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Treating blocked fallopian tubes
By ThinkBaby on 10/10/2007 01:30:07
Infections and other gynaelogical conditions can affect your fallopian tubes, but how does this affect conception?
. This can cause blaockages in the thin passageway.Other problems like fibroids and endometriosis can also cause blockages.Conceiving with blocked fallopian tubesThere are forms of assisted conception such as IVF, which can help bypass the role the fallopian
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Pre-Pregnancy Smoking
By Sarah Lawson on 23/10/2008 01:35:12
You know that smoking during pregnancy can affect your unborn child, but what about the smoking you did before you were pregnant?
they produce. Smoking has also been found to reduce the success rate of assisted conception.Smoking before conception or pregnancyIf you smoked in the past - even for several years – the good news is that this will not physically affect your baby
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How soon after coming off the Pill can we try for a baby?
By Clio FitzHerbert on 23/03/2010 11:31:26
Zita West's advice on trying to conceive once you've stopped your contraception
.• If you have had contraceptive injections it may take even longer to conceive.Extract from 'Zita West’s Guide to Fertility and Assisted Conception' by Zita West, published by Vermilion, £12.99Find out more about coming off the Pill on ThinkBaby.Zita West
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Endometriosis linked to fats in your diet
By Cassandra Kempster-Roberts on 24/03/2010 13:29:15
The kind of fat you eat can increase or decrease your chances of suffering from endometriosis, a condition that can make it harder to conceive, say researchers
A study has indicated that the kind of fat you eat is linked to your chances of developing endometriosis, reports the Telegraph.The study involved 70,000 women in America over four years, and found the total amount of fat in a woman’s diet isn
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NHS criticised for IVF porn stash
By Kimberley Smith on 10/09/2010 13:09:01
NHS fertility clinics under fire from think tank for offering X-rated material to men giving sperm samples
spend little on porn but they do point to the Royal Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust who spent £7,350 on a media suite for watching adult DVDs!A waste of money or an essential part of the assisted baby-making process? Have you gone through
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20-year-old embryo used in successful IVF
By Kimberley Smith on 11/10/2010 14:41:46
Healthy baby born using record-breaking 20-year-old frozen embryo
their own eggs frozen many years before. Some doctors believe embryos could be stored for as long as 40 years and in 2009, the length of time embryos could be legally stored in the UK doubled to 10 years.Considering your fertility options? Find out more
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Chances of IVF success could be increased by new embryo screening
By Matt Fricker on 27/10/2010 11:44:52
Test to select the best embryos for IVF could boost success rates for women over 35
) the embryos and we can implant the embryos the next day," said Dr Scott.Considering IVF? Find out more about assisted fertility.
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First genetic test to predict IVF success
By Susie Boone on 20/12/2010 17:15:47
Scientists identify gene closely linked with likelihood to conceive through IVF
US researchers have identified a gene that appears to be linked to how well IVF may work for you.Women have different sub-types (genotypes) of this gene (called FMR1). Scientists at New York’s Centre for Human Reproduction (CHR) found that one
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Does the way a baby’s born affect later behaviour?
By Kimberley Smith on 04/11/2010 13:45:57
Caesarean born babies are calmer while forceps babies could be worse behaved, according to new study
The way your baby comes into the world may have a big impact on the way she behaves, according to a new study of 4,190 children in China.The study found that a difficult birth produces high levels of stress hormones, which can affect a baby
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Sure Start maternity grants are cut
By Susie Boone on 25/01/2011 17:24:10
No extra money for families with more than one child
to assist with the initial expense of having a baby, helping towards the costs of buying essential baby gear such as a buggy and cot.To qualify, you need to be receiving one of a number of benefits, including income support or income-based jobseeker
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