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  • 7th
    Sep
    2010

    What is IUI?

    IUI, or intrauterine insemination, is a common infertility treatment that can help couples conceive. It is often the first treatment to be recommended when couples have ‘unexplained infertility’ – that is no medical reason why they cannot get pregnant...

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  • 23rd
    Aug
    2010

    Does stress really affect your chance of conception?

    So you’ve been trying for a baby and so far, you’ve had no luck. You may be wondering if you’re infertile, but now a new study has shown that high stress levels may be a reason why you’ve not conceived...

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  • 6th
    Aug
    2010

    Obesity and IVF - A weighty issue

    One of the topics discussed at the recent fertility conference in Rome was whether being overweight affects the outcome of IVF treatment.

    According to a UK study, carried out in London, being overweight or obese can significantly increase your risk of miscarriage.

    The study looked at 300 women, who had all had embryos implanted via IVF at the same clinic. In the women who had a BMI of over 25 – classed as overweight – 35% had a miscarriage, compared to 21% of women whose BMI was un...

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  • 28th
    Jun
    2010

    Fertility MOT - Be prepared

    Earlier this month, a story appeared in the media about a Scottish woman who, at age 34 and fearing the ticking of her biological clock, decided to have a baby with her long-term partner.

    She booked in for a fertility check at her local hospital, which is a similar service to the Fertility MOT we offer.

    She was told after tests that her fertility levels were below average for a woman her age – and that she should start trying seriously trying for a baby straight away to maximise her cha...



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  • 19th
    May
    2010

    Male Infertility - a ticking timebomb?

    Male infertility is a ‘ticking timebomb’ according to latest reports. With one in five men cited as having fertility problems, scientists now believe that there should be more focus and research on why male infertility is becoming so common. A professor from the University of Copenhagen described the problem ‘as important as global warming’, and amongst other areas scientists are now looking into the possibility that a mother’s diet whilst pregnant can affect the future fertility of an...

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  • 22nd
    Apr
    2010

    Surrogacy Laws - is it safe to go abroad?

    For many couples, surrogacy can be their only option of having a baby. But if a couple uses a surrogate from abroad, they risk the chance of not being recognised as its legal parents. According to latest news stories, couples who pay extra ‘fees’ to secure a foreign surrogate’s services are flouting British laws which restrict payments for surrogacy. In the UK, you can only pay ‘expenses reasonably incurred’, such as compensation for missing work, medical care and living costs, and thi...

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  • 12th
    Apr
    2010

    Struggling to have a second baby? You may have secondary infertility

    If you’ve already had a healthy baby, and are looking to have another child, it’s natural to assume that you’ll get pregnant with no problems, just as you did before. However, did you know that infertility can strike even when you’ve successfully conceived before? Being unable to get pregnant again, even if you’ve already got a child, is called secondary infertility...

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  • 6th
    Apr
    2010

    Celebrity Older Mums - how did they conceive?

    What do Hollywood actresses Halle Berry, Marcia Cross, Susan Sarandon, Courtney Cox and Holly Hunter all have in common? They had children in their 40s, some of them in their late 40s. But what they don’t tell you is that in most cases, women who do have children at this age aren’t getting pregnant ‘naturally’, or even through IVF. They’re having to use a donor egg. Marcia Cross, of TV's Desperate Housewives, recently revealed that a donor egg was how she managed to finally have child...

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  • 24th
    Mar
    2010

    The iPhone baby is born - can a Fertility App really help you get pregnant?

    A recent story in the press caught my attention. A 30-year-old woman claims she finally managed to get pregnant after four years of trying using a fertility app on her Apple iPhone. By inputting her daily body temperature, the fertility app was able to calculate when she would be at her most fertile. And the result is what has been dubbed Britain’s first ‘iPhone Baby, a bouncing baby girl...

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  • 8th
    Mar
    2010

    When is the right time to tell a donor conceived child where they came from?

    If you need the help of donor sperm or a donor egg to have a baby, then one day you’re going to be faced with telling your children how they came to be born. It’s one of the many things we discuss with our patients during their counselling sessions. It’s not an easy question to answer. Is it a matter of choosing the ‘right age’ to tell them, so they will understand? Or is it a case of the sooner the better?...

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