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Priya has been trying to get pregnant for the last couple of months. She is hopeful every month that she will miss her period, but is disappointed when she comes to know she did not. She has not been using any contraception also for the past 3 months. She does not seem to be getting pregnant. She approaches her doctor for some advice, about menstrual cycle, ovulation and fertility period.

Chromosomal abnormalities can occur during the crossover of the genetic material of the ovum and sperm during fertilization. The pairs of chromosomes may not connect well or may break off.  This damage to the chromosomes at this stage may lead to the natural expulsion of the embryo as the pregnancy cannot proceed normally and may end in the form of an early miscarriage.

Did you know that the sex of the child is actually determined by the sperm of the father? Sperm carries the genetic blueprint for the gender. The gender of the baby is determined at the moment of fertilization of the sperm and the egg. Each of us - Male or female started as an embryo, developed from the fertilization of the sperm and the egg. Both the internal and external sex organs are formed early in pregnancy and by the fifth month of pregnancy, if the baby growing is a female, then all the eggs she will ever produce in her life ( around five million of them)

Around 5 million sperms are seen in the ejaculate of a man. The sperms released during an ejaculation, swim their way from the vagina to the fallopian tube. Their end goal is to fertilize the ovum -the egg of the female. But, to reach the end goal, they have to pass through multiple hurdles - the recesses in the cervix, vagina, and the uterus or the White blood cells which may be present in the woman, if she is suffering from any infection. 

Pregnancy is a wonderful journey, but for some women, sadly, the journey could end prematurely in an abortion or miscarriage. According to American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) anywhere from 10-25% of all clinically recognized pregnancies will end in miscarriage. Most miscarriages happen during the first trimester that is before 13 weeks. The most common cause of miscarriage