Archive for tag 'Fertility'. Page 1 of 3

  • 21st
    Oct
    2011

    Do we finally have the answer to recurrent miscarriages?

    New research may have revealed why some women have recurrent miscarriages and others  can’t get pregnant at all.

    Scientists have identified a protein – SGK1 – which if the levels in the body are too high causes infertility, and if too low can cause miscarriage.

    The team from Imperial College London took samples from over 100 women and those with unexplained infertility had high levels of SGK1, whilst those who miscarried had low levels.

    The discovery of this protein is ...

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  • 11th
    Apr
    2011

    Egg-freezing in a flash - the new technique

    Would you ever freeze your eggs? You may be wondering why you would want to. But plenty of women from Manchester and across the North West have contacted us about this treatment.

    Egg-freezing can be done for medical reasons – because you’re about to go through treatment which could affect your fertility, such as chemotherapy – or social reasons, because you aren’t ready for children but want to know that when the time comes, your eggs will still be good enough to achieve...

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  • 7th
    Mar
    2011

    Coleiac Disease and male fertility

    Men who suffer from Coleiac disease – an auto-immune condition where the immune system reacts to gluten found in wheat, barley and rye - don’t need to worry about whether the intolerance affects their fertility. An extensive study in Sweden has shown that men who have the condition are no less fertile than those who don’t...

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  • 4th
    Feb
    2011

    Why wait to have children?

    Most women are aware that their fertility declines with age, but now an official study by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has warned that women who wait until later in life have much more difficulty getting pregnant than younger women.

    In fact, according to the report women age 35 are six times more likely to have problems conceiving than women age 25. Not only are older women making it harder for themselves to have children, they are also more at risk of serious medica...

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  • 14th
    Dec
    2010

    Need IVF? Don't rely on the NHS

    If you’re struggling to conceive, don’t rely on the NHS to offer you IVF treatment. The media has been full of reports that health trusts up and down the country are either stopping IVF treatment altogether, or are suspending treatment to try and save money...

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  • 1st
    Nov
    2010

    More babies born to older mums - But how many were IVF?

    A new report has shown that a fifth of all babies – that’s over 140,000 children - born in England and Wales last year were to mothers aged 35 and over. The number of women waiting until middle age to have children has risen by a third in ten years, according to the National Office of Statistics...

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  • 19th
    Oct
    2010

    Struggling to conceive a second baby?

    Myleene Klass has been in the media this week talking about her 18-month struggle to conceive a second child. The TV presenter, who recently announced her pregnancy, says it was extremely difficult to get pregnant a second time, and was considering IVF after months of no success. But on the advice of her doctor, decided to continue trying for a few more months, eventually resulting in pregnancy without the need for infertility treatment...

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  • 5th
    Oct
    2010

    IVF breakthrough could help increase success rates

    Scientists in the US claim to have developed a way to identify which embryos are more viable than others, increasing the chances of successful pregnancy through IVF. In the study, scientists discovered three key features which are present in the most viable embryos – those which grew into blastocysts, which are embryos that have been allowed to develop in the lab for longer before being transferred into the uterus...

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  • 22nd
    Sep
    2010

    'Twin Boom' strengthens case for single embryo transfer

    Retail giant Tesco has been in the media boasting about the increase in sales of their twin buggies. Store bosses say demand for double pushchairs have soared by 90 per cent since 2007...

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  • 21st
    Sep
    2010

    IVF success rates - What do they mean for you?

    IVF has helped many couples with fertility problems to have children, but how likely is it to work for you?

    IVF success rates vary dependent upon your age, and the exact cause of your infertility. Many infertility clinics often give you a snapshot of their success rates, but make sure if you’re researching clinics that you ask for results for your specific age group.

    Crucially, you should also ask to see the not just the pregnancy rate at the clinic for your age, but the live birth rate....

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