Archive for tag 'Manchester'. Page 1 of 1

• 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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• 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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• 30th
  Mar
  2010

  Do new HFEA rules mean an end to IVF twins and triplets?

  The HFEA is aiming to reduce the number of multiple births following IVF with a new set of rules which come into force next month (April). Under new guidelines, clinics – whether private or NHS – will now be asked to help reduce the chance of having twins and triplets by only transferring one embryo per cycle...

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• 5th
  Mar
  2010

  Asda IVF Drugs - Is it the supermarket steal it seems to be?

  The news this week that supermarket chain ASDA is to sell IVF drugs at reduced rates might at first glance seemed to be the supermarket deal that hundreds of couples undergoing private IVF treatment have been waiting for. ‘ASDA to sell IVF drugs with £820 discount’ said the headlines, boasting that its pharmacies would be selling the IVF drugs at cost price, unlike other pharmacies who sell the drugs at a profit...

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• 1st
  Mar
  2010

  Common types of Fertility Problems - what might be stopping you getting pregnant

  At Manchester Fertility Services we see over 850 new patients a year. And each one of them will have differing medical reasons why they need infertility treatment. So what might be stopping you getting pregnant? Here are some of the most common fertility problems we see and treat. Remember that no obvious reason may be found to account for the delay in at least 1:3 couples (called “unexplained infertility”)...

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