Category: Fertility Treatments
Further Conclusions about Aspirin and Fertility
We’ve recently written an article about aspirin and fertility based on recent studies, research and recommendations from the NHS. Richard Kennedy, the President-Elect of the International Federation of Fertility Societies...
5 Ways to Boost Your Fertility in 2016
If you’d like to start a family in the coming year, there are a lot of small lifestyle changes that you could make to boost your fertility and improve the...
New Mathematical Model Shows When to Start Trying for a Family
Researchers have created a computational model that determines when women should start trying to conceive for different family sizes. The paper, ‘Realizing a desired family size: when should couples...
Early Menopause and IVF
Around 6% of British women suffer unexplained early menopause, giving them much greater risks of heart attack, stroke, and bone disease while make it much harder to conceive at...
‘3 Parent Babies’ Approved by MPs
British MPs have made a historic move and approved what the media are calling ‘3 parent babies’ in a free vote of 382 in favour versus 128 against. The technique...
Fertility Treatments are Denied by NHS to Save Money
The government’s NHS care watchdog has found that women throughout England are being denied fertility treatments and NICE recommended care because NHS trusts need to cut costs. Previous studies have...
Breast Cancer Patients Consistently Miss out on Fertility Care
A UK Charity has found that 5,000 young breast cancer patients are not being offered treatments to preserve their fertility. Survival rates for breast cancer are increasing consistently and...
Is the Fertility Industry Sexist?
While the quality and coverage of fertility treatments differs according to provider and postcode, the industry has recently come under fire for not taking men’s fertility as seriously as women’s....
Freezing Eggs vs Freezing Embryos – Which is Right for You?
Women who wish to extend their fertility or preserve it after undergoing medical treatments often choose to freeze their eggs or embryos to implant them later on. There are no...
How to Choose a Sperm Donor
About 1,700 UK births each year are thanks to donor treatments. Women may choose to use donor sperm for a variety of reasons, perhaps they are not currently in a...
Intrauterine Insemination: Study Shows that Paternal Age Does Matter
While it’s common knowledge that maternal age affects success rates for intrauterine insemination, data released at the 2014 Annual Meeting of American Urological Association shows that paternal age has a...
