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• 22nd
  Dec
  2010

  More single women and same-sex couples seek pregnancy help

  The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has reported a big increase in the number of same-sex couples and single women receiving fertility treatment.

  Apparently there has been a doubling of same-sex couples undergoing IVF since the law was changed in 2008, giving them the same parental rights as heterosexuals. Similarly, the number of single women going through treatment has trebled.

  These figures are no surprise to us here at Manchester Fertility Services. Since we first opened o...

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• 9th
  Aug
  2010

  Common conditions that cause infertility

  It’s a fact that around one in six couples in the UK will need help to get pregnant, and more couples than ever are needing IVF to have a baby. But why are so many women seemingly not able to get pregnant naturally?...

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• 21st
  Jul
  2010

  Menopause test - Predicting your biological clock?

  At the recent fertility conference in Rome, it was revealed that scientists have developed a new test that could help to predict when a woman will start the menopause – and therefore how much ‘time’ she has left to start a family.

  It works by measuring a woman’s levels of AMH hormone – produced by the follicles in the ovaries from which eggs develop. Scientists are hoping to have created an ‘over-the- counter’ version of the test within three years. At ...

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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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