Your body has an excellent set of systems in place for ridding your body of toxins and waste. Part of good health is maintaining these systems so they work as efficiently as possible. Commercial detox programs aren't proven by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as effective, and some are downright dangerous. The safest way to cleanse and prepare your body for pregnancy is to practice a healthy lifestyle that you can continue into your pregnancy.

Even though C-sections are common, they're still major surgical procedures. Your doctor cuts through several layers of skin and tissue and into your uterus in order to get to your baby. On top of that, you have a painful incision and a new baby that needs care. If that doesn't put baby making out of your mind for a while, the risks it poses to your health might do it. If you don't let both your internal and external incisions heal before becoming pregnant again, they could rupture or tear, putting you at an increased risk of bleeding, miscarriage and other serious complications.

All the baby books tell you to have sex when you're ovulating. That's the basis of conception. One sperm fertilizing one egg means you're parents. Following that logic, it makes sense that if you're not ovulating, you won't get pregnant. That logic, however, fails to take into account the longevity of sperm and the sometimes fickle nature of a woman's reproductive cycle.

Few things in life are more upsetting than seeing an endless series of negative pregnancy tests when you want a family more than anything. Knowing you're not pregnant, especially if you sincerely believed you were, can be a difficult obstacle to get past. Each woman deals with conception problems in different ways, but a proactive approach that allows for plenty of time to process and deal with your feelings without dwelling on them will help you get past this rough patch.

When it comes to getting a laugh or getting pregnant, the same adage is true -- timing is everything. The ability to conceive is predicated on a number of factors, including the sexual health and maturity of both partners. Once a male enters puberty, his fertility remains relatively stable, and he maintains the ability to father children into old age. A woman's fertility is a much more delicate condition that ebbs and flows with her monthly cycle.

A healthy pregnancy begins long before the sperm meets the egg. Preconception refers to the weeks or months leading up to conception. Planning ahead of time for your future pregnancy allows you to address any health and nutritional concerns, as well as providing sufficient time to prepare yourself mentally for the upcoming experience of pregnancy and motherhood.

If you're trying to get pregnant, you and your partner have probably passed Birds and Bees 101. However, before you start the countdown to your next ovulation date, you have more important things to consider than getting your timing right. The American Congress on Obstetricians and Gynecologists, or ACOG, stresses the necessity of scheduling a pre-conception visit with your doctor to make sure that you're in optimal health before you get pregnant.

Deciding to have a baby as a single woman can be a joyous time in your life, while attracting negative feedback from your peers or loved ones. Every woman's situation is different, and only you can decide what's right for you and your future child. Before you become pregnant, weigh your options and proceed in a way that will ensure your baby will have everything she needs. Many children grow up in single-parent households and turn out just fine.

Pre-semen, usually referred to as pre-ejaculate or pre-cum, is the clear fluid that seeps out of a man's penis when he becomes aroused. It's not semen, which leaves the penis during ejaculation and contains millions of sperm. Many women wonder if contact with this fluid can lead to fertilization and pregnancy.

It's easy to think that you can't get pregnant if you're not having a regular menstrual cycle. It makes perfect sense that if you're not having periods, you're not fertile. The truth is that whether or not you can become pregnant depends on why you're not menstruating and if you're ovulating. Even if you're not having regular periods, you could become pregnant and should use birth control to prevent pregnancy unless you're trying to conceive.