into fertility monitoring software or a fertility computer. Don't eat, drink, or get out of bed before you take your temperature. Each of these activities can affect the accuracy of your reading. If your partner's sperm count is low or marginal, you may be advised to have intercourse every other day to allow his sperm count to build up. Your doctor may even recommend that your partner refrain from ejaculating during the days leading up to your most fertile period. Here's a clear case of use it or lose it. Studies have shown that abstaining from sex for more than seven days can decrease the male partner's fertility. Any gain in sperm counts from lack of use is more than offset by the increased number of aged sperm cells with lower fertilization potential. So you've decided that it's time to start a family. You're thinking about baby names and trying to decide how many you want in your brood. You'll just quit the birth control and be pregnant in no time right? Wrong. It's a common misconception (no pun intended) among couples that as soon as the contraceptives are in the garbage, the second line will show up on that home pregnancy test. If only it were so easy. What you must remember is that getting pregnant is a complex biological process and there are no guarantees in the world of conception. The first mistake that couples make is assuming that a woman can get pregnant anytime. In reality, the