooklyn NY 718-258-4545

New York Cryo Great Neck NY 516-487-2700

M.A.Z.E. Laboratories N. White Plains NY 914-683-0000

Idant Laboratories New York NY 212-244-0555

The Mount Sinai Andrology Laboratory and Cryobank New York NY 212-241-7588

John T. Mather Memorial Hospital Port Jefferson NY 631-473-1320

Institute for Reproductive Health and Infertility Rochester NY 716-723-7470

Strong Infertility and IVF Center Rochester NY 716-275-1930

M.A.Z.E. Laboratories White Plains NY 914-683-0000

Pittsburgh Cryobank, Inc. Pittsburgh PA 412-687-0335

Alabama, Arkansas, N. Carolina, S. Carolina,

Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,Maryland,

Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia, W. Virginia,Washington D.C.

University of Women's Health Little Rock AR 501-296-1706

Cryobanks Internatioonal Altamonte Springs FL 407-834-8333

Park Avenue Women's Center Gainesville FL 352-392-6200

Fertility Institute of NW Florida Gulfbreeze FL 850-934-3900

Xytex Corporation Atlanta GA 800-277-3210

Xytex Corporation Augusta GA 404-733-0130

UNC Department of OBGYN Chapel Hill NC 919-966-2131

Fairfax Cryobank Fairfax VA 703-698-3976

Cryo Laboratory of the Jones Institute Norfolk VA 757-624-2273

N. Dakota, S. Dakota, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Wisconsin

University of Iowa Reproductive Testing Laboratory Iowa City IA 319-384-8354

University at Illinois Chicago IL 312-996-7713

University Center for Urology & Male Reproduction Chicago IL 312-440-5127

Follas Laboratories Indianapolis IN 317-879-2800

International Cryogenics Birmingham MI 248-644-5822

Cryogenic Laboratories, Inc Roseville MN 800-466-CRYO

Midwest Cryogenics Kansas City MO 816-756-0040

Procreative Technologies, LLC St. Louis MO 314-894-2223

Washigton University School of Medicine St. Louis MO 314-286-2400

Cleveland Clinic Sperm Bank Cleveland OH 216-444-3019

Cryobiology, Inc Columbus OH 800-359-4375

Louisiana, New Mexico,

Oklahoma, Texas

Reproductive Resources Metaire LA 800-227-4561

Fertility Institute of New Orleans New Orleans LA 504-246-8971

Stephens, Turner, & Associates Dallas TX 214-691-0924

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas TX 214-648-2376

Houston Fertility Center Houston TX 713-465-6240

The West Houston Fertility Center Houston TX 713-465-6240

Arizona, Colorado, Idaho,

Montana, Nevada, Utah,

Wyoming

Arizona Reprod Medicine Specialists Phoenix AZ 602-343-2767

Desert Sperm Bank Phoenix AZ 602-956-7481

Cryogam Colorado Inc Loveland CO 800-473-9601

NW Andrology & Cryobank Missoula MT 406-549-0958

Andrology Sperm Bank-Div of Urology Salt Lake City UT 801-581-3740

California, Oregon, Washington

The Sperm Bank of California Berkeley CA 510-841-1858

California Cryobank, Inc Los Angeles CA 310-443-5244

Tyler Medical Clinic Los Angeles CA 310-208-6765

California Cryobank Inc Palo Alto CA 650-324-1900

Fertility Center of California San Diego CA 619-265-0102

Pacific Reproductive Services San Francisco CA 415-487-2288

Zygen Laboratories Tarzana CA 818-705-3600

OHSU Fertility Consultants Portland OR 503-418-3700

Male Fertility Laboratory Seattle WA 206-543-4671

Scandinavian Cryobank Seattle WA 206-784-0057

Swedish Medical Center, Reproductive Technologies Seattle WA 206-386-2483

NW Andrology and Cryobank Inc Spokane WA 800-786-5251