Archive for tag 'MFS'. Page 1 of 1

• 1st
  Dec
  2011

  MFS patients to benefit from new 'EmbryoGlue' to maximise chances of pregnancy

  Once an embryo is transferred back into the uterus following IVF, you can never guarantee it will successfully implant for pregnancy. But we’re excited to announce that Manchester Fertility Services is the first fertility clinic in the North West to use a new embryo transfer medium, that is aimed at promoting embryos implantation.

  The new product called ‘EmbryoGlue’ has been created specifically to encourage successful implantation of embryos.

  EmbryoGlue helps because it cont...

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• 30th
  Sep
  2011

  MFS at Alternative Families Show 2011

  For over 25 years we’ve been helping same-sex couples become parents, and this year we got the chance to meet more would-be mums and dads at the Alternative Families Show in London.

  The event in Covent Garden was designed to demystify the process of starting a family and it attracted hundreds of same-sex couples from across the UK who wanted to make informed choices on parenthood.

  Our years of experience means we have insight, knowledge and understanding into the unique needs of same-sex...

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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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• 11th
  Mar
  2010

  The maximum age to be an IVF mum

  The BBC’s recent documentary, Too Old to Be a Mum? focused on the cases of three women around the world, aged 59, 63 and 70, who have recently had children through IVF. Then today - a story in the Daily Mail appeared regarding Karen Johnston, who had twins at aged 54. Clearly, thanks to the treatment, all of these women were not too old to be a mum...

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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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• 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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