Archive for tag 'Sperm'. Page 1 of 1

• 26th
  May
  2011

  Sperm freezing and IVF for soldiers

  The Ministry of Defence recently announced that soldiers suffering from serious genital injuries will receive three cycles of IVF under a new Military Covenant.

  This is great news for the UK’s veterans, which comes on the back of Government support for a campaign which encourages soldiers to freeze their sperm before going to war.

  The campaign was started by Sgt Rick Clements, who not only lost both his legs in an IED bomb blast in Afghanistan, he lost his fertility as well and not can&r...

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• 1st
  Dec
  2010

  Is obesity to blame for falling sperm counts?

  European men could be facing a fertility crisis after a new study revealed that 40 per cent of men aged 18-25 have sperm counts too low to easily achieve pregnancy. The report, from the European Science Foundation (ESF), suggests that rising obesity levels could be one of the factors in why sperm counts are so low, as obesity is associated with reduced testosterone levels, which could affect sperm production...

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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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• 25th
  Jun
  2010

  Sperm freezing - Putting baby plans on ice

  News out this month that Celine Dion is pregnant with twins, after her sixth attempt at IVF.
  
  The 42-year-old singer had already been through the treatment to have their son, who is now nine-years-old.
  
  The reason is because Celine’s husband was diagnosed with throat cancer in 1999, and as such had his sperm frozen prior to chemotherapy, to enable them to attempt IVF treatment at a later date.
  
  Freezing sperm is one of the many services we offer at Manchester Fertility Services. It is often d...
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• 11th
  May
  2010

  Need Donor Sperm? It's better from the UK

  I’ve recently seen a patient who was considering donor sperm insemination. Before coming to us, they had been to see an alternative infertility clinic which imports all their donor sperm from the European Sperm Bank. And who foots the bill for shipping it over? You do, the patient...

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• 5th
  May
  2010

  Open Evening for Couples who need to use a Sperm Donor

  Private infertility clinic Manchester Fertility Services is holding an open evening on Thursday 20 May to give couples who need to use a sperm donor the chance to find out more information about the treatment. The event at the clinic, based at the Bridgewater Hospital on Princess Road in the city centre, is open to anyone - whether they are same-sex couples, single women or couples where the male partner has a sperm disorder...

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• 16th
  Mar
  2010

  The IVF Process - what will happen?

  Now you know what fertility treatment you need, the next question is often ‘what happens next?’. Put simply, IVF is when your eggs are retrieved and fertilised in a laboratory with semen from your partner or a donor. The resulting embryos are then transferred into your uterus to begin growing as in a normal pregnancy...

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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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