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Abnormalities of the uterus
By Anna Lewis on 08/03/2012 14:41:57
Although this shouldn’t affect your fertility, it could make carrying your baby during pregnancy a bit tougher
Abnormalities in the uterus - or womb - occur when the uterus fails to develop properly. There’s nothing you can do to prevent an abnormality and they often go undetected and don’t affect your day-to-day life. The time when a uterine abnormality
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Mother defies the odds to deliver twins from double uterus
By Sophie Westnedge on 21/09/2011 12:16:26
Chances are five million to one of non-identical twins being born from two separate uteruses
Andreea Barbosa, 24, has defied the odds of one in five million to deliver twins from two separate uteruses. Andreea and her husband Miguel welcomed the arrival of non-identical twins Nathan and Natalie on September 15th. Born four weeks early
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What is a 'tilted uterus'?
By ThinkBaby on 02/08/2007 01:58:21
It might sound daunting, but this condition is quite common and can be remedied with a simple procedure
The term ‘tilted uterus’ sounds pretty daunting. Even when we are not pregnant, we like to know that everything in our body is as normal and boringly average as possible. However, if, at a routine examination, you are found to have a ‘tilted uterus
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Your uterus could be more important than your eggs for IVF
By Kimberley Smith on 22/02/2011 13:43:23
Egg quality may not be the biggest battle when it comes to having a healthy IVF pregnancy, according to new research
Having a healthy uterus may be more important than the quality of your eggs, when it comes to having a healthy baby by IVF.Researchers in the US have studied the outcomes of around 70,000 IVF pregnancies and looked at the differences in those
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What is placenta praevia?
By Laura Lee Davies on 12/12/2006 01:13:50
Sometimes, placenta grows across the opening of the uterus. This is called placenta praevia, and can be dangerous for mother and baby.
in the womb and can cover the entrance to the uterus (the cervical os). Obviously this is a problem because it is blocking the baby's route out of your body at birth, but also, as your due date approaches, the lower part of the womb stretches and this can
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Know how: what is dilation?
By Laura Lee Davies on 11/09/2009 02:17:03
You might have heard about women being 'three centimetres dilated' and so on, but what exactly does it all mean?
will have acted as the 'cork' to your uterus. It keeps the fetus and amniotic fluid in place in the womb.As the birth approaches, the cervix will gradually 'ripen' and this thick neck of the uterus begins to thin out (this is called effacement) to allow
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What are Braxton Hicks?
By Laura Lee Davies on 28/01/2008 01:58:16
As the birth approaches, many women experience occasional tightening around the bump. But what is it and should you worry?
hints at what the coming weeks, or in some cases, months, are going to bring.What are Braxton Hicks?These are contractions which feel like a tightening, or hardening around your bump. It is the muscles flexing, in order to get the uterus prepared
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IVF linked to risk of placenta previa
By Laura Lee Davies on 25/05/2006 13:53:37
New study suggests an increased risk of placenta previa in pregnancies created through IVF or ICSI treatment.
and gauge if the link is caused by the location of implantation in the uterus. However, they are also keen to stress that the condition is still rare and that women should not be put off having treatment if that is the best course of action in order for them
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Progesterone and pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 13/09/2009 01:13:41
The complex hormonal balance needed for successful conception includes all-important progesterone.
Progesterone has an important part to play in the condition of the wall of your uterus and problems here can make it hard for a fertilised egg to successfully embed itself properly. It can also mean that miscarriage is more likely
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New rules insist only one in ten IVF births be multiple
By Anna Lewis on 09/02/2012 14:16:02
Only one in ten births following IVF treatment should be twins or triplets under new regulations
the target for multiple births from 15% to 10%. This target will come into effect in October and must be met by every IVF clinic to reduce risks to mum and baby.At the moment up to two embryos can be transferred into a woman’s uterus, except in the case
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