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9th
May
2012ICSI & Birth Defects – Should You Be Concerned?
The media has been full of headlines this weekend about a form of infertility treatment – ICSI – and an apparent link to birth defects.
A new study from Adelaide in South Australia linked a census of more than 6100 assisted-conception births to a registry of 308,974 births and 18,000 recorded birth defects in 1986-2002.
It found that babies born using Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection – where a single sperm is injected directly into the egg to fertilise it - had a higher risk ...
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29th
Mar
2012
Would you think about preserving your fertility because of medical treatment?
If you’re facing treatment for cancer which could mean your fertility is affected, would you consider freezing your eggs?
According to a new report from the US, too many young women who are faced with undergoing treatment such as chemotherapy aren’t being given enough help and guidance about protecting their fertility prior to treatment such as chemotherapy.
The study questioned over 1,000 Californian women who had all been diagnosed with cancer between the ages of 18 and 40. But o...
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12th
Mar
2012Does your age really indicate whether IVF will work?
If you’re an older woman you may think your chances of having a baby via IVF are slim, and although it’s true that generally the younger you are the better the chances of success, new research claims to show that for some women biological age isn’t a good indication of whether IVF will work.
Researchers in America studied the outcomes of 5,000 cycles of IVF and found that the quality of embryos, and hormone levels, gave a better prediction of success or failure in older women ...
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23rd
Feb
2012Struggling to conceive? Read our advice
If you’ve been trying for a baby but haven’t had any success yet, you may be wondering if you’re infertile. Although it’s estimated that one in seven couples in the UK have fertility problems, you’re actually only medically diagnosed with infertility if you’ve been actively trying for a baby for two years without conceiving.
Indeed, a recent study in Australia showed that one in every four women with a history of infertility – in this case trying for a ...
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3rd
Jan
2012New year, new baby? Top tips for finding the right IVF clinic for you
If 2012 is the year you’re hoping to have a baby through infertility treatment such as IVF, it can be hard to decide which fertility clinic is the right one to choose for your treatment.
With many clinics seemingly showing high success rates and claiming that only they have the expertise to help you, it’s difficult to work out exactly which one to go to.
Here are some useful tips you should consider before choosing a fertility clinic:
Don’t read too much into results: Don&rs...
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20th
Dec
2011Think before you eat - does diet really affect your chances of getting pregnant?
We will all be over indulging this week. Christmas isn’t only the time for giving, it’s the time for excess as we all eat and drink much more than usual.
But if you’re hoping to have a baby in 2012 – whether through assisted reproductive techniques such as IVF or naturally - a healthy diet and lifestyle should be at the top of your New Year’s resolutions list. Or should it?
A new study has shown that women going through IVF who take a pregnancy vitamin suppl...
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18th
Nov
2011Could you be too thin to conceive?
Women who are underweight could be adversely affecting their chances of having a baby according to a new study.
Experts in Chicago examined data from over 2,000 cycles of IVF in women under 40. Women who were classed as underweight, where their body mass index (BMI) was between 14 and 18, the chance of having a healthy baby was 34%, compared to 50% for women whose BMI was classed as ‘healthy’.
Interestingly, in women whose BMI classed them as overweight and obese, the chance was 45...
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25th
Oct
2011Don't delay being a daddy
Fertility experts have long told women not to delay motherhood because fertility declines from around age 35 onwards, but now men are also being told not to delay being a Daddy.
New research from a reproductive centre in Brazil found that the chance of fathering a child fell by seven per cent for every year above the age of 41. Meaning that even leaving fatherhood just a few years until your mid-40s could have significant impact on your ability to get your partner pregnant.
The study was based...
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26th
Jul
2011IVF cannot compensate for delays in having children
Women need to be told about the risks they face in putting off having children, according to a recent article in academic journal The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist.
The published paper warned about the risks women face in delaying having children, urging that ‘increasing public awareness of reproductive ageing must be the priority’.
There’s no doubt that childbearing ages are becoming older as women put off having children due to lifestyle or work, but as the article confi...
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18th
Jul
2011New ‘checklist’ avoids multiple birth risk whilst maintaining IVF success
Researchers claim to have developed a new way of identifying women for whom Single Embryo Transfer (SET) will have the most success, by using a simple ‘checklist’.
Since the HFEA launched new guidelines in 2007 aimed at reducing the number of IVF multiple births, fertility clinics – both NHS and private – have actively been working to achieve the target of just 15% by April 2012, through Single Embryo Transfer. This is where only one embryo is transferred per IVF cycle i...
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